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Movie review: Korea's 'Kim Ji-Young: Born 1982' is a wake-up call for couples

Fred Hawson
Posted at Feb 15 07:21 AM

"Kim Ji-Young: Born 1982" will definitely resonate with and likely trigger women from all over Asia, and perhaps even in the West. Read more »

Theater review: Maramara, El Tayech sizzle in Rep's 'Stage Kiss'

Fred Hawson
Posted at Feb 13 09:56 PM

For its first show of their 83rd season, Repertory Philippines chose to stage a play by Sarah Ruhl, one of the most prolific American playwrights in this new century. Read more »

Theater review: PETA's 'Under My Skin' entertains and informs about HIV/AIDS

Fred Hawson
Posted at Feb 13 07:11 PM

"Under My Skin," a new play written by Rody Vera, attempts to reeducate its audiences with how people nowadays get HIV-AIDS and what can be done about it. Read more »

Movie review: Gerwig's 'Little Women' makes a strong statement about womanhood

Fred Hawson
Updated as of Feb 11 04:59 PM

Like all her previous movie roles, Saoirse Ronan is ideally cast as Jo March in the latest big screen adaptation of Louisa Mae Alcott's classic novel. Read more »

Movie review: Margot Robbie is fantabulous in 'Birds of Prey'

Fred Hawson
Posted at Feb 10 03:40 PM

"Birds of Prey" is a sequel and spin-off to the critically-panned "Suicide Squad" (2016), where the character of Harley Quinn (as portrayed by Margot Robbie) was the most memorable.  Read more »

Samsung Galaxy A71 review: Pretty alright, and powerful enough

Joel Guinto, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 11 01:34 PM

The Galaxy A71, the newest in the South Korean tech giant's mid range line, looks and feels like an expensive phone and we took it for a spin to find out where Samsung cut corners. Read more »

Review: For its series finale, 'Bojack Horseman' ends not with a bang but a whimper

Jam Pascual
Posted at Feb 10 11:45 AM

How a show about emotional struggle came to a sense of closure. Read more »

Review: ‘Birds of Prey’ is deliciously badass, a glittery middle finger to gender double standards

Andrew Paredes
Posted at Feb 07 01:21 PM

Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn couldn’t care less what it’s place is in the DC extended universe  Read more »

Movie review: 'On Vodka, Beers and Regrets' is anti-rom-com and that's good

Fred Hawson
Posted at Feb 07 01:12 PM

The duo of Bela Padilla and JC Santos is reunited under the pen and direction of Irene Emma Villamor in yet another dramatic romance "On Vodka, Beers and Regrets." Read more »

Matebook D 15 review: Huawei cracks ‘value’ laptop tier

Joel Guinto, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 06 07:36 PM

Huawei is expanding its laptop offerings in the Philippines and with the 15-inch MateBook D, it hopes to emulate its Nova 5T smartphone: flashy enough to flaunt in an Instagrammable cafe and powerful enough to get a considerable amount of work done. Read more »

Movie review: '1917' is technically impressive but the story leaves you wanting

Fred Hawson
Posted at Feb 06 11:47 AM

From the very first scene to the last, director Sam Mendes and cinematographer Roger Deakins took us along for what looked like one single take of continuous action as the camera followed tw young soldiers in what seemed to be real time.  Read more »

Review: ‘1917’ says war is stupid, but the film ends up glorifying it anyway—and how

Andrew Paredes
Updated as of Feb 06 01:03 PM

This polished, riveting Oscar forerunner is made to look like it was shot in one continuous take — you end up guessing where the cuts are than caring about the complexities of its subject. Read more »

Movie review: 'The Gentlemen' is vintage Guy Ritchie

Fred Hawson
Updated as of Feb 05 12:06 PM

British writer-director Guy Ritchie returns to his ensemble crime-comedy roots with "The Gentlemen" and he proved he is a master of this genre. Read more »

Netflix review: Adam Sandler is serious and screwed in 'Uncut Gems'

Fred Hawson
Posted at Feb 03 03:39 PM

I first heard about "Uncut Gems" when its lead actor Adam Sandler won the best actor award from the National Board of Review early last month.  Read more »

Movie review: If you can take juvenile silliness, you might enjoy ‘Dolittle’

Fred Hawson
Posted at Feb 01 11:01 AM

My verdict? It was actually not as bad as I was expecting at all. Read more »

Movie review: These zombies are fast and ravenous in timely 'Block Z'

Fred Hawson
Posted at Jan 31 12:25 PM

Director Mikhail Red, fresh off his 2019 successes, comes up with yet another film with action basically confined within a school.  Read more »

Huawei's Matebook D feels like a MacBook, at half the price

Joel Guinto, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 29 04:12 PM

Unveiled in Manila on Wednesday, the 15-inch Matebook D is billed as a productivity machine (typing, graphic design) and a productivity killer (read: Netflix). Read more »

Is JV Ejercito the new food influencer we’ve all been waiting for?

Dahl Bennett
Updated as of Jan 30 07:50 AM

Move over Masarap Ba? Step aside, Anton Diaz. There’s a new food influencer in town—and he’s roaming the country and Eastern Europe to tell us about the best eats, mga repapips! ​ Read more »

Movie review: Will Smith, Martin Lawrence still have that winning chemistry in 'Bad Boys for Life'

Fred Hawson
Posted at Jan 28 12:41 PM

The original "Bad Boys" was shown way back in 1995, an explosive buddy-cop comedy action film starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence directed by Michael Bay.  Read more »

Movie review: 'Just Mercy' reminds us to remain vigilant about human rights

Fred Hawson
Updated as of Jan 27 04:19 PM

In 1989, a fresh Harvard law school graduate Bryan Stevenson set up his office for Equal Justice Initiative in Alabama, aiming to provide legal help to the underprivileged, especially those on Death Row.  Read more »