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Movie review: Lovi Poe is the best thing in predictable 'The Annulment'

Fred Hawson
Posted at Nov 20 12:50 PM

Now who has not seen this scenario in a Filipino movie before?  Read more »

Theater review: Tanghalang Ateneo adapts 'Antigone' to PH setting

Fred Hawson
Posted at Nov 19 06:42 AM

As the second offering of Tanghalang Ateneo's 41st season themed "Sulat-Babae," playwright Sabrina Basilio used the basic premise of "Antigone" to set up a totally different scenario and ensuing events. Read more »

Movie review: 'Charlie's Angels' furthers franchise with latest reboot

Fred Hawson
Posted at Nov 17 01:51 PM

"Charlie's Angels" was one long-running TV series in the late 1970s about three former policewomen who work as private investigators. Read more »

Movie review: 'Ford v Ferrari' will get your pulse racing

Fred Hawson
Posted at Nov 17 10:54 AM

"Ford v Ferrari" belonged to Christian Bale as Ken Miles, World War II veteran turned race car driver.  Read more »

Review: ‘Ford V Ferrari’ is an entertaining underdog story with really nice cars

Andrew Paredes
Updated as of Nov 15 08:49 PM

Now if only it isn’t weighed down by a script a little too committed to “based on true events” conventions. Read more »

Movie review: KZ Tandingan shines in 'The Art of Ligaw'

Fred Hawson
Posted at Nov 15 12:55 PM

She held her own against the more experienced Epy Quizon.  Read more »

Theater review: Tony Mabesa takes his final bow with 'Fuente Ovejuna'

Fred Hawson
Posted at Nov 15 06:55 AM

For its second offering in its current 44th theater season, Dulaang UP chose to present Spanish playwright Lope de Vega's 1619 play "Fuente Ovejuna," in keeping with the theme of this season is "Daluhong" which means "assault." Read more »

Movie review: Robert Pattinson goes from 'Twilight' to arthouse in 'The Lighthouse'

Fred Hawson
Posted at Nov 14 01:22 PM

When you watch "The Lighthouse," you are immediately taken back to the time of classic cinema when movies were in extremely contrasted black and white, and actors were shot in extreme closeup.  Read more »

C1 Originals review: 'Metamorphosis' sheds light on intersex people

Fred Hawson
Updated as of Nov 13 12:15 PM

"Metamorphosis" had first been rated X by the MTRCB and banned from public exhibition apparently because of certain sensitive scenes of sexual nature. Read more »

Review: CinemaOne Original’s foreign films lineup will take you places, and you should let it

Andrew Paredes
Updated as of Nov 13 05:21 PM

A love letter to friendship, a pair of roommates in the 1890s who drive each other insane, a portrait of women looking after each other, and Catherine Deneuve being fabulous — if you’re catching a foreign film this week, check out the CinemaOne Originals Festival lineup. Read more »

Movie review: 'The Shining' sequel radiates terror and nostalgia

Fred Hawson
Posted at Nov 10 11:01 AM

"Doctor Sleep" is the fourth film based on a Stephen King book in 2019 alone, after "Pet Sematary," "It Chapter 2" and "In the Tall Grass."   Read more »

Movie review: Sincere Jasmine Curtis-Smith is memorable in 'Cara x Jagger'

Fred Hawson
Updated as of Nov 10 09:25 AM

The love story in 'Cara x Jagger' involved a clever contrast of medical conditions.  Read more »

Music review: This year’s tender anthem for pained lovers is here

Jam Pascual
Posted at Nov 08 11:45 AM

The title track of pop musician Caroline Polachek’s ‘Pang’ perfectly captures the way love and pain intertwine. Read more »

Movie review: 'Nuuk' tells story of desolation and depression

Fred Hawson
Posted at Nov 08 11:06 AM

Usually, if a Filipino movie is shot in a foreign country, it is to take advantage of its festive scenery and exotic romantic ambiance. But this one is very different. Read more »

Review: Why casting Timothée Chalamet & his delicate bone structure in ‘The King’ was a genius move

Andrew Paredes
Posted at Nov 08 10:40 AM

Inspired casting and sharp writing are just two qualities that make this Netflix period drama engrossing. Read more »

Review: Doctor Sleep pays more than lip service to King and Kubrick fans

Andrew Paredes
Updated as of Nov 06 06:42 PM

Juggling the directorial legacy of Stanley Kubrick and the meaty narrative of Stephen King, director Mike Flanagan's stylistic touches are helped by deft performances by his movie's three leads.   Read more »

MWSS sets yearly review of Manila Water, Maynilad services instead of every 5 years

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 06 05:14 PM

Regulatory Financial Audits (RFA) will be conducted annually instead of 5 years to ensure that delivery of services are in accordance with its concession agreement, the MWSS said in a statement.  Read more »

Review: ‘Terminator: Dark Fate’ returns to scrappy sensibility that made the franchise work

Andrew Paredes
Updated as of Nov 04 12:19 PM

This reboot is the third-best film in the series—and that’s not a diss. Read more »

Movie review: The Addams Family, Door Lock, Paradise Hills

Fred Hawson
Posted at Nov 03 09:52 AM

Here are mini movie reviews of "The Addams Family," "Door Lock," and "Paradise Hills." Read more »

Movie review: 'Terminator: Dark Fate' has failed the franchise

Fred Hawson
Posted at Oct 31 11:58 AM

The very beginning of this sixth film followed the events of "T2" in 1998.  Read more »