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The Meg 2018
The huge smile I let out when they revealed that Pippin survived… 🥹🥹 The saving grace of this wackass movie.
Still giving this a like though ‘cause I enjoyed it. A popcorn flick is what it is, and it served its purpose. Plus, Jason Statham’s just fun to watch in anything.
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Love You to the Stars and Back 2017
This is… beautiful. The ending made me cry, ngl. I love the message: to believe even in the impossible. And that love can be the driving force to help us surpass even the most insurmountable odds.
The movie’s just a bit undercooked. Parang may kulang. Emotional final act, pero it still doesn’t feel very satisfying? Also, there were some cringe moments lol.
I loved Joshua and Julia’s chemistry though. And man, Joshua can act!! Julia too—they complement one another! I…
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The Kingdom 2024
One word: BITIN
This film was too ambitious. Its premise is undeniably inventive, really fresh… a reimagining of the Philippines if it wasn’t colonized. I like how it showed that problems such as social inequalities and corruption of those in power would still exist. (And middle child syndrome too xD)
However, the film tried to juggle too many ideas at once, it ended up losing its focus. The pacing became rushed with too many things going on, and the final…
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Family of Two (A Mother and Son's Story) 2023
I watched this with my mom and wow… not bad!! My mom really really wanted to watch this movie with me, so I decided to give it a chance. Fortunately, I liked it!! (We watched it on the last day of MMFF lol)
This is a simple movie with a simple yet touching story. It’s not extraordinary, thought-provoking, or mind-blowing by any means, but many of its aspects were done well.
The movie was pretty straightforward with its intent: to…
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