FLICKS Family dynamics highlighted via ‘Quing Lalam Ning Aldo’ "Quing Lalam Ning Aldo (Under the Sun)" - by Reeden Fajardo - tells the story of an LGBT parent who runs a sampaguita farm,... Michael David dela Cruz TanAugust 12, 2020
FLICKS Fantastical tale from the North about the ‘civilized’ versus the ‘barbarians’ in ‘Tokwifi’ "Tokwifi" is a fantastical Igorot tale from Carla Pulido Ocampo. Think "Pleasantville"… and you're almost there. Michael David dela Cruz TanAugust 11, 2020
FilmMakers First-person game-inspired self-help flick that is ‘Fatigued’ "Fatigued" - by James Robin M. Mayo - is a short flick that uses… shall we say, the approach of shoot-to-kill POV games for... Michael David dela Cruz TanAugust 11, 2020
FilmMakers Beautifully-shot if somewhat passion-light ‘Pabasa Kan Pasyon’ It may be light on "passion", but "Pabasa Kan Pasyon" - a movie less than 15 minutes long from Hubert Tibi - is beautiful... Michael David dela Cruz TanAugust 11, 2020
FLICKS Half-baked worthy story of ‘Ang Gasgas na Plaka ni Lolo Bert’ "Ang Gasgas na Plaka ni Lolo Bert" by directors Janina Gacosta and Cheska Marfori tells a simple enough story (at least on the surface)... Michael David dela Cruz TanAugust 11, 2020
Plays 5 Reasons why you should watch (plus 5 sources of apprehension about) PETA’s ‘Under My Skin’ Consider this an "educational play", where we get the dramatic narrative interspersed with statement of facts. Does this work? Yes and... no. Mikee dela CruzMarch 5, 2020
FLICKS John Denver Trending: This is what indie is all about Overall, if you can afford to pay for shitty Vice Ganda or Vic Sotto films (or most of the Metro Manila Film Festival entries,... Michael David dela Cruz TanAugust 9, 2019
FLICKS Children of the River: Propaganda pretending to be coming-of-age flick How wars/conflicts affect the lives of children isn’t rare in cinema. And beyond the coming-of-age narratives, Children of the River is really supposed to... Michael David dela Cruz TanAugust 9, 2019
FLICKS Iska: How to make a film out of guilt This is an okay film, particularly with its intention to supposedly highlight autism. But it also felt not a film about Iska, but more... Michael David dela Cruz TanAugust 8, 2019
FLICKS Pandanggo sa Hukay: An attempt from women to come up with something for women If you base your decision to watch this on why it exists in the first place, I’d say go ahead. You’d be willing/more forgiving... Michael David dela Cruz TanAugust 7, 2019