jrmstrr

jrmstrr

loves to ramble about films (still in progress)

Favorite films

  • Her
  • Hereditary
  • Moonlight
  • Everything Everywhere All at Once

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  • Memoir of a Snail

    ★★★★★

  • Hard Truths

    ★★★★

  • Hello, Love, Again

  • Hotel Rwanda

    ★★★★

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  • Ballot

    Ballot

    ★★★★

    “Putangina, pa ulit-ulit na lang.”

    That’s one of the remarkable yet cliché lines that struck me the most from the film- an ideal outro to wrap it up. As we all know that it’s the same vicious cycle of challenges that we’re facing during Philippine elections.

    “Balota”, a suspenseful, comedic, and satirical film by Kip Oebanda has once again shaken the critical thinking of its viewers. It’s a timely piece and I enjoyed how they tried to set the comedic…

  • Gitling

    Gitling

    ★★★★½

    “Not everything has to be said. But it would be nice if some people understood you.”

    “How do you tell someone that they’re not necessarily a burden, but a weight?”

    Those were some of the dialogues that I still vividly remember because they just fucking hit me right in the feels. The chemistry between Gabby’s and Ken’s characters is riveting. The film was beautifully shot, and the musical score? Achingly beautiful! It was enlivening to hear one of my favorite…