Hollywood’s 2026 blockbuster lineup
With distributors confirming release windows for major Hollywood titles, Philippine cinemas are preparing for a steady stream of blockbusters throughout 2026.…
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With distributors confirming release windows for major Hollywood titles, Philippine cinemas are preparing for a steady stream of blockbusters throughout 2026.…
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While watching 'I’mPerfect', this year’s Metro Manila Film Festival Best Picture, I kept thinking about Garry Marshall’s 1999 cult film 'The Other Sister'.
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If viewed strictly from an anti–Martial Law sentiment, sure, its silences may feel meaningful, or even terrifying. But strip an audience’s ideology away, and…
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Why the New Year is shaping up to be a thrilling chapter for Philippine cinema.
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Award-winning filmmaker Jun Robles Lana has never been one to shy away from difficult conversations, especially when it comes to the future of Philippine…
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. spent New Year’s Eve at Malacañang, a detail underscored by Palace Press Officer Undersecretary Claire Castro in what appeared…
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As 2025 winds down, the Cordillera Administrative Region looks back on a year that felt heavy, complicated, and unmistakably defining.
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For decades, LGBTQ characters in Philippine films were often confined to caricature—comic relief, tragic figures, or sidekicks whose queerness existed only to…
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At first glance, a film trophy is an object of celebration—a gleaming symbol of victory, applause, and artistic recognition. But for artist Toym Leon Imao, the…
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When Jun Lana accepted the Gender Sensitivity Award at the 2025 Metro Manila Film Festival for Call Me Mother , he did not frame the moment as a personal…
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Their long-standing rivalry found one of its most decisive moments not in fanfare alone, but in performances so assured and consequential that they reshaped…
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Choosing SM Cinema for the next franchise installment or festival entry becomes a small but steady way to back public education.
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Its most compelling idea is the unspoken reality that even married people, or those already in relationships, can develop feelings for someone else.
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As Philippine corporations struggle with the country’s reputation to investors, heightened scrutiny on transparency, integrity and disclosures has got to be a…
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Silence fell over the 51st Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) Gabi ng Parangal as the screen dimmed and a familiar name reclaimed the room—not through applause,…
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The review of 2025 is important, because this year did not move slowly. It rushed at us with speed and intensity, shaking foundations and exposing fault lines.
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The year 1982 occupies a special place in Philippine cinema—not because of scandal or spectacle, but because it marked a rare moment when two towering screen…
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