(This is the third installment of my four-part series on this year’s Cinemalaya full-length finalists. For the previous coverage, check…
Browsing: Film Festival
There is something about Jim Jarmusch’s cinema that speaks to me a lot, and I’ve spent quite some time thinking…
(This is a continuation of my ongoing series on this year’s Cinemalaya full-length finalists. For Part 1, click here.) If…
It’s been eight long years since Gore Verbinski last graced us with a movie. His 2017 fever dream “A Cure…
Time can be an unsparing villain or an angelic savior in Christian Petzold’s films. In his enigmatic period-piece “Phoenix” (2014),…
Every Cinemalaya year seems to arrive with its own pulse, a mood that quietly defines the lineup. If last year’s…
The films of Mark Jenkin are unlike anything you see in today’s cinematic landscape. His projects are hypnotic ventures into…
Those who know me are aware that I am not the biggest fan of Paolo Sorrentino, the acclaimed Italian filmmaker…
“Everyone wants to be Cary Grant. Even I want to be Cary Grant.” – Cary Grant Although Noah Baumbach’s “Jay…
Ever since he was a film critic and worked as a video archivist for Martin Scorsese, director Kent Jones has…