Category: Review
‘Mary Poppins Returns’ review: A sweet blast from the past
‘Mary Poppins Returns’ follows the same beats of its classic predecessor but that shouldn’t hinder different generations from being swept away by its pure joy and exhilaration. There’s something enthralling about Mary Poppins: a charismatic, no-nonsense nanny who has her unique way of managing daily errands through magic and musical numbers. When viewed through a ...
‘Bumblebee’ review: Well-made take to an overwhelming franchise
Bumblebee is more a reboot of the franchise with a good mix of character development and emotions, as well as some good action and humor. Bumblebee starts during a civil war on Cybertron, where Autobot resistance leader Optimus Prime (Peter Cullen) sends his young lieutenant, Bumblebee (Dylan O’Brien), on a mission to Earth to establish ...
‘One Great Love’ review: Unexpected twist of love and heartbreak
One Great Love propels love-hate feels with an amazing story played out by remarkable performances of Kim Chiu, Dennis Trillo, and JC De Vera. ‘One Great Love’ revolves around the story of Zyra Paez (Kim Chiu), whose relationship with Carl Mauricio (JC de Vera) has failed. She decides to give their relationship one more try but soon finds herself ...
‘The Girl in the Orange Dress’ review: Hide-and-seek made fun and romantic
The Girl in the Orange Dress has all the kilig feels with Jessy Mendiola’s comeback on the big screen via first ever teamup with Jericho Rosales. ‘The Girl in the Orange Dress’ tells the story of Anna Villegas (Jessy), who is captured in a short video as she is being carried into a hotel by ...
‘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, ...
‘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. ...
‘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 ...