#MMFF2016: Seklusyon – a Horror Flick That Makes You Think

Just when I thought it was too late to catch anymore #MMFF2016 films, the festival extends just a little, and there I am in the cinema with the first friend I could find. Our friends raved about Seklusyon on an out-of-town trip, and a girlfriend and I felt bad for not having watched it yet. …

#MMFF2016: Vince & Kath & James, and the Romantic Comedy that Works

The Vince and Kath text-serye took the internet by storm earlier last year. I unwittingly went along with the ride. At first, I dismissed it as something so cliché it was unbelievable. But then again, I almost – almost! – read through the entire thing. In this year’s Metro Manila Film Festival, the only big …

#MMFF2016: Let’s Take a Chance on Saving Sally.

I haven’t made an effort to watch any of the entries to the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) lineup in the past few years. In between all the cash cows and the award baits, I just didn’t want to. I tried once with my dad, and I can’t even remember what that year was, nor …

A Long Ride with Ramil: A Review on Emerson Reyes’ MNL 143

Emerson Reyes’ MNL 143 is a story about an FX driver preparing to go back abroad after years of a forsaken search for his long lost love. Expect for this film to quite literally bring you along the ride with Ramil, as he traverses the streets of Metro Manila, from Taft Avenue, all the way …