A staff writer for Sinegang, contributing since 2024.
In ‘Godzilla Minus One,’ the famous kaiju is neither foul nor frightful so much as desiccated and hollowed-out, as writer-director Takashi Yamazaki substitutes Godzilla’s – and, correspondingly, man’s – familiar savagery for the even more common cliché.
‘Shahid’ is docu-fiction in feeble form, one that unfortunately limits itself to the prosaic presentations of symbols and signs, and so the film ends rather unfinished and unmoving, on a pulpit on its own.
There’s something here for everyone: the blockbuster, the franchise revival, the arthouse flick. It speaks to how diverse of a year of cinema we’ve had and what made a lasting impact in our cinematic experience. Looking at this more closely, these are also the kinds of narratives that resonated with us emotionally, socially, and politically, whether it’s in a family affair, in the midst of a modern revolution, or in corporate hell.
Asian stories triumphed, innovative franchises received their flowers, and Hayao Miyazaki’s “retirement” movie. Here are the best international films of 2024.
Ho ho ho! It’s Christmastime, cinephiles! In this special watchlist, the SINEGANG.ph staff selected their favorite Christmas movies or the movies they consider as holiday staples.
