I'm not the biggest fan of Filipino movies. The recipe for most local films has been the same for what feels like centuries. The genre changes, of course, but for every genre, the shit's basically what it was two or…
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A Quiet Place — My Very Unpopular Opinion
WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD. A few days ago, my friends and I watched this super hyped-up suspense/thriller movie – A Quiet Place. If we're friends on Facebook or if you have read this post, then you already know what I feel…
Netflix's Veronica – Scariest Movie of All Time?
Here we go again with these scariest movie of all time claims. Of course, being the huge horror movie fan that I am, I can't help but feel intrigued and curious. What is with Netflix's Veronica (a 2017 Spanish horror…
‘Seven Sundays’ Hits the Right Spots
I was never a big fan of Filipino films. They all seem so repetitive and just going off of the same recipe that’s seriously dated. I couldn’t bear one more of it so I just steer clear. But recently, more…
Wonder is A Must-See & Must-Read for All Ages
Now this is what a book-to-movie adaptation should be like. Wonder is a novel (it's not quite Young Adult and it's not really Elementary level; just somewhere in between but definitely one that reaches to kids, tweens, teens, and adults…
Everything Everything — The Movie Adaptation
For years, I thought that the worst Young Adult book-to-movie adaptation was Twilight; followed closely by The Perks of Being A Wallflower and Paper Towns. These movies didn't do the books justice, and on some parts, butchered such a good…
Is IT Really the Best Horror Film of 2017?
I’m a sucker for some good scare. I like horror films because of that certain thrill that it gives — despite the fact that I still close my eyes whenever I feel like something’s about to happen. 2017 wasn’t exactly…
Filipino Indie: Baka Bukas (Maybe Tomorrow)
Multiple friends have tagged me on viral Baka Bukas posts on Facebook on more than one occasion. I didn’t pay much attention to it at first until I found out that it’s actually a film about the life of this…
