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MOVIE REVIEW
Kindness is a superpower in James Gunn’s ‘Superman’
July 17, 2025 - 12:00am
James Gunn has a knack for turning sentimentality into an epic blockbuster, which is why the “Guardians of the Galaxy” trilogy is well-loved among superhero fans.
iPhone 15 Pro Max-shot ‘28 Years Later’ impresses with emotional story
by Januar Junior Aguja - June 28, 2025 - 12:00am
We’ve seen iPhone Pro Max devices used to film music videos by artists like Selena Gomez, Lady Gaga, and NewJeans to showcase the phone’s ability to capture “cinematic” visuals like a professional...
Sue Ramirez bares all in ‘Flower Girl’ with a strong comedic turn
by Januar Junior Aguja - June 20, 2025 - 12:00am
They say diamonds are a girl’s best friend. But in Cebuano filmmaker Fatrick Tabada’s solo directorial debut “Flower Girl”, now showing in cinemas, Sue Ramirez plays a sanitary napkin commercial...
‘Lilo and Stitch’ is fun Disney remake, but not without controversial changes
by Januar Junior Aguja - June 1, 2025 - 12:00am
Remaking a beloved, highly stylized Disney classic about a Hawaiian girl and her pet alien is no easy feat. But as long as the film captures the humor and embraces the out-of-this-world concept within the realism...
Generational trauma meets gore in ‘Final Destination Bloodlines’
by Januar Junior Aguja - May 14, 2025 - 12:00am
The Final Destination franchise has a proven-and-tested formula that has traumatized generations since the first film came out in 2000: one person experiences a premonition, wakes up from reality, warns others that...
Genre-bending ‘Sinners’ is already one of 2025’s best films
by Januar Junior Aguja - April 25, 2025 - 12:00am
The words of Linda Martell – the first commercially successful Black female country artist – sum up the ethos of Beyoncé’s Grammy-winning album Cowboy Carter: “Genres are a funny little...
Rachel Zegler shines as 'Disney’s Snow White' in underwhelming remake
by Januar Junior Aguja - March 20, 2025 - 12:00am
"Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" was Disney’s crowning achievement when it was released in 1937.
Lav Diaz’s 'Phantosmia': Compelling 4-hour tale on cycle of violence
by Januar Junior Aguja - February 2, 2025 - 12:00am
Anyone familiar with Lav Diaz's work knows that his films are typically lengthy. His longest, “Evolution of a Filipino Family” in 2004 has a 10-hour runtime, the sixth longest movie to date.
Oscar-nominated Mikey Madison dazzles as ‘Anora’ with mixed results
by Januar Junior Aguja - January 29, 2025 - 12:00am
While her name is the title of the movie, Anora would rather be called by her nickname Ani and she couldn’t care less that it’s Russian for the word ‘honor.’
‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ is a solid Shakesperian prequel
by Januar Junior Aguja - January 10, 2025 - 12:00am
Two lion brothers, bound by a family legacy until jealousy and betrayal tore them apart, form the concept of “Mufasa: The Lion King”, which is now back in Philippine cinemas after its initial December...
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