My Cactus Heart (2012)

My Cactus Heart  (Enrico Santos, 2012) The biggest problem of Enrico Santos’ My Cactus Heart is that its protagonist, Sandy (Maja Salvador)...

A Date with Jao Mapa (1999)

A Date with Jao Mapa  (Quark Henares, 1999) If one is to examine the characters Quark Henares has written in his films, one can readily see ...

Tanging Yaman (2000)

Tanging Yaman  (Laurice Guillen, 2000) English Title: A Change of Heart After several years away from the Philippines and her already illust...

2011: Philippine Cinema

2011: Highlights in Film 2011 will probably be remembered as the year when analogue film formally gave way to digital. The last of the motio...

Ang Maikling Buhay ng Apoy, Act 2, Scene 2: Suring at ang Kuk-ok (1995)

Ang Maikling Buhay ng Apoy, Act 2, Scene 2: Suring at Kuk-ok  (Auraeus Solito, 1995) English Title: The Brief Lifespan of Fire, Act 2, Scene...

2011: Philippine Shorts

2011: Philippine Shorts Criminally overlooked perhaps because their commercial value is limited, short films are like really effective pick-...

Sanda Wong (1955)

Sanda Wong  (Gerardo de Leon, 1955) Gerardo de Leon’s Sanda Wong was thought to be completely lost alongside its director’s other films. For...