Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Insiang 1976

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 22 Mar 2025

  it is no secret that lino brocka had a brilliant eye. as fiel zabat shared during the talkback session, brocka developed a habit of observing people — how they behave and talk in various contexts and circumstances — and understood them with benevolence to which it extends into this film.

  lista ko na rin yung fave moments/aspects mula pelikula:

  1. the faucet/overflowing water drum device! ang galing mo lino brocka
  2. the opening sequence shows dado slaughtering a pig, paralleled…

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  Himala 1982

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 16 Mar 2025

  saw the newly regraded b&w version! makikita mo talaga kung gaano ka nuanced yung mga facial expressions ng mga character… got goosebumps during the eclipse scene when the shadows slowly embraced the frame and you only see elsa’s eyes glistening… 

  sobrang fave ko na talaga ang film na to lalo na nalaman ko yung filmmaking process into making this masterpiece. i can talk about this all day and you will never hear the end of it! 

  also nakakatawa yung side comments ni lola sa harap namin haha it’s a whole different experience indeed

Popular reviews

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  The Taste of Things 2023

  ★★★★ Watched 18 Jan 2025

  “There is something about the kitchen that invites intimacy. I suppose kitchens are a space for intimacy because I will touch with my hands the things that will go in your mouth; I will taste what you taste; I will work for you, or you will work for me. I will make this for you because I love you, because you need it, because you want it.” - Ella Risbridger, In the Kitchen: Essays on Food and Life 

  nothing intelligent to…

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  Green Bones 2024

  ★★★½ Watched 30 Dec 2024

  atrocious prison conditions, rehabilitation over punishment approach to pdls, sign language usage awareness, the immemorial question of whether are people born good or evil…yep yep yep [nods head] 

  this is my third zig dulay film and they really do have a knack for developing its setting so richly that they come close to having the power of becoming a character itself