Review of THE AGE OF SHADOWS: Trains, Traitors and Torture

November 27, 2016 For the third time this year, a Korean film gets a commercial release in local cinemas. The first two ("Train to Busa...

Review of ALLIED: Sentimental Spies

November 24, 2016 We all first heard about this movie when it had the unfortunate association with the biggest breakup news in Hollywood thi...

Review of FALLEN: Angelic Archrivals

November 22, 2016 At the beginning of this film, the Fallen are introduced to be a group of angels who did not want to take sides between th...

C1 ORIGINALS 2016: Review of EVERY ROOM IS A PLANET: Amorphous and Atmospheric

November 20, 2016 This is the second competition film I've seen from the currently running Cinema 1 Originals Filmfest.  I catch whateve...

Review of FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM: Wildlife of the Wizard World

November 19, 2016 2016 is a revival of sorts for J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter franchise. Just earlier this year, I got the new Harry Pott...

C1 ORIGINALS 2016: Review of MALINAK YA LABI: Inexplicable Impulses

November 17, 2016 The schedules for the films in competition in the C1 Originals have been spread out too thinly among the five theaters par...

C1 ORIGINALS 2016: Review of THE SALESMAN: Succumbing to Stress

November 16, 2016   This year, the Cinema One Originals Film Festival will run from November 14 to 22, 2016 in only five cinemas: Trinoma, G...

Review of MISS SAIGON 25TH ANNIVERSARY PERFORMANCE: Poignant and Powerful

November 13, 2016 Like "Phantom of the Opera" four years ago ( MY REVIEW ), there is also a film showing the live recording of the...

Review of AREA: Hopeful Has-beens

November 13, 2016 "Area" refers to a district in Angeles City where prostitutes who are past their prime continue to ply their tra...

Review of BILLY LYNN'S LONG HALFTIME WALK: Hailing the Harrowed Hero

November 10, 2016 Ang Lee is one of the foremost A-list film directors working in Hollywood today. His film "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dr...

Review of TROLLS: Charm, Color and Cheer!

November 7, 2016 I never really liked those odd-looking little dolls with wild colored hair which were very popular way back many years ago....

Review of TUNNEL: Strain of Survival

November 6, 2016 After the hugely successful "Train to Busan" a couple of months ago, now comes another Korean hit film being show...

Review of THE ACCOUNTANT: Autistic in Action

November 5, 2016 Ordinarily, I would not have spent money to watch a film actually starring two actors I do not particularly like -- Ben Aff...

Review of A MONSTER CALLS: Helping to Heal

November 3, 2016 2016 will be remembered as the year when little kids have been meeting monsters in various films. First, there was " T...