Several years ago, someone whom I was then seeing asked me a seemingly simple question: In a relationship, would you…
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I was in the middle of watching Jerrold Tarog’s “Quezon” during its theatrical run when I had a strangely specific…
It’s telling that for most Filipinos—especially the younger generation—Manuel Luis Quezon exists not as a person but as currency. His…
(This is the final installment of our four-part series on this year’s Cinemalaya full-length finalists. For the previous coverage, check…
(This is the third installment of my four-part series on this year’s Cinemalaya full-length finalists. For the previous coverage, check…
(This is a continuation of my ongoing series on this year’s Cinemalaya full-length finalists. For Part 1, click here.) If…
Every Cinemalaya year seems to arrive with its own pulse, a mood that quietly defines the lineup. If last year’s…
Nostalgia is a funny thing. It can be comforting, like an old cassette tape that still plays despite the hiss…
For the longest time, Philippine cinema has danced around certain subjects; tiptoeing past them, softening their impact, or ignoring them…
Less than a week before the Filipino public once again marches to the polls, it’s hard not to recall a…