Tuesday, 31 December 2024
Saturday, 28 December 2024
The Kingdom Triumphs at the 50th Metro Manila Film Festival with Five Major Awards
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| All smiles from APT and MQuest team From left -Shayne Sarte, LPS, Piolo Pascual, Sienna G. Olaso, Michael B. Tuviera, DGPI, Jane J. Basas, Michelle Ngu-Nario, FSG, Camille G. Montaño, Jojo C. Oconer, Nestor Abrogena, PDCP |
Friday, 27 December 2024
Thursday, 26 December 2024
Movie Review: And the Breadwinner Is...
This comedy film is about a mistaken identity which leads to a promising opportunity when designated breadwinner, Bambi Salvador, played by Vice Ganda, heads home to her own funeral. Turns out, Bambi was robbed by a thief who eventually got into a horrific accident, face crushed but with all of Bambi’s belongings – leaving the authorities and her family to presume it was her. With a 10 million insurance claim under her name on the line, Bambi may finally reclaim their home that was mortgaged due to piles of debt. Bambi, together with her dysfunctional family, decides to keep the ridiculous act of her death in order to claim money that will solve all their problems. Now, Bambi has 40 days to play dead to keep her family alive – with or without her.
Movie Review: Topakk
The film is the story of a soldier named Miguel, played by Arjo Atayde, who is a platoon leader assigned in the Southern Philippines. In one encounter with an extremist group, the confrontation turns tragic when all his men are killed in the battle. Witnessing the death of his men pushes Miguel to the edge and goes amok in fighting the enemy with bloodlust and vengeance until finally wiping up the enemies. After his discharge from the army, Miguel is haunted by the carnage. He now works as a security guard and faces a different kind of war. One evening, while on duty in a warehouse, two drug peddlers, played by Julia Montes and her brother enter the warehouse to hide from vigilantes who are pursuing them. Unaware of who the intruders are, Miguel turns the 2 to the squad. When Miguel sees the intruders shot by the vigilantes, the memories of the bloodbath that befell his platoon come back to him. Riddled with guilt, Miguel takes up the fight for the survival of the 2 drug peddlers. Armed with a rusty shotgun, he wades through a gauntlet of fire and bullets. All hell breaks loose in a night when a tormented soul, a sinner and a horde of demons collide.
Movie Review: Isang Himala
Isang Himala is a Philippine musical film adapted from the 2018 theatrical production Himala: Isang Musikal.
This musical film is a story about Elsa, a simple woman from the barrio Cupang. During an eclipse, she hears strange sounds calling her and telling her that she has been chosen by the Blessed Mother to heal the sick. When news about her ability to heal people spread, her small barrio became a pilgrimage site for people who wanted to be healed from their physical sickness. As more people believe in Elsa’s ability to heal, her relationship with her family and relatives and the people in the barrio change. The music and lyrics of the songs in the film gives life to the story about the difficulties, hope and unending questions of the people about life and true miracles.
Movie Review: Espantaho
Monet, her mother Rosa and son Keith form a dysfunctional family. They both ended up falling in love with married men. Monet with Jack and Rosa with Pabling. The harvest from the riceland of Pabling helped them survive all these years. When drought reached them, they shifted to the buy and sell of antique products. After the burial of Pabling, a painting appears on their doorstep. This was about the same time that the real wife of Pabling arrives along with her 2 children claiming the land that her family owns. However, during the nine days of the “pasiyam”, people disappear one after another. Fearing for their lives, Monet and Rosa do everything to find out the cause of the disappearances. In doing so, utmost betrayal is slowly unraveled.
Movie Review: The Kingdom
King Lakan Makisig (Vic Sotto) of the Kingdom of Kalayaan faces a
looming succession crisis as he struggles to choose the rightful heir
among his three children.
His eldest son, Magat Bagwis (Sid
Lucero), known for his fiery temper; his daughter, Dayang Matimyas
(Cristine Reyes), who has a strained relationship with him due to her
romantic involvement with a political adversary; and his youngest,
Dayang Lualhati (Sue Ramirez), who enjoys the closest bond with the
monarch.
When Lualhati is abducted before her marriage to a Thai
prince, a rescue mission led by Bagwis fails. However, an outcast named
Sulo (Piolo Pascual) secretly rescues her, sparking doubts about the
kingdom’s leadership and putting Sulo's life in jeopardy.
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