2020 in Fiction
2020 is a shitty year. The pandemic forced everyone to stay inside their homes, lest be a possible victim of the highly contagious, and in some cases, fatal coronavirus. In my case though, it wasn’t only COVID-19 that made me stay at home, but also unemployment. As a s…
Sort of a Film Review | The Platform (2019)
Despite its brevity, The Platform (2019) felt as stretched as its multi-level pit setting. But that's not really a bad thing as there's no wasted minute in this film. From start to finish, director Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia developed the movie with so much inten…
Sort of a Film Review | Edward (2019)
Edward (2019) worked so well as a tender coming-of-age story and a social criticism of the state of public health in the country. The one-shot opening was masterfully filmed, but also one of the most important scenes. It shed light on just how poor our public hospit…
Sort of a Film Review | Parasite (2019)
Bong Joon-ho’s latest film Parasite (2019) was all the craze when it won the prestigious Palme d’Or award during this year’s Cannes Festival. The commercial release of said movie internationally only made it much more famed, and it should be. Many critics calls Para…
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…
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 …
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 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 …
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…
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…
Sort of a Film Review | Donnie Darko (2001)
Truth be told, before I watched this 2001 cult film, I was familiar with Donnie Darko' iconic scenes. There's the Teacher Drew Barrymore clip who instructed her new student to sit next to the cutest boy. And another was that much more known dialogue between …
