Review of FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS: Music Matters!

August 31, 2016 The tagline of this film prides itself in presenting "the inspiring true story of the world's worst singer." I...

Review of THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS: Innocuously Intense

August 30, 2016 From the makers of "Despicable Me" and "The Minions" come this new animated film about what pets do when...

Review of WAR DOGS: The Business of Bullets

August 29, 2016 David Packouz is a down-and-out massage therapist living in Miami who just lost all of his money on a bad investment. He was...

Review of USS INDIANAPOLIS: Troubling Tragedy

August 26, 2016 Nicolas Cage peaked in the 90s when he starred in several box-office hits and even earned an Oscar for Best Actor. Of late t...

Review of THE CURSE OF SLEEPING BEAUTY: Moody Mess

August 22, 2016 Thomas Kaiser is a reclusive young man who paints art for a living. His nights were regularly interrupted by a recurring dre...

Review of BEN-HUR (2016): Focus on Forgiveness

August 18, 2016 When you hear the title "Ben-Hur," you would automatically think of that  spectacular 1959 cinematic epic starring...

CINEMALAYA 2016: Review of PAMILYA ORDINARYO: Vicariously Visceral

August 13, 2016 Of the four Cinemalaya films I had seen so far, this one has got to be the shoo-in for Audience Choice award. All its screen...

CINEMALAYA 2016: Review of TUOS: Mystical and Metaphorical

August 12, 2016 Even though we do not see Superstar Ms. Nora Aunor much in mainstream movie projects, she is as busy as ever in the indie sc...

CINEMALAYA 2016: Review of LANDO AT BUGOY: Paternal Predicaments

August 11, 2016 Father and son relationships are tricky, especially while the boy is growing up. Based on my own personal experience, a fath...

CINEMALAYA 2016: Review of HIBLANG ABO: Shattered Secrets

August 10, 2016 The country's premier independent film festival, the Cinemalaya, started its 12th incarnation (with the theme "Brea...

Review of SUICIDE SQUAD: Crazy Criminal Cacophony

August 8, 2016 The anticipation for this film is really very high. The promotion was relentless leading up to its debut this month. This is ...

Review of BAD MOMS: Crusade Against Convention

August 4, 2016 The sleazy local poster of this movie did not look promising at all. I don't know if Mila Kunis even knew she would wind ...

Review of THE SHALLOWS: Surfing with a Shark

August 2, 2016 Shark movies are a distinct film genre of its own. Of course, Steven Spielberg's "Jaws" (1975) is a classic aga...