Sort of a Film Review | Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them (2016)
Ah, and we're back to the wizarding world! As a huge Harry Potter geek, I was excited that there would be a revisit to a world we all loved— despite the absence of Harry and the whole gang. But at the same time, I was having qualms regarding the film because it&#…
Sort of a Film Review | Weekend (2011)
“I met him two days ago. He doesn’t know me and I don’t know him. We met two days ago. Two days is nothing,” said Tom Cullen’s character Russell to his best mate Jamie (Jonathan Race) in his goddaughter’s birthday party. They were talking about the wild but deeply in…
Long-Fiction | At Kuya's Place
Despite the loud music playing through his headphones, Luis caught the knock on the door. He had attuned his ears for something urgent like that – a knock, a call from the kitchen, a disrupting crash from the road outside. But he didn’t get the door. He simply ignored…
Sort of a TV Review | Black Mirror Season Three (+ Definitive Ranking of The S03 Episodes)
Black Mirror can be listed among the scariest series and it’s not because it has the most frightening monsters or the most gore and bloody killings; but because it’s a possible future that’s just minutes away from the present and mind you, highly likely to happen. Cha…
Sort of a Film Review | Doctor Strange (2016)
Undeniably, this was one of the most anticipated films this year. With a fresh face for the lead, in the form the ever amazing Sherlock Benedict Cumberbatch and trippy teasers after teasers, establishing that the crew didn’t go short with the visual effects, this was …
500-Word Story | Wonder
I love to watch you read. I love how you place yourself on that tight corner. I love the way your fingers deftly turn each page without even creasing any. I love how you balance the book on your knees while you create a bun above your head (with your eyes never lea…
Long-Fiction | I Belong To The Night
I received another text message from him. “Can I crash at your place tonight?” it said. My fingers hovered over the keypad, wanting to reply I wouldn’t be available or that I was sick with the flu but instead, I replied, “Sure.” I was just beginning to contemplate m…
Sort of a Book Review | The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
I have always been a Greek mythology enthusiast. I don’t know every detail of every story in the mythology, but I know quite more than an average 18-year old boy (with no background of the subject at all) should have. In line with that, I have read about the Trojan…
Sort of a Film Review | Trainspotting (1996)
After watching the film, I immediately listed it under my Ok, My Un-Absolute List of My Top Ten Favorite Films of All Time (which incidentally just has nine movie titles) files. I do not prefer a genre, as I looked down my list. There’s romance, and horror, and this f…
Sort of a Film Review | The Way He Looks (2014) — "If you stole a kiss, how would you return it?"
For the third time, this film still got me. I can’t remember the first time I watched the movie, but I’m pretty sure I sort of cried, as well, then. And at the third re-watch, I still kind of tear up, and smiled. The Way He Looks (2014) is not a tear-jerker. In fact,…
Sort of a Film Review | Sana Dati (2013) – "After ng Reception, takas tayo."
Three years after its premiere in the 2013 Cinemalaya, Jerrold Tarog’s Sana Dati continued to cause a buzz amongst casual movie-goers and film critics, especially when a local TV channel showed a re-run of the said film. Everyone seemed to love this movie, despite a p…
Sort of a TV Review | The One Where There's A Top Three Favorite Episodes of 'Friends' List
To pinpoint one’s top three favorite episodes of Friends is like answering Ross’ question in S09E13: “Would you rather drown, or be burned alive?” But after watching the series like, a 100 times, I can pinpoint three of the most unforgettable episodes that would make …
Sort of a Film Review | Suicide Squad (2016)
I expected Suicide Squad to rule both the box-office and the critical minds of the film critiques. Though, it is most likely that this movie will be a blockbuster hit, it seems like it wouldn't reclaim its glory for the critics. Indiewire's David Ehrlich …
Collaboration | I Felt, I Loved, I Stayed
I'm a keen observer of people. It's a trait that has been a part of me for as long as I can remember. I usually relate that particular trait to my line of work, but I like to believe that I've always been a guy who would look past his talkative friend an…
Sort of a Film Review | Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010)
"But why, why on God's earth is he still alive?" And the "he" mentioned was the Joker and the receiver of this quote – the one being questioned – was Batman himself. And whether you're a hardcore, die-hard Batman fan that have read every…
Sort of a Film Review | The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
I've heard of the Phantom and his famous half-face mask and thought, "Hey, he's just a boy who's a little too obsessed and tense with a girl. What's wrong with that?" And also, to be completely honest, the entire enigma surrounding our masked…
500-Word Story | The Ringing of the Bells
Nicholas knows the end is coming. As he steps closer to the red metal gate of house at block 14 lot 32, he knows he cannot walk back. The gate clangs behind him, and a girl of his age — as beautiful as a doll — waits for him at the door. They smile at each o…
Sort of a Film Review | Breakfast At Tiffany's (1961)
Following this account on Twitter which solely posts screenshots scenes from different film featuring memorable quotes has its upside. It gives me ideas and suggestions as to what I should watch next (despite already having a two-page long list of movies to wa…
