Drama 2/13

FINDING SANTOS

Finding Santos (2025) Directed by: Son Hyeon-woo Led by a Korean actor and a Filipino actress, the film centers on finding a man named Santos here in the Philippines. There’s a conscious effort to share some Filipino culture and traditions, both the admirable and the flawed. Korean actors get the chance to immerse themselves and experience our culture firsthand. The tribute to Filipino veterans is also appreciated, although it could've been integrated more organically. The em

Nov 22, 2025

LAKAMBINI

Lakambini, Gregoria de Jesus (2025) Directed by: Arjanmar Rebeta, Jeffrey Jeturian Simula pa lang, tadtad na ng texts para sabihin kung ano ang nangyayari. Nagpakita ng ilang eksena na watak watak ang datingan. Tatlong mukha ng Lakambini ang sabay sabay na lumilitaw. Tapos bigla silang nagpaliwanag kung bakit ba ganun. Hindi mo alam kung dokyu ba ito, behind the scenes, or excerpts na pinagtagpi-tagpi. Ilang pader na ang nasira para lang pagdikitin ang lahat. May mga eksenang

Nov 6, 2025

THE DELIVERY RIDER

The Delivery Rider (2025) Directed by: Lester Pimentel Hindi mo kayang seryosohin ang mga nangyayari. Parang parody ng 𝘉𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘘𝘶𝘪𝘢𝘱𝘰 at 𝘉𝘶𝘥𝘰𝘺 ang atake. Walang katapusan ang buhay ng bida. Lahat ng bala na dumaan ay balewala sa kanya. Pati pagsabog ay hindi siya tinatablan. Ginawa siyang invincible. Naging literal na siyang superhero. Andaming kalaban na naghihintay lang na masaktan. Hindi sila lumalaban. Halata na praktisado ang kanilang bawat galaw upang ma

Oct 28, 2025

WALONG LIBONG PISO

Walong LIBOnG Piso (2025) Written & Directed by: Dante Balboa Parang ewan na papanuorin mo lang si Paolo Gumabao kumain ng saging habang naka white briefs, tapos bakat ang etits. Sasamahan mo rin siyang maligo, umihi, magpakita ng pwet at kili-kili. Isang mahabang foreplay video, pero hindi napunta sa aksyon at jakulan. Pinapahaba lang ang mga eksena kahit halos walang nangyayari. Puro patikim. Kulang na lang ay alukin ka niya ng full subscription para sa only fans account. M

Oct 27, 2025

ANG LIHIM NI MARIA MAKINANG

Ang Lihim ni Maria Makinang (CineSilip 2025) Written & Directed by: Gian Arre Pamagat pa lang, alam mo nang meron siyang lihim. Nung nag-umpisa na ang pelikula, confirmed na meron nga talaga siyang lihim. Ikaw naman itong abangers kung ano ba talaga ang lihim. Puro lihim na lang ang pelikula. Nagdamot sila ng impormasyon para matakam ka. Epektibo nung simula. Seryoso lahat ng mga artista kaya magtataka ka. Susundan mo ang paglalakbay ni Gold Aceron. Mahihiwagaan ka kay Aiko G

Oct 25, 2025

BABAE SA BUTAS

Babae sa Butas (CineSilip 2025) Directed by: Rhance Añonuevo-Cariño Andaming butas na binuksan ng pelikula. Sa sobrang dami, wala na siyang napasukan. May literal na butas sa pader kung saan kasya ang ari ng lalaki. Edi sinuksok nung bida yung kanya—kahit hindi siya sigurado kung sino ang susubo sa kabila. Guessing game pala ito. Akala mo dun na iikot ang lahat, pero hindi pala. Sobrang gulo ng flow. Palipat-lipat ng kwento. Kahit hindi konektado, pinagdugtong na lang ang mga

Oct 25, 2025

CINEMARTYRS

Cinemartyrs (2025) Directed by: Sari Dalena This movie can be a lot of things. Minsan, akala mo nasa loob ka ng isang classroom at nakikinig sa nonstop lectures ng professors. Minsan, parang nakahithit ka at napasama sa acid trip ng ibang tao. Despite the weirdness of it all, you ask for more. The actors look so committed with what they’re doing. You trust them that this movie is worth more than what it seems. As you wait, the weirdness is brought to the next level. For some

Oct 7, 2025

CHILD NO. 82

Child No. 82 (Cinemalaya 2025) Directed by: Tim Rone Villanueva Having a loving mother, it’s quite ungrateful for the son to keep looking for his father, who abandoned them right from the start. There’s a blind fanaticism over the father—which takes a long while to get acknowledged. For that, it can be dragging at times. A conversation or two could’ve wrapped up the whole movie, yet they created an itinerary for the main character to accomplish. His journey has an on-and-o

Oct 6, 2025

PADAMLAGAN

Padamlágan (Cinemalaya 2025) Directed by: Jenn Romano From visuals to sound, this movie is technically beautiful. Transitions between photos and videos are seamless. The musical scoring is compelling. Together with the warm color grading, the cinematography is pleasing to the eyes. But can a film truly succeed without emotional connection? Lacking feelings and expressions, the lead character is being overshadowed by his surroundings. There are moments that could have been int

Oct 5, 2025

ALTAR BOY

Altar Boy (Sinag Maynila 2025) Directed by: Serville Poblete Set in Canada, the film revolves around a Filipino Altar Boy. There’s nothing much to say about his upbringing, his culture, or him being an Altar Boy. Being a Canadian film, the dialogues are mostly in English. You’ll hear Filipino words from some characters. Church backdrop only lasts for seconds. Then there’s the mention of sisig. All things Pinoy serve as background noises that aren’t really significant to the s

Sep 25, 2025

SELDA TRES

Selda Tres (Sinag Maynila 2025) Directed by: GB Sampedro Pinakita nila ang buhay kulungan, pero sitcom ang atake. Nagsampalan gamit ang pulbos. May holdupan tapos ginawang prank. Nakaka-disorient dahil hindi naman nakakatawa ang sitwasyon nila, pero ganun ang gusto nilang palabasin. Kahit malala na ang nangyayari, hindi mo sila kayang seryosohin. Mahigit dalawang oras ang pelikula. Pang-teleserye ang kaganapan. Andaming sideplots. Hanggang sa credits roll, may nangyayari pa r

Sep 25, 2025