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Watching films can be more than just a pastime. Just by sitting in front of a television, people can explore distant places, meet hundreds of people, and learn new things. Just like books, films can be a good source of learning, especially about the different stories and issues that society has. Dystopian films are not […]
Decades before The Bangles and the Go-Gos of the 80s, there was Fanny, an iconic all-female rock band you’ve probably never heard of, and how they took the early 70s by storm. Fanny—composed of Filipino-American siblings June (guitar, vocals) and Jean Millington (bass, vocals) Alice de Buhr (drums, vocals), Nickey Barclay (keyboards), Patti Quatro (guitar, […]
From an unavoidable societal collapse, to the apocalypse, to the domination of our machine overlords, there have been plenty of origins for a dystopian universe in cinema. Providing a look at the world after a calamity or disaster, there’s just something alluring (and haunting) about seeing the best and worst of humanity deal with a […]
Unpopular opinion: Mankind’s odd fascination with true crimes is kind of questionable. I mean, how are we okay with relaxing to podcasts or videos about gruesome, real-life murder and unsolved mysteries? But such is the mystery of people: The true crime genre continues to be as popular as ever in the entertainment scene. We also […]
With the gradual return to the new normal, the Cultural Center of the Philippines and the Cinemalaya Foundation Inc. are enthusiastic about the IRL (in-real-life) screenings of full length and short feature films in competition this year. For its 18th edition, Cinemalaya returns with on-site screenings of 11 full-length films and 12 short features in […]
Twitter account Ciné Oncle has been doing film enthusiasts and cinephiles a favor by keeping track of film anniversaries and birthdays of film stars. They feature a plethora of films, reminding us of beloved classics and helping us find our new favorites too. Sometimes they do a bulk celebration of film anniversaries. For example, here […]
Turning Red has turned the heads of people on Twitter when one user shared critiques about the film that may have been lacking in empathy, causing other users to turn red themselves. User Vinnie Mancuso shared screenshots of critiques, cropping out the names of the people that wrote the posts. Captioning the screenshots, Vinnie says […]
International Women’s Day 2022 is all about breaking biases and having gender equality for a sustainable tomorrow. Let us celebrate this special day for women with these films you can watch that will inspire and empower women and girls with some #BreakTheBias action. Queen & Slim via GIPHY When their first date turns out to […]
February, which has been filled with celebrations of love and relationships, is done. One might not even be able to scroll down through their social media feeds without seeing couples on their Valentine’s dates. Although usually bursting with positivity and warmth, this period does not really go the same way for everyone. Of course there’s […]