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‘Mary, Marry Me’ review: Fun-filled with love and rivalry
RC delos Reyes puts up the tandem of Gonzaga sisters in a feel-good family film this MMFF 2018 through Mary, Marry Me. ‘Mary, Marry Me’ is all about family and sisterhood. It tells the story of Mary Jane (Toni Gonzaga), and her younger sister Mary Anne (Alex) who is set to marry the former’s ex-boyfriend,…
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‘Aquaman’ review: Energetic ride under the sea
James Wan captures us with a new look on the DC Universe by bringing us a superhero spectacle through Aquaman as it delivers energetic action. Aquaman tells the origin story of a half-human, half-Atlantean named Arthur Curry (Jason Momoa). Born to a human father (Temuera Morrison) and Atlantean-queen mother (Nicole Kidman), Arthur takes on the…
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‘Ben is Back’ review: Powerful mother-son drama
Writer-director Peter Hedges tries to make Ben is Back work with his son Lucas and the support of Julia Roberts. Ben is Back is a story about a recovering addict Ben (Lucas Hedges) who leaves a sober-living facility to visit his mother, Holly (Julia Roberts) together with his teen sister and younger half-siblings for Christmas.…
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‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ review: Dazzling take on the webslinger characters
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is a heartfelt superhero action with lots of enjoyable characters and humors. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is the story of Miles Morales (voiced by Shameik Moore), who’s reluctantly enrolled in an elite New York City boarding school but would rather hang out with his Brooklyn friends. After he’s accidentally bitten by…
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‘Widows’ review: Heist thriller done right
Steven McQueen’s Widows captivates with an outstanding cast even when the story stumbles. Director Steven McQueen ensembles a group of women to put on an intelligent heist thriller in this all-new take on a 1980’s mini-series from the 80’s. ‘Widows’ opens violently with a heist gone wrong. After a thrilling car chase the men involved…
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Gonzaga sisters set fun, sisterhood, love in MMFF entry ‘Mary, Marry Me’
Metro Manila Film Festival 2018 is a few days away and TEN17P presents a TINCAN production that brings Toni and Alex Gonzaga together in their first movie together this Christmas. After only being seen together in guestings, endorsements and on TV projects in the past, Toni and Alex are debuting in the big screen with…
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‘Creed II’ review: A solid punch to ‘Rocky’ fans
Creed II maintains the same energy of the first film while pulling the best aspects of the original franchise. Creed II picks up a few years after the first film, as Adonis “Donnie” Creed (Michael B. Jordan) is on the verge of both becoming the new world heavyweight boxing champion and taking the next step…
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‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald’ review: Magically thrilling for Potterheads
J.K. Rowling’s second installment of the Wizarding World’s Fantastic Beasts is packed with magical concepts only fans would comprehend. The Crimes of Gridelwald begins in 1927, at the American Ministry of Magic, where the dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald (Johnny Depp) has been held captive for six months since the events at the end of the…
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‘Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-it-Ralph 2’ review: Creatively fun online experience
Disney creates a vivid and breathing internet experience filled with poignant charm and humor through Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-it-Ralph 2. Ralph Breaks the Internet picks up six years after Wreck-It Ralph and since then, shop owner Mr. Stan Litwak (Ed O’Neill) has upgraded his equipment and ventured into the uncharted, expansive and thrilling world of…
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‘Overlord’ review: Damn entertaining Nazi gore fest thriller
Julius Avery’s Overlord is an aggressively violent thriller that takes you back to the horrors of war and secret Nazi experiments. Overlord starts as a war drama that quickly switches to a full zombie film. The opening sequence is fantastic. It’s a nerve-wracking airdrop sequence that sets the tone as an opener. It’s the night before…
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‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ review: An easy come, easy go biopic
Bohemian Rhapsody rocks well as a safe and mildly scandalous musical biopic. Bohemian Rhapsody treats the life of Freddie Mercury with a cautious affection. The film starts in London 1970, when Freddie (Rami Malek), still known in his birth name Farrokh Bulsara, is a young man who works as a baggage handler at Heathrow Airport,…
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‘To Love Some Buddy’ review: It’s harmless to fall in love with your best friend
Jason Paul Laxamana’s To Love Some Buddy posits that it’s harmless to be in love with your best friend. To Love Some Buddy revolves around best friends, Faith (Maja Salvador) and Julius (Zanjoe Marudo), who chose to give in to love and live with the consequences of choosing to cross the line and risk their…
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‘Halloween’ review: A fresh take on the iconic slasher
David Gordon Green’s ‘Halloween’ brings dignity to an increasingly disappointing franchise. Coming in 40 years later, Green’s new Halloween movie ignores every single sequel that came after John Carpenter’s 1978 cult classic. This game-changing move serves as a course correction to deliver a well-made and thrilling sequel that brings some form of closure to the…
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‘First Love’ review: Refreshing love team leaves you aching
Paul Soriano’s romantic drama ‘First Love’ touches the viewers’ hearts with a refreshing team-up of Bea Alonzo and Aga Mulach’s refreshing teamup. Like most tales of love, First Love marks an emotional journey between two kindred souls meeting in one fateful day. There’s Ali (Bea Alonzo) as the optimistic, free-spirited photographer and Nick (Aga Muhlach) as the…
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‘Wild and Free’ review: Unexpected and intense love affair
Connie Macatuno’s ‘Wild and Free‘ is not as just skin-deep as its trailer teases. The trailer for Regal’s Wild and Free promises passionate and erotic scenes that would surely awaken your most basic senses – the snippets are steamy and the onscreen chemistry of lead stars Derrick Monasterio and Sanya Lopez sizzles to the brim.…
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‘Venom’ review [1 of 2]: A parasite that bites the dust
“Ruben Fleischer’s ‘Venom’ crafts a mediocre film without Spider-Man.” For Marvel comic fans, the idea of ‘Venom’ starring in a stand-alone movie is a dream come true. Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 3 may have relegated the character to a third wheel villain, but it nevertheless gave hope for the possibility of having its own spin-off. It is…
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‘Night School’ review: Potentially squeaks out passing grade
Malcolm D. Lee’s Night School smartly puts the talents of Tiffany Haddish to her reliable co-star Kevin Hart. Kevin Hart playing the lead in Night School will surely elicit a fun time filled with cheeky jokes and great laughs. But setting aside the hilarity, the film subtly focuses on broad important issues in education like…
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