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Netflix review: A star is born in thrilling 'The White Tiger'

Fred Hawson
Posted at Jan 24 08:49 AM

The artistic team behind “A Divergent War: Songs for the Pandemic” takes proper advantage of the internet’s affordances. Read more »

'A Divergent War' review: Filipino artists perform the political pathologies of our viral times

Oscar Tantoco Serquiña, Jr.
Posted at Jan 23 02:34 PM

"A Divergent War" unflinchingly calls for a suitable and systematic government policy for a generation-defining pandemic. Read more »

Netflix review: Sci-fi war flick 'Outside the Wire' succumbs to B-movie tropes

Fred Hawson
Posted at Jan 23 06:06 AM

While "Outside the Wire" is a sci-fi war movie, it still felt like a number of war movies where American soldiers play the savior of an oppressed country against crazy terrorists. Read more »

Amazon Prime review: 'One Night in Miami' imagines a meeting of 4 African-American legends

Fred Hawson
Posted at Jan 17 06:49 AM

Kemp Powers conjured up the fictional discussions of four African-American icons in his 2013 play, which he adapted himself into this screenplay.  Read more »

Netflix review: 'Lupin' is the new hit heist series you should be watching

Fred Hawson
Posted at Jan 16 06:11 AM

This first season only had 5 episodes of only about 40 minutes each, so this was a quick and easy binge. Read more »

Google 'experiment' blocks Australian news from local searches

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 14 04:44 PM

The Australian Financial Review reported that Google was blocking several major commercial news outlets including its masthead, News Corp papers and Guardian Australia from a small number of search users.   Read more »

CHR says left out in initial drug war review

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 13 09:16 AM

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Wednesday lamented it was not involved in the initial review of the deaths of thousands of drug suspects under President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs. Read more »

Netflix review: 'Sharkboy and Lavagirl' sequel is fun if predictable children's fare

Fred Hawson
Posted at Jan 09 06:10 AM

"We Can Be Heroes" is billed as the sequel to "The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D" (2005), also written and directed by Robert Rodriguez. Read more »

A Filipino teacher's open letter to the most influential child on YouTube

ANCX Staff
Updated as of Jan 07 02:08 PM

“I can't help but think of poor families who would have access to your videos, but would not have enough money to buy the toys that you feature. And I feel for them,” says educator Adie Isidro.   Read more »

MMFF review: 'Isa Pang Bahaghari' surprises with shocking ending

Fred Hawson
Posted at Jan 03 09:19 AM

Some people will call that ending bizarre or absurd or contrived or ridiculous, and I won't blame them.   Read more »

MMFF review: 'Suarez, The Healing Priest' inspires but too earnest, defensive

Fred Hawson
Posted at Jan 02 01:28 PM

The whole production had the vibe of a religious program on television, even ending with an uplifting healing prayer from the real Fr. Suarez himself. Read more »

Movie review: After delays, 'Wonder Woman 1984' fails to live up to massive hype

Fred Hawson
Posted at Dec 31 09:50 AM

There had been an extreme hype of anticipation over Patty Jenkins's much anticipated sequel to the critically and commercial success that was "Wonder Woman" (2017), which may have caused the audience to conjure up unreachable expectations for it.  Read more »

MMFF review: 'Magikland' serves a visual effects feast

Fred Hawson
Posted at Dec 29 11:44 AM

"Magikland" is the third fantasy-adventure film for kids created by the team of the late Peque Gallaga and Lore Reyes, following "Magic Temple" (1996) and "Magic Kingdom" (1997). Read more »

MMFF review: 'The Missing' misses with overused horror tropes

Fred Hawson
Posted at Dec 28 07:02 PM

"The Missing" had 12 nominations coming into the MMFF 2020 Awards Night. Read more »

MMFF review: 'The Boy Foretold by the Stars' is a solid BL movie

Fred Hawson
Posted at Dec 27 09:11 AM

"The Boy Foretold by the Stars" leads the MMFF 2020 nominations list with 12. Read more »

MMFF review: Fantasy turns into a real nightmare in 'Fan Girl'

Fred Hawson
Updated as of Dec 27 12:45 AM

Antoinette Jadaone's "Fan Girl" (2020) is more of Bona's kindred spirit. Read more »

Netflix review: 'The Midnight Sky' is more melodrama than serious sci-fi

Fred Hawson
Posted at Dec 24 04:24 PM

In its core, "The Midnight Sky," adapted from Lily Brooks-Dalton's 2016 novel "Good Morning, Midnight," was more of a serious melodrama than it was serious sci-fi. Read more »

Movie review: Pixar maintains winning streak with stirring 'Soul'

Fred Hawson
Posted at Dec 23 12:22 PM

"Soul" continued the long Pixar tradition of pairing a couple of problematic characters forced to help each other achieve their respective dreams.  Read more »

REVIEW: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 5G, the phablet reinvented and vastly improved

Art Fuentes, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 23 07:31 AM

Folding phones with flexible screens are niche products right now, but they may move into the mainstream of mobile devices very soon. The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 is showing just how useful this new technology can be.  Read more »

Movie review: ‘The Boy Foretold by the Stars’ in the eyes of a BL fan

MJ Felipe, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 22 06:23 PM

“The Boy Foretold by the Stars” is not meant to be a tearjerker. In fact, it’s a light, romantic, feel-good flick. But with everything that has happened to all of us, being in lockdown for months, that light, romantic, feel-good feeling was so, so missed.  Read more »