Too much--of something is bad enough---says the Spice Girls hit song from the '90s. It applies to a lot of things for sure---if not everything---including sex. Of which Alejandra gets very little, because her husband Angel, who's also fucking her brother Fabian from behind her back, only knows how to please himself. Her husband's actually… Continue reading The Untamed
What could be worse than both Nazis and zombies? Nazi zombies. Sentient, super-strong, Nazi zombies. Overlord does "WWII plus evil Nazi experiments" better than, say, Captain America: The First Avenger. It has memorable characters, bloodier, better action scenes, compellingly conflicted heroes, and a villain more evil and threatening than Hugo Weaving with red CGI face. And… Continue reading Overlord
Some said this movie accurately portrays the young people of today---perpetually bored, alone and lonely. Connected but not really. Spotify music plus TV soap as background noise, equals loneliness. The movie's nice to look at. As someone puts it, it's so Instagrammable. It has style (i.e., the movie's aspect ratio changes every time Jewel feels… Continue reading Ang Manananggal Sa Unit 23B
WolfCop is the kind of bad movie people watch because they're bad. But sometimes bad just ain't good enough. With a premise and title that's promising a lot, WolfCop falls short in delivering a wholly satisfying werewolf experience. The first two-thirds of the movie works out just fine. The transformation scenes aided by what looks… Continue reading ‘WolfCop’: Wolf In, Cop Out
Better late than never. Listed in no particular order. Yanggaw / Director: Richard Somes / Year: 2008 Punerarya (part of Shake Rattle & Roll 12) / Director: Jerrold Tarog / Year: 2010 Parola (part of Shake Rattle & Roll 13) / Director: Jerrold Tarog / Year: 2011 Dugo Ng Birhen: El Kapitan… Continue reading 10 Filipino Horror Films To Watch Before the Sigbin Gets You
Rebyu ng rebyu ng Tabi Po ni Mervin Malonzo (Warning: NSFW) Unang una, na-disappoint ako nung malaman na yung nabasa ko sa web ay sya ring matutunghayan ko sa print version ng libro (hard copy, ika nga, at hindi e-file). Kung mababasa ko sya ng libre, ba't ko pa binili 'tong libro? Pero tama si… Continue reading Tabi Po (Graphic Novel)
Bliss is a well-crafted little film, an elaborate tease tinged with mild voltage of shock, a psycho-sexual thriller that approaches but never quite reaches the level of mind-fuck. The movie's a clever play on parallels: Iza Calzado's showbiz career with that of Jane Ciego; Jane's to that of Abigail, the protagonist in Bliss; Jane's real-life… Continue reading Bliss (Jerrold Tarog, 2017)
