Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Cleaners 2019

  ★★★★★ Added

  watched this film twice and will watch again.
  I have a bad habit of not watching films twice unless needed but this I will willingly watch over and over and over again.

  One of my fave films <3

  The nostalgia is real.
  Whether in the form, in the characters or the overarching narratives weaving together different plot lines.

  Felt.

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  Objects Do Not Randomly Fall From the Sky 2024

  ★★★★★ Watched 23 Feb 2025

  Brilliant, just brilliant.
  Elevates the feeling of our seas being taken away in its form and sincerity seeping through.

  Damn what would I give to have a brain like Maria Estela Paiso's.
  looking forward to more films by Estela who is just a gem in PH Cinema

Popular reviews

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  Sunday Beauty Queen 2016

  ★★★★ Added

  In all honesty, these queens deserve more than one day.

  It just gets to you, as you come to understand more behind the beauty of the people it features, the community, and what it all means.

  In the first sequences, you may only see what people often perceive as shallow pageantry, but even then you see a glance of so much more from their smiles and presentations. The way it was all pieced together was just beautifully perfect, because you…

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  Like Father, Like Son 2013

  ★★★★½ Added

  I always like how Japanese Cinema deconstructs families in nuanced ways.

  Something that is often overplayed in hollywood movies, and even in teleseryes in my home country seemed fresh in my eyes.
  Complex humanity is never downplayed in Kore-eda's films, and it was seen in here.

  "Don't you think that for kids, giving them time is everything."
  Really stuck to me.

  On a lighter note, I don't have daddy issues but for those who do, I know this'll hit more than you expect it to.

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