So yun na nga. I can't really take the film's unapologetic insistence on love being reduced to a commodity consumed by two people who tire themselves proving how much love they have for each other, in the tradition of Star Cinema's devotion to its brand of romance and drama.
There's nothing deep about its narrative on love and commitment,maturity being hinged merely on the external factors that bring about the conflict between Joy and Ethan, not their way of dealing…
Babala: May spoiler
The biggest problem with this film is not its lack of structure, but its refusal to interrogate the system that perpetuates toxic dependence and skewed sense of heroism--a mad sense of how family ties are supposed to be perceived.
There is not much to argue against that one long take where all members of the family get to enjoy an ample amount of air time.Yes, Bambi (Vice Ganda) is right for saying na hindi naman dapat isa…
It's one of those films you wish were really into digging up the characters deeply. Ganda ng structure, but the lovers in different stages do not hold that kind of consistency tied to their core. It's so hard to commend a film that captures the bravura of the external but fails to unleash the depth of the human soul. Oo magaling, competent sina Julia at Alden, but what is really inside them? Beyond words, more than how they merely respond…
There may be spoilers:
Gitling is a tale of two hopeless romantics who navigate themselves as they try to understand each other, a narrative piece that uses language to give a deeper meaning to both connection and liberation.
Japanese filmmaker Makoto (Ken Yamamura) is invited to a film festival in Bacolod for a screening of his film. He works with Jamie (Gabby Padilla), a Filipina translator who creates Ilongo subtitles for his film. They have a few days to finish…
