ALL FILM REVIEWS
‘Nowhere Near’ REVIEW: Traces of Home in a Foreign Land
Miko Revereza's Nowhere Near shows how colonialism erases entire people and structures, even lineages and histories. There's something so potent and human in this memoir about the fear of statelessness and colonial trauma. It is something so spiritual and metaphysical.
‘Love is a Gun’ REVIEW: Poetic in its ambience but confused in the path that it draws for itself
Even though Love is a Gun is by far from redefining the neo-noir genre, there is still something enthralling about a forlorn man desperately in pursuit of rewriting his fate.
‘QCShorts 2023’ REVIEW: An assortment of talents
This year’s QCShorts are very promising. With entries from young filmmakers (and an indie film legend), these short films showcased in the festival capture the human experience in such unique and creative ways. In this article, we will be discussing all six entries, ranging from inescapable yearning and religious guilt to exploration of sexuality.
'All of Us Strangers’ REVIEW: Not just a ghost/love story
‘All of Us Strangers’ is a hymn for the lonesome, a saving grace that comes knocking at your door in the middle of the night. It is very personal, modern, and queer, tackling the long and winding road of grief but focusing more on its first stage—denial.
‘Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell’ REVIEW: On Devoting Oneself to Faith and Slow Cinema
For a film about faith and questioning, I think it’s quite ingenious to use the medium of slow cinema to convey its themes because, in a way, there are a lot of commonality with each other in the sense that you have to be ready to embrace both, and you are willing to listen. And one can’t really force either, you have to devote yourself to it.
'Gitling' REVIEW: Breaking barriers through language
From its direction to the performances, ‘Gitling’ perfectly captures that melancholic and quiet sense of loneliness and the pure joy of finding someone who’ll listen and understand you.