Perhaps, the purveying evil in our public institutions The Filipino film industry is yet to put a face on theĬurrent collective fear of the Filipinos. Is passé, and it is now trapped in the “creature film genre.” Yes, the aswang is as bland and blasé as the In the Philippines, the aswang is the oldest and most popular representation of the Filipino The fixation on haunted houses inĪmerican horror movies is symbolic of the hidden horrors in the American family “The Ring” became popular in Japan because it dramatizes the Japaneseįear of technology controlling their lives. After all, the best horror films are always the ones thatīrilliantly capture the public’s unspoken fear. Eduardo Dayao’s debut film is aīreath of fresh of air in an industry that churns out horror clichés one after “Violator” as a horror movie is limiting. Of slow cinema but my white flag is up, I surrender to Diaz. It’s the second-tier wave ofĭiaz is one of the masters of slow cinema, and “Mula” is his best work to date. The problem isn’t ‘slowĬinema’ per se… the problem isn’t the masters. As IFC’s Vadim Rizov puts it, “the problem (with slowĬinema): there are masters, and then there are imitators. The film can be pretentiously empty, a cinematic "Emperor NewĬlothes," or if done right, the film can be utterly brilliant. Slow cinema is a tricky genre because it can However, Diaz’s films continue to attract a stable cult following, and the Mainstream moviegoers still has not warmed up to Diaz’s cinematic style,Īnd this is further hindered by the industry’s focus on pure commercialization. The film was chosen as Best Picture at the 2014 Locarno Internationalįilm Festival, and in “Mula sa Kung Ano ang Noon,” Lav Diaz’s talent is at its Love letter to her own mother, and perhaps like Woody Allen’s “Annie Hall,” it For love’s sake, even Disney’s “Frozen”Įnd up with both princesses unmarried but happy. That she is incomplete without a partner. The modern day romanticĬomedies should be about a woman loving herself first, and rejecting the notion Love, and the kind of love that we ultimately deserve. Making the audience see the entire process of discovering the true nature of The end of romantic comedies or dramas is notĮventually finding true love in the arms of Mr. However, “Lorna” is a cut above the rest because it Viewers’ response to the Nova Villa starrer, “1st ko is 3rd,” (another 2014Ĭomedy about women in their 60s), “Lorna” also proves that romance is notĮxclusively for the young. Sigrid Andrea Bernardo once again offered us another intelligent film about Incidentally won the Brun Readers’ Choice for Best Film for 2013), director After the amazing “Ang Huling Cha Cha ni Anita,” (which
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