“Katips” is not for those looking for a nuanced, layered, complex movie about martial law. It caters to a less sophisticated crowd—those who have not yet seen a martial law film, those who have zero to little knowledge and appreciation of martial law, and those who deny martial law atrocities altogether. That’s a wider net, given the soaring support for...
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Jeremy Ponce leads the cast of "Katips: The Movie." —CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
‘Katips’: Martial Law 101 on dramatic steroids
“Katips” is not for those looking for a nuanced, layered, complex movie about martial law. It caters to a less...
Actress Cherie Gil on her promotional poster for acting masterclass posted on her Instagram account on June 26, 2020. —INSTAGRAM SCREENGRAB
The extraordinary Cherie Gil
Cherie Gil came across in varying ways—imperious and intimidating; funny, warm and open; beguiling and sexy. Writing this, thinking about...
Meet the queens of Drag Race Philippines Season 1. —PHOTO COURTESY OF WORLD OF WONDER
Glamour and glitz (and more) in drag
Dahhhlings, it’s time to put your wigs on. But be ready for the fabulous queens of Drag Race Philippines to...
John Arcilla —CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
‘On the Job: The Missing 8’ is not a sequel but an altogether different story
I’ll cut to the chase. John Arcilla does more than a good job in “On the Job: The Missing 8”;...
Dolly de Leon in ‘Triangle of Sadness’ —CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Triangle of excellence in acting
Thirty-two years after West End brought Filipino musical theater talent to the international stage in a major way via “Miss...
Float of "Deleter" in the Metro Manila Film Festival parade last Dec. 22. —CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
At the MMFF: Don’t get dazzled by movie trailers
Beware of movie trailers. Some are so good at setting high expectations that the actual films fail to deliver. Take...
Kidlat Tahimik along with his ubiquitous bamboo camera presents his alternative postcolonial version of Magellan’s expedition and first recorded circumnavigation of the world. —PHOTOS BY CHARLES E. BUBAN
Kidlat Tahimik’s ‘Balikbayan #1’ reverses the colonialist narrative
The story of humankind is replete with plot twists and unexpected events. Take, for example, the matter of who first...
Gong Li —INSTAGRAM PHOTO
4 Chinese women show social context of deployment of beauty
Women’s agency is illustrated in how they deploy their beauty as cultural capital. But they do so amid certain factors,...
