There’s something faintly absurd about how “Mother Mary” begins, or at least how it settles into itself. A global pop…
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.
History has been, let us say, reluctant to let women run the camera department. For the longest time, cinematography remained…
In 1979, David Greenberger was a young artist with a curiosity that didn’t quite fit anywhere. Fresh out of art…
Some names outgrow the stories they came from. In the Philippines, say “Sisa” and people immediately understand what you mean.…
Several years ago, someone whom I was then seeing asked me a seemingly simple question: In a relationship, would you…
There’s a version of “The Yellow Tie” that plays like a straightforward biopic: childhood hardship, artistic awakening, the long climb…
“Toughness doesn’t have to be forceful. It can be gentle.” Siila Watt-Cloutier says this early in the film, and it…
(This is a spoiler-free article about Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Bugonia.” For our review of the movie, click here.) I must admit, I…
Part of me really wanted “Ella McCay” to work. Not in a polite, professional way, but in a personal one.…
A father returns after a death in the family and behaves as if presence alone should count as reconciliation. That’s…