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Piggy: The Dichotomy of The Bully & The Bullied
Cinematographer Rita Noriega’s lens offers the stillness of what can only be an idyllic village. The moth…
Diabla: A Rape-Revenge Drama Spiced With Witchcraft
Ashley George’s Spanish drama Diabla is an expression of rage and revenge, distilled to its barest forms. At the…
Mariposa: Another Essential Look Into Why People Flee
There is something very compelling about Ron Dias’ Mariposa. At the heart of it are two young girls, still in…
Secret Men’s Business: Dirty Laundry Aired For All To See… And Enjoy?
Ignorance would have proved blissful in this instance. David Coussins’ Secret Men’s Business, a film that is…
Moon Melody: Understanding Displacement Through The Lens Of Loss
Displacement is a heavy word. As millions find themselves uprooted from the familiar and forced, by their…
Last Rites: The Question Of An Afterlife Discussed Tantalisingly
Ron Kanecke & Matt Johanning’s Last Rites comes with an intriguing plot: a priest -- a disgraced one at that…
Green Cobra: A Macabre Comedy So Funny That It Bends Its Genre
We hear his indignant protests first before we see him. Patrick Tamisiea, the hostage, is being dragged into a…
My Baby Is A Bike Helmet: A Comedy So Delightful That It Numbs Its Tragedy
My baby is a bike helmet is a surprising revelation on a topic seldom explored in films – that of pseudopregnancy,…
Expend: No Second Unwisely Used In This Stop-Motion Tale Of Unholy Invention
There are no dialogues in Bismark Fernandes’ animated short Expend, and the runtime is only under four minutes and…
Generations: Multi-Generational Wrongs Faced, When It’s No Longer…
Here is a film that truly justifies a walk down memory lane. No sugar-coating the ugly, no glossing over, the…