MMFF REVIEW: 'I’mPerfect' stops at representation
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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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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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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The National Day of Austria this year gave us more than one reason to celebrate! We enjoyed a fabulous evening at Shangri-La The Fort, Manila surrounded the…
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For weeks, moviegoers have been asking the same question after watching Call Me Mother : Who is the voice behind “Tala”?
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‘It is good to know that, despite the long years we have been together, our bond has not been broken, and we continue to remain united and to see one another.’
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For Gladys Reyes, the 51st Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) Awards Night was more than a glamorous celebration of cinema—it was a rare chance to experience…
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The historic victory of I’mPerfect at the 51st Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) has been hailed as more than an awards-night milestone, marking a significant…
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For all the discomfort she caused, Josephine Bracken did Rizal an unexpected service. She ruined the monument, and she gave him jagged edges.
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Vice Ganda’s Best Actor win at the 2025 Metro Manila Film Festival Gabi ng Parangal was more than a career milestone. It unfolded as one of the night’s most…
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Philippine Army soldiers participate in a flag raising rehearsal at Luneta Park in Manila on Monday, 29 December 2025, in preparation for the 129th death…
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For 1990s film heartthrob and model Matthew Mendoza, the 2025 Metro Manila Film Festival Gabi ng Parangal was more than an awards night — it marked a deeply…
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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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The 51st Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) made history this year as all eight official entries surpassed the P1 million mark in gross receipts on their…
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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 MMFF 2025 continues its run in cinemas, the Gabi ng Parangal stood as a reminder that Filipino films are at their strongest when courage, compassion and…
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