KUBOT: THE ASWANG CHRONICLES 2

Just when you thought that Tiktik was bad-ass, wait ‘till you see this. GMA Films never outdid themselves since Muro Ami. It’s great seeing them back in making an awesome film. I just wish that we won’t wait for more than a decade for another GMA classic.

MY BIG BOSSING

Despite the awards received, Vic Sotto had a tough year because of the hate mails and bad reviews about My Little Bossings. Now that Kris Aquino and the never-ending product placements are gone, can he redeem himself and keep the Christmas tradition alive?

FENG SHUI 2

This is perhaps the most intriguing entry of this year’s MMFF. I love how I was able to discuss this with critics and Star Cinema fans. Most people who liked the first part were disappointed with this. Some liked this film and others are just okay with it.

ENGLISH ONLY, PLEASE

The film started strong with the introduction of Jennylyn Mercado’s Tere. The usual Jadaone female lead. You know, tatanga-tanga. But what’s different from her is that there is the sex element involved in her katangahan. It’s slightly more matured than Tadhana and more graphic than Mayohan. But this is still a love story. We were introduced to Rico who was perfectly portrayed by Kean Cipriano. I remember teenagers in the theatre saying, “Tangina talaga ng mga ganyan, talaga! So relate. Ipapapanood ko ito kina besties.” and I was like, “Bitch, you know nothin!” in Chris Rock’s voice.

40th MMFF Main Category Awards Night Results

Here are the results, and some side comments, for this year's MMFF Awards Night...

SHAKE, RATTLE & ROLL XV

A lot of things have changed since that disappointing experiment by Chito Roño two years ago. Can SRR redeem itself or is this the end of one of my favorite Christmas traditions?

METRO MANILA FILM FESTIVAL 2014 TEASERS & POSTERS

VIOLATOR

Forgive me, Father, for I have seen…

In times like these, man is highly exposed to deaths and sin. We hear news about rapes, murders and corruptions as if it’s part of our daily habit. Zero-crime rate is as rare as a legendary pokémon and people are losing their faith in mankind. Probably most of you have asked yourself, “Is there a God?”

THAT THING CALLED TADHANA

This is a story of an iskandalosa meets a burgis

Let me tell you upfront that this is the HUGOT film of the year. Most chick-flicks revolve around the blossoming of love. Others focus in the moving on process. This ‘feelm’ tried to cross those boundaries and let everyone know that both of them can’t just happen on the same day. 

RED

♫ I’m sure they’d think again if they had a friend like Red ♫

Nowadays, the first expectation for local action films is that it has to be as action-packed as On The Job where there has to be shoot-outs, chase scenes and loosely-based on true story characters. Malupet din ito… pero hindi ito putang inang OTJ. 

HINDI SILA TATANDA

Warning: This review is full of shit

There are two types of people who will walk out and say positive things about the film. Those who truly appreciate its art, which I can’t mess with because they have their reasons, and those who are afraid to tell the truth because they might get mugged by a swarm of weed-smokers, meta-hipsters, critical thinkers and ultra-multiverse pretentious fucks. Well, I’m neither of them and I speak for the people who say that this shit is booooooooring!

ESPRIT DE CORPS

♫ Esprit de Corps, Esprit de Corps, Can’t hold it back anymore ♫

To tell you the truth, I’m quite a homophobe when it comes to this kind of film. As much as people are praising Quick Change, Kasal and other films with men-to-men nudity, I still didn’t see them. I love Maximo Oliveros and Rent but there was something inside of me that’s afraid of seeing gay films in a theatre. Because of the intriguing teaser and positive reviews from some of my friends, I finally went out and saw a gay-themed film on the big screen.

CINEMA ONE ORIGINALS 2014 SCHEDULE AND TEASERS

Here are the TENtries for the inTENse Cinema One Originals

Festival will run from November 9-18, 2014

BIG HERO 6

Ohayou Goodmorning-imasu!

Disney’s recent animated movies have a trend. Tangled then Wreck-It-Ralph then Frozen then this. While Wreck-It-Ralph is for gamers, Big Hero 6 are for the nerds, those who doesn’t have time to play videogames because they’re too busy experimenting stuffs and watching Big Bang Theory. It’s origin story is also for the comic book fans. Mixing things up with Marvel, this is the first action-packed Disney animation since The Incredibles but it didn’t fully commit to the two studios. It tried to mix them in a safe, crowd-pleasing way.

QCX 2014

Dreamers, achievers and Ka-Barbers. Five short films made up my first QCinema experience. Majority of the reviews will be in English but I also used some Filipino words to further express my thoughts. This won’t be in chronological order.

22 JUMP STREET

(A better love story than those sappy Nicholas Sparks movies)

FULLY LOADED REVIEWS I

WHIPLASH

♫ And if you wanna be a teacher’s pet, well baby you just better forget it ♫

No doubt that this is the underdog film of the 87^th Academy Awards. It’s a crowd-pleaser but the inspirational story, superb acting, uplifting music and enthralling cinematography made this bag Sundance's major awards.

GONE GIRL

(You Don’t Mess with the Woman)

You’re done, Nick Dunne. Done! Done, motherf*cker! Duuuuuuuunne!

THE MOVIE BUD RATING SYSTEM

Bigger, juicier and livelier than before. The E-Reviews levelled-up to bring you the freshest reviews and to satisfy your cravings for better films. Why did I created The Movie Bud? It’s because I want to create a site with a centralized theme… and what better motif there is than food. Expect more gimmicks and food puns. For starters, let me introduce you to the TMB Rating System.

THE LEGENDAIRY

These are the crème de la crème of movies. I always believe that the best films are not only intelligent and entertaining. They need to have a lasting impact. They should be timeless and legen-waitforit-dary!

Example: Back to the Future, Spirited Away, Scarface, The Avengers and Gone Girl

THE BACONTASTIC

Addictive is the most suitable word for this category. These movies are so good, you’d pay to see them again. They are awesome, exquisite and/or highly recommendable but aren’t good enough to be considered as one of the greats.

Example: Blade Runner, Wall-E, School of Rock, Hancock and Whiplash

THE TASTY BURGER

The Fresh Tomato. The passing rate. The OKAY. They are entertaining enough for your time, effort and money but they’re recommendable for one-time viewing only (or for many times in TV).

Example: Men in Black, Despicable Me, Pitch Perfect, Thor and The Fault in Our Stars

THE TAKE-OUT

You might as well download or catch these on TV for free than spend some money in cinemas because they’re either forgettable or extremely mediocre. However, some of them are good but they’re super boring to watch in theatres.

Example: Pacific Rim, Brave, The Da Vinci Code, Fantastic Four and Annabelle

THE ROTTEN EGG

Yucky, smelly, horrible films. They’re not recommendable to anyone but some of them are hilariously bad and inoffensive.

Example: After Earth, Planet 51, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, Green Lantern and The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure

THE SHITBRICK

If the Rotten Egg is not recommendable, the Shitbrick should be defecated from our memories.

Example: Movie 43, Disaster Movie, Catwoman and Identity Thief

So how does the new ratings differ from the previous one? Simple. The rating system today is based on memorability and quality combined, unlike last time where it’s purely quality-wise. Expect more 5/5’s from now on and lesser 3/5’s. There are also new gimmicks in the site like the REVIEW ALA CARTE (Full Review), the COMBO REVIEW (miniReview w/ related films), the SPECIAL ORDER (other happenings related to film) and the FULLY LOADED REVIEW (miniReviewCalypse).

Got Milk? Bon Appétit!