Friday, 29 December 2023
Wednesday, 27 December 2023
Movie Review: Rewind
This romance drama film is about a man who at a certain point in his life feels guilty of his life choices. All these after not being promoted in his work, being estranged from his father and son and a having a rocky marriage and then his wife dies in a car accident. One day he meets a man who offers him a once-in-a-lifetime deal — to rewind his life and correct all his mistakes and repair his relationship with his wife and family on one condition — he has to die in place of his wife. He believes the man to be Jesus. With everything to lose and to hope for, John rewinds his life and discovers that the true meaning of happiness comes from the thing he has taken for granted: LOVE.
Movie Review: When I Met You In Tokyo
This romance film tells a story about unconditional love, sacrifices, sufferings, age, and aging. It is about a "dedicated and devotedly in love with each other" Filipino elderly couple and their courageous end of life journeys. Joey is an OFW permanent resident of Japan who is wounded and traumatized by his ex-wife's betrayal. He promised himself never to love again but things changed when he met Azon, who is also an OFW and a permanent resident in Japan who will make him believe to give love another shot, only to discover after only a few years of a happy blissful marriage that Azon is dealing with an age-related debilitating disease that will surely break Joey's heart once more.
Tuesday, 26 December 2023
Movie Review: Becky and Badette
The film is a heartwarming comedy about friendship and second chances.
It charts about the struggles of Becky and Badette, two high school best
friends, who in their mid-40s, are still struggling to make ends meet
but they never lose hope in their dream of one day becoming famous
celebrities. In their high school reunion, they are reluctant to tell
people that they have amounted to nothing and fabricate the most
incredible lies about themselves, becoming the target of envious people,
particularly a former schoolmate who is mean and refuses to see them
succeed. Adding to the conflict is the re-emergence of the incredibly
charming and smooth-talking Pepe, who broke both their hearts in high school. Soon Becky and Badette find
themselves entangled in a love triangle, competing against each other
for Pepe's love and attention. Are they risking their friendship for a
man that could burn them both?
Monday, 25 December 2023
Movie Review: Mallari
Mallari is a
partly fictional, partly true-to-life account inspired by the true story
of Fr. Mallari, a parish priest in the 1800s who killed 57 people
before being caught, thereby becoming the first and only recorded
Filipino serial killer ever, antedating Jack The Ripper by more than 60
years.
In search of his family’s supernatural cure for his dying girlfriend, JONATHAN MALLARI digs into his 1800s serial killer priest ancestor, SEVERINO— triggering, not a cure but a curse: malevolent hauntings, uncontrollable soul travel, and the mysterious return of the serial killings in present-day. JONATHAN soon learns that to in order to heal his girlfriend, he will have to kill, too, just as ancestor SEVERINO did. Will JONATHAN use the ancestral curse: kill so that his beloved girlfriend can live?
Movie Review: Kampon
After 8 years of marriage, a childless couple named Clark and Eileen meet a little girl who one day, came knocking at their door claiming to be Clark's child. Despite the unexpected situation, the wife accepts the child and temporarily fosters her while figuring the next steps. Meanwhile, Clark investigates the child's history while Eileen begins to develop an odd and eerie relation with the child. Also strange occurrences happen around the couple's life - with ominous voices, visions of death and rebirth and night stalkers, that all escalate the paranoia in the household. As the seemingly innocent child grows more fond of Eileen, Clark must decide between erasing his past to save his marriage or embracing the truth and the demons that come along with it.
Sunday, 24 December 2023
Movie Review: GomBurZa
GomBurZa is a historical film that will move and inspire today’s Filipinos. It tells the story of three martyr priests — Mariano Gomes (Dante Rivero), Jose Burgos (Cedrick Juan), and Jacinto
Zamora (Enchong Dee) — who were executed by garrote in 1872 falsely accused of sedition and treason. The film chronicles the struggle that began with the secularization movement led by Padre Pedro Pelaez (Piolo Pascual). From this movement, the advocacy for Filipinization of the Church was continued and championed by priests. They inspired the educated middle class, liberal intellectuals and students, including Jose Rizal's brother Paciano Mercado (Elijah Canlas). The martyrdom of GomBurZa never silenced the enlightened. Their deaths influenced others to continue the struggle, eventually inspiring our national hero, Jose Rizal, who dedicated his novel “El Filibusterismo” to the three priests. A heroic drama laden with intrigue, battle scenes and love of country, GomBurZa is an epic tribute to the people behind the birth of our Filipino consciousness.
