The funny thing about a phone video is how little ceremony it asks from us. We take one because a…
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.
Before “Ceremony” becomes a film about loss, it first teaches us how to listen. We hear rushing water, birds, Nuxalk…
A father can become two different people in a son’s memory. There’s the man everyone else praises, and there’s the…
I knew about Canada’s residential schools, but I’ll admit I knew much less about the Sixties Scoop before watching “Meadowlarks.”…
The Philippines has become so used to absence that we sometimes forget how strange our family arrangements can look from…
Death leaves behind a room nobody quite knows how to enter. People can sit with you, feed you, distract you,…
When the Maguindanao massacre happened in 2009, I remember making a conscious effort not to watch any footage from it.…
I have to admit that BDSM-themed films rarely interest me. Not because of the subject matter, but because too many…
For nearly 250 years, a small community has occupied Tangier Island, sitting in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay. In…
(Spoiler warning: The following analysis discusses major plot points from Christopher Nolan’s films. Proceed with caution.) If you know the…