Euwenn Mikaell, who won the 2023 MMFF Best Child Performer award, is absolutely adorable and nails the role of a vulnerable orphan grappling for courage.

Stephanie Mayo · 7 January 2024 · 3 min read

My top 10 films of 2023 were chosen and ranked according to their cinematic impact and the joy these films brought to my soul — with number one the best of…

Stephanie Mayo · 31 December 2023 · 6 min read

Pepe Diokno’s film about the three famously executed Filipino Catholic priests — Frs. Mariano Gomez, Jose Burgos and Jacinto Zamora — is an applaudable…

Stephanie Mayo · 27 December 2023 · 4 min read

If you’re simply into suspense and jump scares, then you’d enjoy this carnival fun house.

Stephanie Mayo · 24 December 2023 · 3 min read

As the sun sets, the open-air theater comes alive in one of the corners of the historical Baluarte de San Diego in Intramuros, Manila. Nature becomes the stage…

Stephanie Mayo · 19 December 2023 · 3 min read

‘I take pride that this horror film has a heart.’

Stephanie Mayo · 18 December 2023 · 4 min read

Overly sentimental, it’s like the sister film of another recent Viva drama, the cloying ‘Instant Daddy’

Stephanie Mayo · 17 December 2023 · 3 min read

A family-friendly, often-laugh-out-loud whimsical story of dreams coming true, made even more flavorful by a great cast.

Stephanie Mayo · 10 December 2023 · 3 min read

Of the movie now on Netflix: ‘It’s a multi-awarded movie and I’m so proud of it. Kahit lugi, okay lang naman ‘yun. Matagal pa naman tayo sa industry’

Stephanie Mayo · 8 December 2023 · 3 min read