Category: movies
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The cost of a job – a review of OTJ
OTJ is a Reality Entertainment and Star Cinema production but it is far from feel-good. It takes one away on thrilling chase-and-shoot scenes across gritty Metro Manila, but its connect to the country’s social political reality is a punch in the gut. OTJ is the film for those wondering why the Philippines is what it…
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Now Showing on EDSA
Sometimes, the EDSA bus works. Most of the time, I prefer taking the bus over dealing with the spawns of Satan that are 90% of Metro Manila Taxi drivers. The bus will stop where it says it will (coding permitting). It does not haggle. It drives through the traffic. And when I need it, it…
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Les Miserables the Movie
I was supposed to write a sympathetic review of Les Miserables the movie, until I realized that they lowered most of the musical numbers by one key. Save your money, watch the anniversary concert tributes instead. No use watching a musical adaptation that has to adjust 80% of its score to suit that one Hollywood…
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Don’t hack it till you’ve seen it: MMFF 2012
There are many things wrong with the Philippine movie industry, but it’s not fair to dismiss ANY and ALL Pinoy films as exceptionally awful.
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Don't hack it till you've seen it: MMFF 2012
There are many things wrong with the Philippine movie industry, but it’s not fair to dismiss ANY and ALL Pinoy films as exceptionally awful.