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  Godzilla Minus One 2023

  ★★★ Watched 11 Mar 2025

  I must admit that I've never really seen any of the Godzilla films at all, not even the 1998 Hollywood adaptation with Rage Against the Machine contributing the song "No Shelter" to its soundtrack. So yeah, "Godzilla Minus One" marks the very first time I've watched a movie with the titular kaiju in it.

  A couple of reasons for giving GMO only three stars (both might be seen by some as potentially hot takes, but whatever 🤷🏻‍♂️):

  1) Godzilla was…

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  The Boy and the Heron 2023

  ★★★★★ Watched 09 Mar 2025

  tanginang buhay to, di naman ganto (sic) sa ghibli

  That copypasta alone (which I stole from someone else since they posted the said status publicly, thus fair game) would've sufficed as an attempt to get myself posted by Facebook page HOLGE (fka Haters of Letterboxd: Golagat Edition). Unfortunately for me, I don't plan on getting featured there anytime soon which is why I'm writing more than just some witty and / or snarky one-liner review about Studio Ghibli head Hayao…

Popular reviews

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  The Nowhere Inn 2020

  ★★★★ Watched 04 Jan 2025

  I'll be seeing indie rock musician Annie Clark aka St. Vincent perform live this Jan 8 (a hump day Wednesday) as she sets foot for the first time ever in Manila. Because I can't contain my excitement whenever I think about how I'll finally get to see Clark herself play her eponymous signature guitar (the EBMM St. Vincent with its angular design made for maximum comfort as Clark had it specially designed with the aspiring female guitarist in mind) onstage…

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  The Substance 2024

  ★★★★½ Watched 01 Jan 2025

  "Damn... I'm getting old huh?"

  As someone who will be turning 40 next year, "The Substance" resonated with me more than it should. It pretty much reminded me to take care of myself better if I want to live longer - even if I'm ironically writing this very review with only 5 hours of sleep to spare (or less than that if I find myself having trouble sleeping yet again) since it will sadly be return to work for me…