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The Kingdom 2024
The “non-colonial Philippines” schtick falls flat when the supposed royalty are still portrayed by tisoys and tisays. They practically gave Piolo Pascual the Filipino equivalent of blackface—and that’s not just my opinion; it’s something even my slightly racist neighbor (whom I watched the film with) pointed out.
At first, I thought the movie was essentially just red-tagging with extra steps, but I was mistaken. The rebellion in this story is a moro-moro—performative and empty. The script shows clear effort in…
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