FLICKS Co-opting the OFW story via ‘We Don’t Dance for Nothing’? This is a story of overseas Filipino workers (OFW) told by a “Chinese–Greek American director raised by dancers in New York” (using the words... Michael David dela Cruz TanAugust 14, 2022
FLICKS That shaky attempt to tackle abortion via ’12 Weeks’ As its attempt to tell a story about abortion in the Philippine context, Anna Isabelle Matutina's "12 Weeks" is, in a word, shaky. Lemme... Michael David dela Cruz TanAugust 13, 2022
FLICKS Missed opportunities via the confused ‘Ang Mga Nawalang Pag-asa at Panlasa’ Is Kevin Ayson's "Ang Mga Nawalang Pag-asa at Panlasa" a film on Ilocano cuisine, PR mat for the "saviors" of Ilocano culture, or "buhat-bangko"... Mikee dela CruzAugust 19, 2021
FLICKS Fleeting goodness via ‘Ate O.G.’ Kevin Mayuga's "Ate O.G." tells the story of a servant who, while looking after her "amo" at the time of COVID-19, also has to... Mikee dela CruzAugust 13, 2021
FLICKS A woman rightfully tells a woman’s story at ‘Beauty Queen’ The (true) story of Remedios Gomez (played by Carina Febie Agustin), a former beauty queen who became a commander of the Hukbalahap (when Japan... Mikee dela CruzAugust 13, 2021
FLICKS Reconsidering religious fervor via ‘Kids on Fire’ Kyle Nieva's dark comedy "Kids on Fire" tells the story of J.C., a prepubescent boy who - while on a religious camp - basically... Mikee dela CruzAugust 12, 2021
FLICKS Glimpses at the impact of COVID-19 via ‘Namnama en Lolang (Grandmother’s Hope)’ "Namnama en Lolang (Grandmother's Hope)" - by Jonnie Lyn Dasalla - is a simple story of a "lola" (grandmother), Keyag Kudyaman, who lives with... Mikee dela CruzAugust 12, 2021
FLICKS Thinking sex negativity via ‘Ang Pagdadalaga ni Lola Mayumi’ "Ang Pagdadalaga ni Lola Mayumi" - by Shiri de Leon - tells the story of a menopausal woman (known in her community as a... Mikee dela CruzAugust 10, 2021
FLICKS Small tale told via ‘An Sadit na Planeta (The Little Planet)’ "An Sadit na Planeta (The Little Planet)" - by Arjanmar H. Rebeta - tells the tale of a man who keeps waking up on... Mikee dela CruzAugust 9, 2021
FLICKS Life lessons via the fantastical from ‘Kawatan sa Salog (A Toy In The River)’ Yeah, yeah… we've been here before - e.g Liway, Pan's Labyrinth, etc. Wherein the fantastical is used not just to tell a story (from... Mikee dela CruzAugust 9, 2021