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Movie review: 'Star Wars' spinoff 'Solo' entertains despite miscast lead

Fred Hawson
Updated as of May 23 11:45 PM

One of the main characters of the original "Star Wars" film gets his own origin story.   Read more »

Movie review: 'So Connected' offers lessons on social media

Fred Hawson
Posted at May 23 05:55 AM

Director Jason Paul Laxamana knew how to mine the sense of romantic thrill between Janella Salvador and Jameson Blake, even if they are a new pair.  Read more »

Movie review: 'Deadpool 2' overflows with rip-roaring pop culture references

Fred Hawson
Posted at May 21 01:31 PM

This sequel still had all of Deadpool's rapid-fire irreverent action-comedy that we enjoyed immensely. Read more »

Movie review: 'Kasal' surprises with unexpected twist

Fred Hawson
Updated as of May 21 08:33 AM

There is really no contesting Bea Alonzo's excellence as a dramatic actress. Read more »

Cine Filipino review: 'Gusto Kita With All My Hypothalamus'

Fred Hawson
Posted at May 16 01:47 PM

In this mind-boggling film, there were four men of diverse personalities and pasts, and apparently they felt love for a single girl.  Read more »

CineFilipino review: 'Delia & Sammy'

Fred Hawson
Posted at May 16 01:21 PM

"Delia & Sammy," written and directed by Therese Anne Cayaba (in her feature directorial debut, no less), gives us yet another facet of how our seniors live their waning years under the shadow of disease and their past sins.  Read more »

Movie review: 'Black Butterfly' with Banderas offers solid suspense

Fred Hawson
Updated as of May 15 01:51 PM

In "Black Butterfly," Paul Lopez (Antonio Banderas) is a writer suffering from a severe case of writer's block Read more »

Movie review: Why 'Love, Simon' is a game-changer

Fred Hawson
Posted at May 11 02:51 PM

Gay characters in teen films are usually sidekicks and comic relief, but in "Love, Simon," he is the leader of the group and the main character.  Read more »

Movie review: 'Truth or Dare' plays like a typical scary teen flick

Fred Hawson
Posted at May 10 02:31 PM

Coming off from a banner year 2017, so far the Blumhouse output for 2018 is not at par so far.  Read more »

Movie review: 'Future World' feels like a B-movie with shallow thrills

Fred Hawson
Updated as of May 04 01:38 PM

It played out and felt like a B-movie, just a film for shallow thrills to kill extra time, with no real intellectual stimulation or challenge to expect.  Read more »

Movie review: Prom comedy 'Blockers' feeds on parents' fears

Fred Hawson
Posted at May 03 12:41 PM

One of the foremost fears of parents of teenage girls is that their little princesses will lose their innocence and virtue earlier than they should. "Blockers" takes this fear and blows it up to absurd comic proportions.  Read more »

Movie review: Terrifying Thanos the highlight of 'Avengers: Infinity War'

Vincent Garcia, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 25 05:38 PM

Here is an enthralling superhero spectacle, one supremely clever in making you cry one moment and then laugh the next.  Read more »

Movie review: 'Florida Project' paints prickly portrait of poverty in America

Fred Hawson
Posted at Apr 19 01:30 PM

"The Florida Project" brings us into a segment of America we do not see. Read more »

Movie review: JaDine gets real in 'Never Not Love You'

Fred Hawson
Updated as of Apr 18 06:21 PM

Writer-director Antonette Jadaone gave the film her own brand of romance and tempered it with realism.  Read more »

Movie review: Behemoth beasts go berserk in 'Rampage'

Fred Hawson
Posted at Apr 17 05:23 PM

In "Rampage," this generation's favorite summer blockbuster hero Dwayne Johnson saves the city from the attack of his old pet, a giant albino gorilla. Read more »

Movie review: Scary 'A Quiet Place' forces you to watch in silence

Fred Hawson
Updated as of Apr 16 09:44 PM

In recent years though, there had been horror films that had effectively captured general mainstream approval with their uncommon themes and excellent execution. This year, "A Quiet Place" joins that exclusive shortlist. Read more »

Movie review: Jaegers in jeopardy in 'Pacific Rim' sequel

Fred Hawson
Posted at Apr 01 05:04 PM

"Pacific Rim Uprising" takes place 10 years after the Kaiju War of the first film. Read more »

Movie review: 'Mary Magdalene' seeks to redefine distaff disciple

Fred Hawson
Posted at Mar 28 03:31 PM

Mary Magdalene is one of the more mysterious characters in the New Testament. Who was she really? Read more »

Movie review: Self-absorbed 'I Kill Giants' is not an easy watch

Fred Hawson
Posted at Mar 27 01:46 PM

This is a serious dramatic film, not an adventure movie. Read more »

Movie review: 'Paul, Apostle of Christ' sets tone for Holy Week

Fred Hawson
Posted at Mar 25 05:01 PM

St. Paul is one of the most important saints in the Catholic Church.  Read more »