Manila (2009)

Manila (Adolfo Alix, Jr. & Raya Martin, 2009) Adolfo Alix, Jr. takes the experiment seriously. The latter half of Manila , a modern reit...

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Michael Bay, 2009) The inevitable has happened. Revenge of the Fallen , the much-anticipated sequel to ...

Villa Estrella (2009)

Villa Estrella (Rico Maria Ilarde, 2009) After Altar (2007) , it would seem that Rico Maria Ilarde has mastered his craft. The film, about ...

The Coffin (2008)

The Coffin (Ekechai Uekrongtham, 2008) Ekechai Uekrongtham's The Coffin starts with a reporter narrating from inside a coffin. The camer...

Independencia (2009)

Independencia (Raya Martin, 2009) On June 12, 1898, a group of self-proclaimed generals and their supporters declared independence for an ar...

Drag Me to Hell (2009)

Drag Me to Hell (Sam Raimi, 2009) The anatomical precision that recent torture-centered films like Eli Roth's Hostel (2005) or James Wan...

Agaton & Mindy (2009)

Agaton & Mindy (Peque Gallaga, 2009) Philippine mainstream cinema is a cinema of convenience. It exists primarily because it is comforti...