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Zatoichi’s Cane Sword (1967)

March 5, 2021March 5, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Icarus (2017)

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First Cow (2019)

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Long Walk, The (2019)

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Golden Globes 2021 Prediction

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News of the World (2020)

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Golden Thread, The (1965)

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One Second (2020)

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All Is Forgiven (2007)

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Matrix, The (1999)

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Tag / Philippines

February 7, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Death of Nintendo (2020)

  • Others
  • 2020, Philippines, Raya Martin
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The four young teens at the center of Raya Martin’s new film provide a strong reason to smile in this fun and invigorating coming-of-age comedy.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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February 3, 2021 by Eternality Tan

John Denver Trending (2019)

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  • 2019, Philippines
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Straightforward but effective feature debut that depicts the perils of social media virality in a post-truth world, through the eyes of a young boy suffering from an immeasurable injustice. 

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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January 19, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Genus Pan (2020)

  • Diaz, Lav
  • 2020, Lav Diaz, Philippines
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Chronic fear and the threat of violence fuel one of Lav Diaz’s shortest efforts as we follow a trio of men trek through a jungle in this crisply-shot work that doesn’t quite accumulate enough power to truly leave an impact. 

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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January 10, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Woman Who Left, The (2016)

  • Diaz, Lav
  • 2016, Lav Diaz, Philippines
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Lav Diaz’s Venice Golden Lion winner has its beautiful cinematic moments, but its diminishing returns are at best tolerable.    

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Rating: 3 out of 5.

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November 17, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Trap (2015)

  • Mendoza, Brillante
  • 2015, Brillante Mendoza, Philippines
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Mendoza’s blending of documentary and fictional elements mostly works in this hard-hitting docu-drama about the survivors of the devastating Typhoon Haiyan.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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September 15, 2020September 15, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Mindanao (2019)

  • Mendoza, Brillante
  • 2019, Brillante Mendoza, Philippines
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Mendoza’s latest doesn’t quite come together as he employs sketchy animation against his docu-realist style in an overdrawn child cancer drama with an allegorical intent that never hits any mark.   

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Rating: 2.5 out of 5.

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September 13, 2020October 14, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Thousand Cuts, A (2020)

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  • 2020, Documentary, Philippines
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An urgent and frightening documentary for our troubled times as it tackles the problem of fake news and disinformation through the prism of politics, social media and journalism in The Philippines.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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August 20, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Manila in the Claws of Light (1975)

  • Criterion Collection
  • 1975, Lino Brocka, Philippines
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In the pantheon of Southeast Asian cinema, this stands as one of the finest films – bold, bleak and uncompromising.

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Rating: 5 out of 5.

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March 17, 2020March 22, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Batch ’81 (1982)

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  • 1982, Mike De Leon, Philippines
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An explicit allegory of Marcos’ problematic dictatorship through the story of a group of boys hoping to be initiated into a notorious college fraternity.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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July 10, 2019January 16, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Alpha: The Right to Kill (2018)

  • Mendoza, Brillante
  • 2018, Brillante Mendoza, Philippines
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The war on drugs in the Philippines, made as a gripping genre piece by Brillante Mendoza in his usual docu-drama style.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.
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