Chadson Redondo

Mean Girls is not just a mere copy or another adaptation to avoid; it takes everything from the original and amplifies it all into a louder and more “fetch” movie with catchy tunes to boot.

Like the previous movies, ‘Wonka’ plays out as a musical interspersed with magical scenes of chocolate and hope, a constant reminder that everyone with a drive to share their craft with the world gets a golden ticket in life sooner or later.

‘All of Us Strangers’ is a hymn for the lonesome, a saving grace that comes knocking at your door in the middle of the night. It is very personal, modern, and queer, tackling the long and winding road of grief but focusing more on its first stage—denial.

A story about trust and company, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish highlights chosen families, and although blood is thicker than water, the movie is a testament to the beauty of friendship that can stand the test of time.

Arnold is a Model Student shows rallying students and activists side by side to make everyone realize how oppression exists in all forms, a subtle jab at the current Thai administration that curtails its people’s basic right to free speech. The school is indeed a microcosm of the community, where the principal and the head of the country both boil down to a single, authoritarian evil.

'Hey Babe!,' like other romcoms, falls under the dilemma of the genre's tendency to be misogynistic. It hides its true nature in "lessons" that don't only serve its plot, but also the patriarchy.

'Patayin sa Sindak si Barbara’ is a two-way failure: it fails both as a remake and as a horror movie.

'Labs Kita' is an essential viewing of Filipino cinema that serves as a blueprint for movies like 'Paano Na Kaya', 'She’s The One', 'Must Be...Love', and 'I’m Drunk, I Love You'.