Some names outgrow the stories they came from. In the Philippines, say “Sisa” and people immediately understand what you mean.…
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“Toughness doesn’t have to be forceful. It can be gentle.” Siila Watt-Cloutier says this early in the film, and it…
Set in 1980s Ireland, “Small Things Like These” unfolds through the eyes of Bill Furlong (Cillian Murphy). He’s a humble…
There’s a moment in “Hamnet” where Jessie Buckley’s Agnes Shakespeare screams. It isn’t the kind of scream you hear in…
It’s telling that for most Filipinos—especially the younger generation—Manuel Luis Quezon exists not as a person but as currency. His…
Even though I am not his biggest fan, one thing I admire about Richard Linklater is that he never stays…
Long live the New York auteur! But, where have they all gone? Curiously, Michael Atkinson’s essay, “Whatever Happened to the…
With many dramatic films about the Nazi Holocaust (“Schindler’s List,” “The Pianist”), perhaps it takes a documentary to do its…
“In the Mood for Love” in the Shadows of Postwar Saigon. It’s a title I offer with full awareness of…
Unfortunately, America isn’t the only country in the world where women have struggled to get the right to vote. In…