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Sheron Dayoc's coming-of-rage thriller confronts a system that indoctrinates wayward sons into a life of sordid violence.
A top-down primer on the immersive 270° theatrical experience, now available locally in SM Mall of Asia.
Erik Matti's 2004 horror film is a haunting tale about Filipino diaspora and the dreadful sorrow of those left behind.
The latest Jun Lana film resorts to a heuristic sort of violence, one that feels defeatist and avoidably self-destructive.
Seething rage curdles into a vengeful curse in Erik Matti's squirmy entry to HBO's underseen folk horror anthology from 2021, 'Folklore.'
This year’s set of short films competing in Cinemalaya is a solid program of exciting filmmaking voices, mediums, and genres.
The cost of making a stand feels exponential in a film that hones too much in on the abuse itself.
In Lav Diaz's eyes, the "first" voyage around the world is picturesque, hypnotic, and...well, false. And he's come to correct it.