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FILM AND TV FEATURES
What once felt like a breakup story, (500) Days of Summer now stands as a lesson in how we love and how our attachment styles pull us together just as easily as they push us apart.
When Harry Met Sally' is a timeless classic, but what makes its portrayal of love so charming? Revisiting the film as a twentysomething experiencing modern life and love.
It's the dawning of the age of Aquarius! Discover whether or not you're a Problemista (or you unfortunately work for one) with Julio Torres's 2023 debut feature.
What lengths will you go to for retribution? ‘Uninvited’ is a gut-wrenching, blood-drenched exploration of repressed emotion finally unleashed.
Hirokazu Kore-eda's deep care for his characters and the worlds they inhabit forms a cinematic experience that, though challenging, is utterly captivating.
Pelikultura: The Calabarzon Film Festival redefines Southern Tagalog cinema through diverse and fearless stories from seasoned filmmakers to up-and-coming talents.
Taking the first episode of ‘Dune: Prophecy’ at face value, there is great potential to expand the Dune franchise to the small screen and develop its undeniably captivating universe.
In ‘Love in the Big City,' memory is more than just the past; it’s an active force that shapes the present.
For 16 years, the Pandayang Lino Brocka Film Festival has championed critical films that highlight the struggles of marginalized Filipinos. With Lupang Sinira as this year’s theme, the festival amplifies issues of land rights, labor exploitation, and environmental justice.
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FILM REVIEWS
The sacred and profane collide in the hilarious dark comedy ‘Sampung Utos Kay Josh,’ a typical Christian tale about faith and kindness with a refreshingly juvenile and vulgar sense of humor
Far from what is usually expected from exorcism movies, ‘Dark Nuns’ focuses more on substance than cheap jump scares and gore, but still leaves horror fans’ expectations unfulfilled.
Although the material may come across as shallow at times, ‘Cells at Work!’s’ campy and outrageous depiction of scientific concepts like red and white blood cells easily complements it.
If Steven Soderbergh's latest experiment in ‘Presence’ can be summarized into one statement, it's this: what if Gaspar Noe’s ‘Enter the Void’ is more like David Lowery’s ‘A Ghost Story’?
Companion’s sturdy structuring, biting humor, and tight pace of escalating tension allows it to bolster its thematic sentiments through an intriguing premise. It’s acidic fun with a twisted, beating heart.
After over half a decade since its predecessor, ’Den of Thieves 2: Pantera’ serves a second round of patient, unraveling thrills that puts in a bit more thought in its modest ambition as straightforward genre pastiche.
‘Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl’ gives its own perspective into the ongoing discussion on humans coexisting with AI, but some creative choices might cause audiences to interpret it the wrong way.
'Mary' could have been a revolutionary and timely coming-of-age, but its politics, in front and behind the cameras, sets it up for failure.
‘Cunk on Life’ is a mockumentary film adaptation of the ‘Cunk on Earth’ mockumentary series, but it gets less entertaining as it progresses. Perhaps it’s better in short episodes. Now streaming on Netflix.
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TV REVIEWS
With ‘Incognito,’ you can see the Netflix imprint on ABS-CBN with its slick style and quality action, but it never forgets its Filipino roots through family and camaraderie.
Hirokazu Kore-eda's second Netflix family drama series, ‘Asura,’ boasts a renowned ensemble cast and dives headfirst into the not-so-new affairs of men through the eyes of four sisters, each with their own secrets to tell, making it one of the early standouts of the year.
‘The Perfect Couple’ encapsulates all that we love about celebrity scandals, fueling our eagerness to know more about the case without actually caring for the people involved. Now streaming on Netflix.
For its third season, The Bear still makes room for fantastic television. But it’s clear-cut that it has experienced some errors in the kitchen for a string of episodes.
From Joko Anwar, the mastermind who turned Indonesian horror cinema on its head, comes ‘Nightmares and Daydreams’: a sci-fi series that will delight diehard followers and introduce new audiences to the mind of one of the most intriguing Asian filmmakers today.
Crawling out through the fallout of video game adaptations with much aplomb, Fallout sets its eyes on unexplored horizons, delivering a fresh perspective on the source material that genuinely surprises without losing the charm that made the games so iconic.
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HALUHALO
What if the key to your past held the power to change the future? Step into ‘Liwanag sa Dilim,' a new original FIlipino musical featuring the songs of Rico Blanco.
Guelan Varela-Luarca’s play of three elder millennial siblings preparing for, and experiencing, grief with confident simplicity. 3 Upuan trusts its actors to express its wise musings and the weight of time’s passage to profound effect.
MiraNila, a genteel house hidden in the quieter district of Cubao, now opens its doors to the next generation of cinephiles. Here, we take you on a journey to the house’s extraordinary history.
The Sandbox Collective’s ‘Next to Normal’ offers the audience a chair at the Goodman family’s dinner table, allowing us to see past the walls they’ve built for themselves and into their heart of hearts.
The ending of Sandosenang Sapatos ultimately seals the show’s overall thesis: unconditional love can never be broken, no matter how many storms test its strength.
Areté, Ateneo de Manila University’s creativity and innovation hub, together with Tanghalang Ateneo, the university’s longest-running theater company, proudly restages ‘Sintang Dalisay’.
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Staff Picks: Christmas Edition
BY: SINEGANG.PH TEAM
There's nothing like a good old Christmas movie to lift spirits and embrace the festive atmosphere. Here are our staff-certified picks to help celebrate the season!
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Papancit!: Valentines Day Edition
BY: SINEGANG.PH TEAM
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LISTS FEATURES
Asian stories triumphed, innovative franchises received their flowers, and Hayao Miyazaki’s “retirement” movie. Here are the best international films of 2024.
Documentaries lingered in our hearts and minds. Short films from emergent talents stood tall. Here are the best Filipino films of 2024.
Ho ho ho! It’s Christmastime, cinephiles! In this special watchlist, the SINEGANG.ph staff selected their favorite Christmas movies or the movies they consider as holiday staples.