REVIEWS Staging the overdramatic Pinoy via PETA’s ‘One More Chance: The Musical’ Brace yourself, “One More Chance” is now a musical, thanks to the Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA). Is it good? We check! Michael David dela Cruz Tan, MDCSeptember 9, 2024
FLICKS Co-opting the OFW story via ‘We Don’t Dance for Nothing’? This is a story of overseas Filipino workers (OFW) told by a "Chinese–Greek American director raised by dancers in New York" (using the words... Michael David dela Cruz Tan, MDCAugust 14, 2022
FLICKS Small tale told via ‘An Sadit na Planeta (The Little Planet)’ "An Sadit na Planeta (The Little Planet)" - by Arjanmar H. Rebeta - tells the tale of a man who keeps waking up on... Arthur Abad NwabiaAugust 9, 2021
FLICKS Life lessons via the fantastical from ‘Kawatan sa Salog (A Toy In The River)’ Yeah, yeah… we've been here before - e.g Liway, Pan's Labyrinth, etc. Wherein the fantastical is used not just to tell a story (from... Mikee dela CruzAugust 9, 2021
FLICKS A parable on abuses women face in the entertainment industry via a suspense flick ‘Out of Body’ "Out of Body" (by Enrico Po) may be a parable packaged as a... slasher film, but does it work? Mikee dela CruzAugust 9, 2021
FLICKS Looking for the magic in ‘Looking for Rafflesias and Other Fleeting Things’ You can take "Looking for Rafflesias and Other Fleeting Things" as many things - e.g. coming out story, growing up/coming of age tale, snippets... Mikee dela CruzAugust 9, 2021
FLICKS A glimpse at one man’s life in an intersection via ‘Crossing’ "Crossing", by Marc Misa, is a short film (approx. five minutes) that tells the story of Gabriel Arkanhell (Nino Mendoza) about to make a... Arthur Abad NwabiaAugust 8, 2021
FLICKS Restless minds coming up with pale Forky version in ‘Maski Papano’ "Maski Papano" is a short film that tells the story of… well, us, particularly at the time of COVID-19. From the perspective of an... Arthur Abad NwabiaAugust 8, 2021
FLICKS Revisiting Marawi City yet again via ‘A House in Pieces’ Truth be told, the city has been visited and revisited by many (usually outsiders) to tell and retell what happened there. And this is... Mikee dela CruzAugust 8, 2021
FLICKS Remaining hopeful amidst COVID-19 via ‘Yugto (Chapter)’ There are times you'd feel like it doesn't know what it wants to be - e.g. PSA on mask-wearing/hand-washing/etc; capturing of human experiences at... Arthur Abad NwabiaAugust 8, 2021
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 Tan, MDCAugust 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 Tan, MDCAugust 11, 2020