ICFF 2018 Review: “The Family House” (2017) ★★★★
To fall into a deep coma and remain in that condition for five years is alarming but admirable if the family decides to keep life support on, just in case. Miracles happen, [continue reading]
TIFF Coverage
TIFF 2017 Review: “Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts” (2017) ★★★★★
When I was given an opportunity to watch Mouly Surya, an Indonesian director-writer’s “Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts” as part of pre-TIFF advanced screening, I [continue reading]
ICFF 2018 Review: “Like a Cat on a Highway” (2017) ★★★★
With so many comedies and family drama we watch nowadays, how many of them manage to get into our hearts? And how many of them teaches us something new, relevant or anything [continue reading]
ICFF 2018 Review: “Compulsion” (2016) ★★
There’s always one reason why I try to support indie cinema and its filmmakers – it’s never easy to get enough funding, find the right players with limited [continue reading]
ICFF 2018 Review: “The Place” (2017) ★★★★★
We, the people, always want something. But do we get what our heart desires? This is where the problems begin. Some people who we care about might be sick. Some are willing [continue reading]
ICFF 2018 Review: “Couch Potatoes” (2017) ★★★★
We often see movies about the mother-and-son relationship, but how many movies out there actually capture a father’s vulnerability the same way it does of a mother? In [continue reading]
Inside Out 2018 Review: “What Keeps You Alive” (2018) ★★★
Horror genre is like blood that circulates in the cinematic world and if it stops flowing, cinema can simply die with it. This is why it’s important to appreciate the [continue reading]
Inside Out 2018 Review: “Canary” (2018) ★★★★★
Whenever the year starts, we movie lovers begin working on the list of our favorite films of the year. Even though there is a long road ahead and many more films yet to be [continue reading]
Inside Out 2018 Review: “Call Her Ganda” (2018) ★★★★
The more I watch documentary films the more I realize how unpredictable we human beings are. No, it’s not the voice of disappointment you hear from me or read through [continue reading]
Sundance 2018 Review: “The Miseducation of Cameron Post” (2018) ★★★★
There are so many serious problems in our world that we encounter day after day. To name a few, there is poverty, children dying of hunger, wars that go on for so long that [continue reading]
