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The Substance 2024
Critical reading is dead. For people to fully understand the message of the artist one must create a Demi Moore-Margaret Qualley monster hybrid to CLEARLY show us the message. Not a bad thing perse–it’s a trend in modern media. And The Substance is a welcome one. Stripping its influences of fat, think of Cronenberg’s esoteric attempts at lifting his style, his hamfisted philosophy baked in between the pus and merging body parts takes from his style which in itself is…
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Big Night! 2021
Good time (Jun lana’s version)
Eto na yung hinahanap niyo na may substance na mainstream. Taon - taon, sumasayaw si Jun Lana sa boundary ng kung ano ang kaya tanggapin ng bakyang audience. Minsan nadadapa siya sa kabila at nawawalan na ng saysay, hindi naman pangit, tulad ng Panti Sisters, ngunit di rin ito kalebel ng kanyang kaya gawin. Minsan naman ay masusubsob siya sa isang direksyon at nagiging masyadong mapait ang timpla, naiiwan na ang audience, tulad ng nangyare…
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Of the Flesh 1983
Ricky Lee’s writing here is in the same vein of thought as he did with Himala—theatrical, heady, and allegorical. To a lesser cast and director, this kind of writing would feel awkward and stiff. In Himala, Bernal and the superb ensemble carried the script with ease. Giving it the gravitas it needed without holding back. Here, Abaya and her cast does the same.
Though I would admit that there are times that dialogue isn’t working, they’re far in between, and…
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