Zamora (Enchong Dee) — who were executed by garrote in 1872 falsely accused of sedition and treason. The film chronicles the struggle that began with the secularization movement led by Padre Pedro Pelaez (Piolo Pascual). From this movement, the advocacy for Filipinization of the Church was continued and championed by priests. They inspired the educated middle class, liberal intellectuals and students, including Jose Rizal's brother Paciano Mercado (Elijah Canlas). The martyrdom of GomBurZa never silenced the enlightened. Their deaths influenced others to continue the struggle, eventually inspiring our national hero, Jose Rizal, who dedicated his novel “El Filibusterismo” to the three priests. A heroic drama laden with intrigue, battle scenes and love of country, GomBurZa is an epic tribute to the people behind the birth of our Filipino consciousness.
Movie Review: Family of Two
The film revolves around a worried son who seeks to find a man as a partner for his single mother. Maricar (Sharon Cuneta) lost her husband when her son Mateo or Matty (Alden Richards) was only five years old and she has raised him as a single mom doing various jobs.
Now, Matty is 28 years old, works in an advertising company, and has asked her mom to stop working as he feels it’s his turn to serve her. Maricar is happy just attending to the needs of her son and tending to her plants.
Matty gets attracted to his immediate boss, Zari (Miles Ocampo), but he cannot freely express his feelings for her. Planning to move to Singapore with his girlfriend, Mateo seeks to find a new partner for his mother.
Movie Review: Penduko
Penduko follows the story of Pedro, a young man skilled with mythical
and supernatural powers, which he and his father, Apo Tisot, inherited
from their ancestors. But unlike Apo Tisot (John Arcilla), who uses his
gift to help the poor and sick, Pedro has other plans for himself.
After cutting ties with his father and leaving his hometown, Pedro moves to the city to follow his dreams, but so far, Pedro has yet to find a way to do odd jobs here and there to make ends meet, completely wasting his gift and potential.
But all that changes when a secret organization owned by Gat Blanco (Albert Martinez) hears about his skill and offers him a job as an albularyo agent. As Pedro works for the organization, he further hones his talent, which impresses many but also makes others jealous.
Then, out of nowhere, a powerful force of evil appears and endangers the lives of many, forcing Pedro to put the good of others before him.
Saturday, 23 December 2023
Movie Review: Firefly
Firefly is about a
young boy that is order to fulfill a promise to his mother, he searches
for the mythical island described in her bedtime stories, a place where
one can make any wish upon seeing the light of a thousand fireflies. The story begins
with the adult Tonton being interviewed by a skeptical journalist after
winning the National Book Award. The interview unravels the origin of
his stories: Set in 1999 and told through Tonton’s rose-colored memories
of life with his mother – a vintage storybook.
One story in
particular sticks with Tonton. The story goes: Once upon a time in a
mythical island, a brave firefly mustered all its light and defeated a
vicious dog to protect his butterfly friend. To encourage Tonton, Elay
tells him that the island is real and that you could make a wish if you
ever made it there. In an old notebook, Elay draws a map to the island.
And Tonton had taken his mother's words literally: that he must make the
journey to the island like they promised. On the road, he meets three
strangers who will either help him or hinder his quest…
Movie Review: Broken Hearts Trip
Broken
Hearts Trip delves into the lives of five brokenhearted LGBTQ
individuals who are given a chance to heal in some of the most beautiful
places in the country.
These five LGBTQ individuals are portrayed by Teejay Marquez, Marvin Yap, Petite, Iyah Mina, and Andoy Ranay.
After enduring countless heartaches, frustrations, and seemingly endless grief, they ar finally offered the opportunity of a lifetime when a corporate agency sponsors a realit competition titled "The Broken Hearts Trip. The show takes them on a series of journeys to some of the most stunning tourist spots in the Philippines.
But
there's a catch! To continue in the competition, the contestants must
remain single at the end of their journey. A one-million-peso cash prize
awaits the last gay man or trans woman standing - the chosen one.
In each destination, in each episode, one is spotlighted as they confront their past and navigate the road to recovery. While not every step and activity may go exactly as planned, each experience offers a valuable lesson. The journey continues, but will they make it to the next destination?
Will it be a pursuit of money or a quest for love? It's the perplexing question that each participant must answer as their experiences grow more enriching and exciting. In the final leg of the show, one winner will emerge with not only the prize but also a fresh lease on life.
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