Karaoke (2009)

Karaoke (Chris Chong, 2009) Midway through Chris Chong's languid chronicling of a young man's homecoming, something unexpected happe...

Tulpan (2008)

Tulpan (Sergei Dvortsevoy, 2008) Set in the steppes of Kazakhstan, Sergei Dvortsevoy's Tulpan details the efforts of Asa (Askat Kuchinc...

The Echo (2008)

The Echo (Yam Laranas, 2008) My biggest gripe with regards to remakes, whether they are Hollywood remakes of Asian films or the other way ar...

To Kill a Myna Bird

To Kill a Myna Bird Musings and Realizations Triggered by a Lackluster Staging of Spring Awakening by Francis Joseph Cruz My not so spring a...

Biyaheng Lupa (2009)

Biyaheng Lupa (Armando Lao, 2009) English Title: Soliloquy Other than Lav Diaz, whose Batang West Side ( West Side Avenue , 2001) has bec...

Anacbanua (2009)

Anacbanua (Christopher Gozum, 2009) English Title: Child of the Sun Language functions primarily as a tool for communication. Thus, when roa...

Boy (2009)

Boy (Auraeus Solito, 2009) A boy (Aeious Asin) enters a gay nightclub one lazy Sunday night. The nightclub is empty except for its usual den...