'Manang Biring' is a story-telling symphony

'Manang Biring' wins Best Film. And for good reason!

Manang Biring deserves all the praises and then some!

Director Carl Joseph Papa’s Manang Biring nabbed the Best Film award at this year’s Cinema One Originals Festival. If this film fest was all about imagination and beyond the box story-telling, then it was a well-deserved win; Manang Biring is innovation incarnate.

'Baka Siguro Yata' is Definitely, Surely, Absolutely a Hoot!

Last 2 days to catch these new indies!

9 Cinema One Originals Film Festival movies are currently playing on selected cinemas. Now I’ve already said before that I was never a fan of Pinoy movies, let alone indies, but after seeing some pretty good ones like Tadhana and Heneral Luna, I’ve abandoned my initial apathy in exchange for a more hopeful view.

Surely, definitely, absolutely a hoot!

The lineup this year seems promising but I’ve so far only had the pleasure of seeing one – ‘Baka Siguro Yata’. It may not have been the artsiest or most unique film but it was still a whopping joy to watch. This feature was the perfect blend of mainstream and indie sensibilities and contrary to its title, Baka Siguro Yata is surely, definitely, absolutely a MUST WATCH.

'Until Dawn': The Ultimate Horror Game

I can't believe I didn't find out about this game sooner! It would have been perfect for Halloween! Until Dawn is an incredible and wonderful game and it's just the right amount of scarefest for someone who hates scary movies like me!

Until Dawn is about this group of kids who reunite at a remote winter lodge to celebrate / get over a tragedy that befell them a year before. Little do they know that behind the shadows of the cold, dark night, something sinister awaits them.

Not your typical teen horror flick! Trust me!

Starring Grant Ward and Claire Bennet. (Or at least that's what we kept calling them.)

Along with other notable actors including Rami Malek (Mr. Robot), Peter Stormare (Count Vertigo), etc.

'Spectre': Sexy Spy Spectacle

*Fixes sleeve under coat before starting to type*

Spectre is the latest addition to the 007 franchise’s illustrious saga. It marks Daniel Craig's 4th run at the iconic international super spy. From Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace and then Skyfall, Craig’s Bond has always stood out as darker, grittier and more grounded that the rest of the previous Bonds. But Spectre is touch closer to the classic spy-romps of James Bond’s earlier years. Whether that’s favorable or detrimental to the series (or at least Craig’s 007 in particular) is still up for debate.