Movie Review: The Hearing

 

Embroiled in a legal battle against a powerful figure, a deaf boy, with the support of his parents, crosses paths with a court sign language interpreter who can speak but is voiceless in her own home.

Lucas, a deaf boy from a small fishing village, is sexually abused by Fr. Mejor, an influential priest. After his parents Madonna and Dante discover the truth, they decide to file a court case against the priest despite the obstacles in their way. In their pursuit of justice, they cross paths with sign language interpreter Maya, who has also witnessed powerful people manipulate the results of cases. In a society where few choose to listen, how can they win against forces that silence those who cannot speak and break the souls of those who can?

Movie Review: Apag

The lives of two Kapampangan families intertwine when an accident transpires between them.  A shared suffering bonds these two families – just as equally as food bonds them together – as they navigate through guilt, anger, and ultimately, revenge. 

Summer Metro Manila Film Festival 2023 Official Entries Has Been Announced

 

Bata Pa Si Sabel - A Suspense Thriller Coming of Age to Watch To

 

Alapaap, an Original Vivamax Movie is Not Your Typical Adult Sexy Film

 

Movie Review: Kaliwaan

Monica (AJ Raval) is a captivating and ambitious woman. She is the girlfriend of Boogie (Vince Rillon), a security guard who is fiercely loyal and short tempered. Despite being in a relationship, Monica sleeps with Raji (Juami Gutierrez), a big time businessman from an influential clan. When Boogie finds out about this, he knocks down Raji, rendering him comatose. Monica witnesses Boogie’s crime and gives her statement to the police.

Boogie seeks the help of his uncle Marlon (Mark Anthony Fernandez), a policeman, for protection. But as Boogie tries to win Monica back, danger awaits him for Raji's family is putting justice into their own hands.  

 

Movie Review: Bahay Na Pula

Bahay na Pula is about the newlyweds Jane (Julia Barretto) and Marco (Xian Lim), who travel to Mindoro to sell the ancestral house that Jane inherits from her grandmother. The caretaker gives them a tour around the property, but Jane suddenly feels strange upon reaching the basement. That night, the couple make love to one another when suddenly, Jane notices that someone seems to be peeping at them. 

Movie Review: Mindanao

Mindanao is about Saima (Judy Ann Santos) who spends the final days of her sickly daughter Aisa at the House of Hope in Davao City while waiting for her husband Malang (Allen Dizon), a combat medic, to come back home from an offensive operation in the province of Maguindanao. Saima witnesses how other patients have triumphed over cancer while some did not. Malang witnesses how death awaits on the battlefield as he tries to save the wounded soldiers where some survived and some did not. 

Mindanao - A Found Story with Animation and Inteconnecting Plot on Love, Death and Reality

Metro Manila Film Festival 2019 Official Entries Announced

Movie Review: Verdict

Abused and battered wife, Joy, stands up for justice against her alcoholic husband, Dante, in a turmoil process of the justice system.  After she is severely beaten by her abusive husband, a woman decides to take him to court and seek justice and what follows is an excruciatingly matter-of-fact look into the justice system in the Philippines as experienced by both sides.

Movie Review: Alpha, The Right To Kill

Set against the backdrop of the Philippines Government's crackdown on illegal drugs, a SWAT-led police force launches an operation to arrest Abel, one of the biggest drug lords in Manila. Police Officer Espino and Elijah, a small-time pusher turned informant, provide the intelligence for the operation, which quickly escalates into a violent and heavily-armed confrontation in the slums between the SWAT and Abel's gang. Before the investigators arrive at the crime scene, Espino and Elijah walk off with Abel's backpack full of money and methamphetamine. This gesture of survival for one and corruption for the other will soon set off a dangerous series of events, both of them risking their reputations, families and lives in the process.

Movie Review: Ma' Rosa

Ma’ Rosa has four children. She owns a small convenient store in a poor neighborhood of Manila where everybody
likes her. To make ends meet, Rosa and her husband, Nestor, resell small amounts of narcotics on the side. One day, they get arrested. Rosa’s children are ready to do anything to buy their parents’ freedom from the corrupt
police.

Ma' Rosa Opens In Cinemas July 6

Jaclyn Jose Wins Best Actress Award at the 69th Cannes Film Festival

Ma' Rosa Trailer - Cannes Film Festival Official Selection 2016 : In Competition

Movie Review: Unfriend

On Christmas Day, DAVID, 15, finds out that his boyfriend, JONATHAN, 17, has taken another lover. The discovery leads him on the brink of depression making him think of ways to have him back at all cost. He has invited Jonathan to see him on this day for the last time. And through the frenzy of his preparations prior to meeting Jonathan, we will discover his traits and personality;  the 'worlds' he lives in- virtual and real; and, we will witness how he prepares for his most unique shout-out that he will make not only in his Facebook wall, but, on his life.

Unfriend Poster and Trailer

Movie Review: Sapi

A young TV news presenter and his producer cover a case of demonic possession, and end up bringing evil into their own homes.

Sapi Offcial Poster and Trailer