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The scariest thing about Kenneth Dagatan’s In My Mother’s Skin is victim-blaming
MANILA, PHILIPPINES — In My Mother’s Skin, an Amazon Original horror film by Cebuano writer-director Kenneth Dagatan, opens on a…
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‘What was I made for?’ asks Barbie, we say: to celebrate, to represent, to give voice, and to just be
MANILA, PHILIPPINES — Perhaps the most accurate description we can give to the Barbie craze that has taken over the…
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Jayson Laniba on Dolly de Leon’s ‘mothering!’ performance in riotous Triangle of Sadness
MANILA, PHILIPPINES — “Mothering,” pronounced as muh·thr·uhng – an internet slang to describe a powerful performance from a female artist.…
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Air’s depiction of Michael Jordan’s origin story with Nike hits a mark for anyone who dares to take a risk
MANILA, PHILIPPINES — The phenomenon of Michael Jordan is something that has changed many things in the world. Beyond his…
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Film Review: Does LeBron James’ venture measure up? Space Jam: A New Legacy
MANILA, PHILIPPINES — In 1996, Michael Jordan had just returned from his first retirement from basketball and wanted to return…
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Movie Review: More Than Meets the Eye–The Invisible Man Brings the Classic Concept into the Age of CCTV and #MeToo
MANILA, PHILIPPINES – Ask anyone what kind of superpower they would wish for and you’ll likely get standard answers. Super…
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Movie Review: Sibling Love, The Quest for Magic, and (Half Successfully) Bringing Back Loved Ones to Life in Disney-Pixar’s Onward
MANILA, PHILIPPINES – The relationship between siblings is rarely, if ever, at the heart of animated films. Because of their…
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Movie Review: The Latest Adaptation of ‘The Call of the Wild’ is a Reminder of Simpler, Wilder Times Following Buck’s Epic Journey
MANILA, PHILIPPINES – It’s become a bit of a cliché to say that a dog is man’s best friend. Hundreds…
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Movie Review: The First Big Action Film of 2020 is “Birds of Prey” by Director Cathy Yan, And Here’s Why
MANILA, PHILIPPINES – When Harley Quinn was first introduced in Batman: The Animated Series in 1992, she was just supposed…
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Movie Review: Award-winning filmmaker Lauren Greenfield shows there’s more to Imelda Marcos than shoes in The Kingmaker
MANILA, PHILIPPINES – For over 50 years, Imelda Marcos has been in the spotlight. She has long been seen as…
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Movie Review: Quezon’s Game Presents an Image of a Filipino Leader Not Seen In our History Books
MANILA, PHILIPPINES – During one of the darkest times in world history, it isn’t widely known that the Philippines attempted…
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Movie Review: The Rise of Skywalker Marks the End of a 42-Year-Long Love Affair, but Star Wars Will Go On
It ends here. Forty-two years after Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope changed movies forever, the final chapter in…
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Movie Review: No Laughing Matter — Joaquin Phoenix is as Unsettling as He Is Brilliant in Todd Phillips’ Harrowing Joker
Cesar Romero. Jack Nicholson. Mark Hamill. Heath Ledger. Jared Leto. Several gentlemen have given their own spin on one of…
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