Virginia “Biring†Divinagracia has already been told no several times, but she keeps dressing up and trying again. At the…
Browsing: Philippine cinema
This family seems to eat unresolved traumas and secrets for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. It takes Giancarlo Abrahan’s “Mag-iina” (Lit.…
What the hell was Uncle Paul doing with that dog? It’s the question hanging over the first stretch of Dustin…
The money is already there. That’s what makes “2 Valid IDs” so infuriating. Sylvia (Marietta Subong, better known as Pokwang)…
“Never let anyone intimidate you,†a father tells his young son near the beginning of JL Burgos’ “Ganggang.” It would…
David Corpuz’s “Tayo Lang ang Nakakaalam” (Lit. Only Known to Us) begins by letting us get a family wrong. Inside…
“Mabuhay,†a tour guide (Pipay Kipay) tells a busload of wealthy Chinese visitors on their way to a Philippine country…
Carl Joseph Papa does not use animation as decoration. In his films, it behaves more like an instrument of pressure.…
The Philippines has become so used to absence that we sometimes forget how strange our family arrangements can look from…
When the Maguindanao massacre happened in 2009, I remember making a conscious effort not to watch any footage from it.…