If you come to this movie expecting to be filled with emotions, it is guaranteed to deliver. If you can look past its flaws, you will surely have a wicked time. Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande are marvelous as always, and while their performances are not award-worthy as some people are saying in exaggeration, they all gave their very best in a lacklusterly directed film.

‘Cinemalaya 21 Shorts’ bring out new and wild imaginations of our country.

Cheska Marfori’s Cinemalaya entry, ‘Paglilitis’, plays like an hour long episode of Ipaglaban Mo or Maalaala Mo Kaya, minus the voiceovers of a host. By the end, it leaves you with lingering questions that shouldn’t have stayed with you had it deliver a more reliable ending.

‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ has been adapted in many mediums, but what’s interesting about every iteration of the story is that they differ in terms of interpretation and execution that makes them interesting to watch.

Alice Rohrwacher’s magical realism-slash-heist film La Chimera is nothing short of dreamy and haunting, almost like a philosophical and spiritual Indiana Jones.

 ‘Mistress Dispeller’ opens with a disclaimer: everything you will witness on screen is true. What follows is a complicated yet real case of infidelity in which the wife seeks the help of an expert to save their marriage. 

Love Child is a film for everyone. Its bittersweet and quirky nature will surely win people’s hearts over. Its flaws are also worth noting, but they are not too grievous to the point of detesting the film.

‘Bernadette’ has nothing new nor subversive to offer in the genre. Still, the film knows how to have fun and it does just that.

Considering how Fassbinder carefully orchestrated the drama of the ‘The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant’ and framed the shots so beautifully, Ozon's ‘Peter Von Kant’ becomes inferior in nature.

This year’s QCShorts are very promising. With entries from young filmmakers (and an indie film legend), these short films showcased in the festival capture the human experience in such unique and creative ways. In this article, we will be discussing all six entries, ranging from inescapable yearning and religious guilt to exploration of sexuality.

Amanda Nell Eu's attempts to explore these themes of puberty and womanhood while fusing body horror and adolescence are admirable because ‘Tiger Stripes’ deftly maintains a balance between realism and mythology.

Gian Arre's debut feature is lackluster on all fronts. It leaves you wanting for more, in the most baffling way possible.

From its direction to the performances, ‘Gitling’ perfectly captures that melancholic and quiet sense of loneliness and the pure joy of finding someone who’ll listen and understand you.

Autobiography is very much a product of its home country. Due to similarities in customs and social issues presented in the film, other Southeast Asian audiences might find the film hitting close to home. Its structure feels familiar but what makes it stand out in this year's releases is its coherency and brilliance in all areas.

Having grown up in a Jehovah Witness community, Sarah Watts definitely succeeded in achieving her main purpose of making this. With the help of her co-director Mark Slutsky, You Can Live Forever turned out to be a sweet and tender sapphic drama that was made with such passion and care for its subject material.