Zahir

Zahir

Favorite films

  • Happy Together
  • Cleaners
  • Moral
  • The Tale of The Princess Kaguya

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  • Spotlight

    ★★★★★

  • You'll Return in May

    ★★★★★

  • The Banshees of Inisherin

    ★★★★½

  • Triangle of Sadness

    ★★½

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  • You'll Return in May

    You'll Return in May

    ★★★★★

    It took my breath away.

  • The Banshees of Inisherin

    The Banshees of Inisherin

    ★★★★½

    All these snagging and burning hit me to the fecking core.

    Friendship breakups are the worst. As someone who overthinks too much, I was not expecting this film to make me question myself whether or not I have been dull to my closest friends. It made me anxious on the possibilities that they would end our relationship anytime amid all the memories and love we had made. It is always the feelings of uncertainties if I could handle it, or…

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  • Etiquette For Mistresses

    Etiquette For Mistresses

    ★★★½

    "Nakakatawa noh? I'm the wife and you're the mistress. At this point, what's the difference between you and me? Parehong iniwan. Parehong ipinagpalit." - Pilar Pilapil

    "Look at all this hypocrisy. All these politicians na galit sa RH bill, sa divorce. But they can tolerate a failing marriage right before their very eyes. Unbelievable. How disgusting." - Claudine Barretto

    Here's to my new guilty pleasure film. One of the very few well-crafted Star Cinema films in the recent years with great direction and some exemplary performances from the ensemble cast.

  • Sila-Sila

    Sila-Sila

    ★★★★½

    "Whatever happens, we'll always be family, right?” - Jared

    This was a really genuine moment between Jared (played Topper Fabregas) and Gab (Gio Gahol), a manifestation of assurance that no matter how rough their struggles are, they will inevitably find company in each other.

    Sila-sila is a absolute honest take in depicting how complicated human emotions and relationships are. Conflicts arise, resolutions are made. It carefully humanizes its characters amid their differences and flaws to the point that spending time…