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Review: The sterling actors of 'Richard Jewell’ are overshadowed by a problematic film

Andrew Paredes
Updated as of Jan 19 10:16 PM

The latest movie helmed by Clint Eastwood draws amazing performances from its cast. But its thin script and faulty direction does them all a disservice.  Read more »

'Mia' producers to donate day's net proceeds to Taal eruption victims

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 17 12:47 PM

“If you guys want to watch ‘Mia,’ please try to watch today!” said lead star Coleen Garcia. Read more »

Movie review: 'Mia' deserves a chance at the box office

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 17 11:50 AM

"Mia" may have a rather unimaginative title, but this latest work by director Veronica Velasco is actually quite good and deserves to be given a chance to do well at the box office. Read more »

Review: Forget ‘Jojo Rabbit’ is a satire, you’ll enjoy it more

Andrew Paredes
Posted at Jan 15 02:07 PM

The film aspires to walk a tightrope of tone and subject matter, but struggles to balance its ambition with its crowd-pleasing impulses.  Read more »

The Oscar nominations 2020: J.Lo snubbed, women shut out, white men still rule

Andrew Paredes
Updated as of Jan 14 07:46 PM

It's business as usual five years after #Oscarsowhite. Read more »

Here are our predictions for this year’s Oscar nominees

Andrew Paredes
Posted at Jan 12 11:46 AM

Will it be Banderas or Pryce who will take the surprise 5th spot in the largely secure Best Actor list? Will the Academy let a woman (Greta Gerwig) into the nominated directors’ circle? We’ll know the answers tomorrow but today we make the forecast  Read more »

Indie film festival in China shuts down, says 'impossible' to pursue independence

Reuters
Posted at Jan 11 04:30 PM

It did not provide more details of what pushed it to such a decision, but the move comes amid growing media censorship in China, which has seen regulators crack down on content they believe to violate "socialist core values." Read more »

‘Pare Ko is 25?!’ Joey Reyes reflects on the film that captured youth & friendship in the '90s

Jose Javier Reyes
Updated as of Jan 11 05:52 PM

On the occasion of the film's 25th anniversary, its writer and director looks back on an age of innocence — "when kids were still kids, when friendships were real and not virtual.” Read more »

DECADE IN REVIEW: How streaming changed Philippine cinema

Nikki Francisco
Updated as of Jan 10 08:03 PM

The rise of streaming services altered how Filipinos watched films and TV shows, and how we made content. Read more »

Review: ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ is satisfying. It’s just not very adventurous

Andrew Paredes
Updated as of Jan 10 02:36 PM

The film seems hellbent on tamping down everything that makes it new, in the service of squeezing it into the existing mythos set by George Lucas. Read more »

Movie review: Star-studded cast couldn't save 'Cats'

Fred Hawson
Posted at Jan 10 11:06 AM

Since it was released in the US last month, "Cats" has been receiving one scathing review after another. It has been called one of the worst movies not only of the year 2019, but also of the whole decade.  Read more »

Summer edition of MMFF to kick off in April

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 09 11:33 AM

A summer edition of the Metro Manila Film Festival will kick off this coming April. Read more »

Review: ‘Cats’ is so bad it just might be a future cult classic

Andrew Paredes
Updated as of Jan 08 11:42 AM

Should you give the much-panned movie adaptation of the furry musical a chance?  Read more »

The heinous, hilarious jokes that pricked the Golden Globes bubble

Andrew Paredes
Updated as of Jan 10 10:57 AM

Good thing the Hollywood Foreign press hired Ricky Gervais again; the awards show needed someone to burst its bubble. Read more »

Review: The new John Mulaney Netflix special is like ‘Sesame Street’ but delightfully darker

Jam Pascual
Posted at Jan 06 02:26 PM

It looks like a children’s show but it’s for adults also, filled with the uncomfortable moments that rocked our worlds as kids. Read more »

Review: ‘Don’t F*** With Cats’ is a riveting docu that makes its audience complicit

Jam Pascual
Posted at Jan 05 02:51 PM

How can a documentary responsibly portray gruesome acts? This Netflix special ends up questioning the morals of its own genre. Read more »

Meet the Brillante Mendoza protégé making waves in Cannes and Venice

Bam V. Abellon
Updated as of Jan 04 05:03 PM

Raymund Ribay Gutierrez won last year’s Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Fest, following two Cannes recognitions since debuting there just three years ago. These days, the guy is just trying to not let it get into his head Read more »

Decade roundup: 30 best Filipino films of the 2010s

Fred Hawson
Posted at Dec 31 11:59 AM

Film critic Fred Hawson reveals his list of the best Filipino movies of the past decade.  Read more »

MMFF review: 'Miracle in Cell No. 7' is a tear-jerking tsunami of a movie

David Dizon, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 27 07:55 PM

A couple of minutes into the movie, a pack of ninjas started cutting onions in the cinema.  Read more »

WATCH: Morissette Amon stars in 'Song of the Fireflies' trailer

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 26 06:00 PM

The official trailer for the film "Song of the Fireflies" has been released, and it features a number by Morissette Amon.  Read more »