3 Mini-Reviews: SONIC THE HEDGEHOG, THE NIGHT CLERK, IP MAN 4

February 29, 2020 SONIC THE HEDGEHOG Director: Jeff Fowler Sonic was a powerful super-sonic alien hedgehog who sought refuge on Earth when b...

Review of THE INVISIBLE MAN (2020): The Vanishing Violator

February 27, 2020 Architect Cecilia Kass was trapped in an oppressive relationship with  Adrian Griffin,  a very wealthy innovator in the fi...

Review of US AGAIN: Astral Apologies

February 26, 2020 Med tech Marge and artist Mike used to be lovers. The end of their relationship was not good.  Five years later, Mike flew...

Review of BOMBSHELL: Executive Exploitation

February 24, 2020 Once upon a time, there were three women who worked for the American right-wing, conservative cable TV news channel, Fox N...

Review of WATCH LIST: Troubles with Tokhang

February 20, 2020 Oplan Tokhang was the code name for the recent government project of inviting everyone involved in illegal drugs to come f...

Review of THE CALL OF THE WILD (2020): Canine Cuteness and Courage

February 20, 2020 "The Call of the Wild" was a novel written by Jack London in 1903. There had been a number of movie adaptations ...

Review of BRAHMS: THE BOY II: Doll of Delusions

February 19, 2020 It had already been four years ago when a little film entitled "The Boy" ( MY REVIEW ) came out and became a mod...

Review of FANTASY ISLAND (2020): Risky Reverie Realization

February 16, 2020 I had known of the long-running television series "Fantasy Island" starring Ricardo Montalban and Herve Villecha...

Review of KIM JI-YOUNG: BORN 1982: Miseries of Misogyny

February 13, 2020 Just earlier this week, Hollywood recognized the cinematic excellence of Korean films by giving "Parasite" the O...

Review of JAMES & PAT & DAVE: Tricky Triangle

February 13, 2020 A few years back, there was a teen romance film called "Vince & Kath & James," starring Joshua Garcia an...

Review of BIRDS OF PREY: Fabulously Feisty Femmes

February 9, 2020 The full title of this DC Extended Universe movie is actually "Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One ...

Review of LITTLE WOMEN (2019): Sisterhood with Substance

February 10, 2020 I knew the story of Louisa Mae Alcott's "Little Women" -- the coming-of-age adventures of the four March sis...

Ranking This Year's OSCAR BEST PICTURE NOMINEES (2020) & MY OSCAR BETS

February 8, 2020 With the Oscar Awards coming on February 9, Monday morning Manila time, it is time for me now to make my fearless Oscar pre...