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Review: 'Matrix Resurrections' is mostly fan-service, nostalgia

Fred Hawson
Posted at Jan 18 01:44 PM

Knowledge of the first three films would greatly help in appreciating this new meta sequel. Read more »

Review: Denzel Washington wows in stylized 'Macbeth'

Fred Hawson
Posted at Jan 17 04:19 PM

Director Joel Coen decided to devote more of his effort on cinematic techniques to set his version of Shakespeare's 'Macbeth' apart from all other previous film versions. Read more »

KTX review: Madcap matrons lift 'Women of Tonta Club'

Fred Hawson
Posted at Jan 15 11:47 AM

This film is the first project of the Kapitana Entertainment Media under entrepreneur, cookbook author and award-winning baker Rossana Hwang, who now adds film producer to her long list of business ventures. Read more »

Review: 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' fulfills fans' fantasies

Fred Hawson
Posted at Jan 09 09:06 AM

As was already seen in the trailers, several villains from Spider-Man films past once again reappear to wreak their havoc onscreen. Read more »

REWIND: 20 best Filipino films of 2021 that I have seen

Fred Hawson
Posted at Jan 08 09:48 AM

These are top 20 Filipino movies I had seen and written about in 2021. Read more »

Review: 'Being the Ricardos' goes behind the scenes of 'I Love Lucy'

Fred Hawson
Posted at Jan 03 04:21 PM

In this new film written and directed by Aaron Sorkin, we see Lucille Ball in a very different light when she was behind the cameras. Read more »

Review: DiCaprio holds star-studded 'Don't Look Up' together

Fred Hawson
Posted at Jan 01 11:42 PM

This new film written, directed and produced by Adam McKay is a disturbing dark comedy and biting political satire against the US government. Read more »

MMFF review: 'Nelia' falls short of interesting premise

Fred Hawson
Posted at Dec 31 01:43 PM

The main premise can actually be very interesting, aiming for a mind-bending mystery which will boggle the viewer up to the very end. Read more »

MMFF review: 'Big Night' offers comedy with substance

Fred Hawson
Posted at Dec 26 06:00 PM

Christian Bables has this gay persona pretty much second nature for him, and his dramatic chops for his serious scenes remain excellent. Read more »

Review: Intense Dantes, Arcilla wow in 'A Hard Day'

Fred Hawson
Posted at Dec 25 06:00 PM

This story and screenplay of this film was adapted from the South Korean sleeper box-office hit film of the same name which debuted at the Cannes Film Festival in 2014. Read more »

Review: 'Kun Maupay Man It Panahon' on a level of its own

Fred Hawson
Posted at Dec 25 01:00 PM

'Kun Maupay Man It Panahon' had already made the rounds of various film festivals in Europe, Asia and the Americas since its grand premiere at the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland this August 2021. Read more »

Review: Halle Berry seeks redemption in 'Bruised'

Fred Hawson
Posted at Dec 21 06:16 AM

Ever since she won her Best Actress Oscar for 'Monster's Ball' (2002), Halle Berry had been struggling to play another role to prove her worth as a serious actress once again. Read more »

Review: Sandra Bullock gives heart to 'Unforgivable'

Fred Hawson
Updated as of Dec 19 10:02 AM

Sandra Bullock totally shed off all her Hollywood star glamor to portray a stern-faced, prison-hardened Ruth. Read more »

'No Time to Die' review: Daniel Craig bids farewell to Bond

Fred Hawson
Posted at Dec 17 08:43 PM

This is said to be Daniel Craig's final film as Bond, so this is the last time we would see that rough and rugged version of Bond whom Craig rebooted in 'Casino Royale.' Read more »

Review: 'Gensan Punch' is Brillante Mendoza's tribute to boxers

Fred Hawson
Posted at Dec 16 06:13 AM

This is director Brillante Mendoza's first stab at a sports drama movie. Read more »

Movie review: Disney makes magic anew in 'Encanto'

Fred Hawson
Posted at Dec 14 04:46 PM

This computer-animated film is the 60th feature film produced by Disney. Read more »

Movie review: Symbiote showdown in 'Venom' sequel

Fred Hawson
Posted at Dec 13 05:15 AM

Lead stars Tom Hardy and Woody Harrelson both give it their over-the-top all, in darkly comical portrayals of both their human and their symbiote forms. Read more »

Review: Brillante Mendoza's 'Palitan' is an erotic film first

Fred Hawson
Updated as of Dec 12 08:09 AM

'Palitan' may be an erotic film first, but Brillante Mendoza was still able to get his social realism in. Read more »

Review: 'Dulo' takes predictable melodrama detours

Fred Hawson
Updated as of Dec 11 09:25 AM

Diego Loyzaga and Barbie Imperial are real-life sweethearts and this was their first movie together. Read more »

Netflix review: Maja proves her mettle in 'Arisaka'

Fred Hawson
Posted at Dec 09 07:45 PM

Star Maja Salvador rallied us to root her on -- no matter how her repeated narrow escapes from death were practically superhuman. Read more »