Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  I'm Still Here 2024

  ★★★★★ Watched 24 Feb 2025

  More than an hour after watching this film and my head still hurts, my chest is still in discomfort, my hands are still weak, and tears still flow out of my tears in waves.

  I'm a sucker for mom-centered stories. I'm a sucker for stories that show how the political can get very personal. And I will always be seated for films that show the truth about dictatorial regimes, something that thrives in whitewashing its horrors. Needless to say, this…

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  Alien: Romulus 2024

  ★★★ Watched 19 Feb 2025

  The film's opening salvo is a tentative one, with obvious exposition and wobbly world-building showing early signs of the problems that will beleaguer the film. Those will be highlighted once the film's action/horror setpieces come, seeing them work really well as in-the-moment experience but falters when already considered how obvious the plot machinations become. Never really takes off as a narrative unraveling in its own course, rather it comes a series of points that must be hit. Cailee Spaeny's sharp…

Popular reviews

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  Jesus Is Dead 2016

  ★★★★ Watched 12 Aug 2017 2

  Little Miss Sunshine's soul sister. Grounds riotous idiosyncrasy on intricate family dynamics. Refreshing. Spot-on ensemble work. Delicious and confident in moving from silly to poignant with consistency and care.

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  Star Na Si Van Damme Stallone 2016

  ★★★★½ Rewatched 16 Aug 2017

  Nothing feels forced: its charm, emotions, punch. Candy Pangilinan's best. Life affirming.