There’s something insidious about the way “Stranger Eyes” draws you in. Not with shocks or whiplash reveals, but with a…
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For the longest time, Philippine cinema has danced around certain subjects; tiptoeing past them, softening their impact, or ignoring them…
It takes a rare kind of empathy to direct a film that observes hardship through the gaze of a child—one…
Coming-of-age stories often cling to the notion that growth is a clean arc: a lesson learned, a heartbreak endured, and…
In Jessica J. Rowlands’ directorial debut “Rise,” there’s a quiet certainty to every frame. It’s as if the story was…
Less than a week before the Filipino public once again marches to the polls, it’s hard not to recall a…
“The Ugly Stepsister” opens with young Elvira (Lea Myren) clutching to a book of poetry authored by the man of…
“Irréversible” is a notorious French arthouse thriller. The film dropped in 2002 and is the product of filmmaker Gaspar Noé.…
Kana can’t focus. She’s meeting a friend at a café, catching up over the kind of news that should shake…
A cabin in the woods invites certain expectations. The very image suggests encroaching doom, an isolated space where tensions fester…