Mario O'Hara (1946-2012)

The Great O'Hara by Francis Joseph A. Cruz He was seated in front of us, inside one of the many rooms in the Cultural Center of the Phil...

Kimmy Dora and the Temple of Kiyeme (2012)

Kimmy Dora and the Temple of Kiyeme  (Joyce Bernal, 2012) Joyce Bernal’s Kimmy Dora and the Temple of Kiyeme misses the entire point. It is...

Three Decades of Philippine Shorts

Three Decades of Philippine Shorts Perhaps the most exciting entry to the Philippine New Wave program of the 66th edition of the Edinburgh I...

Captive (2012)

Captive (Brillante Mendoza, 2012) Captive is Brillante’s most political to date, interpreting the kidnapping of several vacationers by Abu ...

Pureza: The Story of Negros Sugar (2012)

Pureza: The Story of Negros Sugar  (Jay Abello, 2012) Jay Abello’s Pureza: The Story of Negros Sugar astounds with its scope. In its attemp...

Born to Love You (2012)

Born to Love You  (Jerome Pobocan, 2012) Jerome Pobocan’s Born to Love You is hardly anything special. A weepy romance with bits of comedy ...