A cabin in the woods invites certain expectations. The very image suggests encroaching doom, an isolated space where tensions fester…
Author: Paul Emmanuel Enicola
Paul Emmanuel Enicola
Paul is a Tomatometer-approved film critic inspired by the biting sarcasm of Pauline Kael and levelheaded worldview of Roger Ebert. Nevertheless, his approach underscores a love for film criticism that got its jumpstart from reading Peter Travers and Richard Roeper’s accessible, reader-friendly reviews. As SEO Manager/Assistant Editor for the site, he also serves as a member of the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) and the Society of Filipino Film Reviewers.
As my coverage of this year’s Santa Barbara International Film Festival drew to a close, I set my sights on…
Gene Hackman never looked like a movie star. He didn’t have the matinee-idol looks of his contemporaries, nor did he…
Beata Parkanová’s “Tiny Lights” (Czech: Světýlka) captures a dissolving family from an unusual perspective—that of a six-year-old girl. Rather than…
Set against the rugged beauty of South Africa’s Cederberg mountains, “Carissa” unfolds as a quiet but urgent meditation on heritage,…
Belgian filmmaker Guillaume Senez has always been fascinated with his protagonists’ personal responsibility amidst family dynamics. From his debut feature…
Kelsey Taylor’s “To Kill A Wolf” reimagines the ‘Little Red Riding Hood’ in a way that feels both unsettling and…
Each morning, Jean (Olunike Adeliyi) wakes up before the sun and takes the long commute from Lawrence Heights to an…
Watching Philippine cinema grow over the years has been nothing short of inspiring. There was a time when it felt…
When Christopher Nolan’s “Interstellar” premiered in 2014, its reception wasn’t anything like the previous Nolan films. While it received widespread…