Last Movie Watched: August 2014
The Double (Richard Ayoade, 2013, UK)
SYNOPSIS: The story is about a man named Simon who works as a clerk in a government agency. His life changes when he meets his new co-worker, James. It was based on Fyodor Dostoyevsky's novella about doppleganger.
STARRING: Jesse Eisenberg, Mia Wasikowska
RATING: 4/5
Dagitab (Sparks) (Giancarlo Abrahan V, 2014, Philippines)
SYNOPSIS: While the marriage of two professors is on the verge of falling apart, the woman is dragged into a scandal involving a young student. On the other hand, the man falls in love with his research -- a deity (supernatural being) that appears to him as the ghost of an old flame. (SOURCE: Cinemalaya)
STARRING: Eula Valdez, Noni Buencamino, Martin del Rosario
RATING: 4/5
The World's End (Edgar Wright, 2013, UK)
SYNOPSIS: Five friends who reunite in an attempt to top their epic pub crawl from 20 years earlier unwittingly become humankind's only hope for survival. (SOURCE: IMDB)
STARRING: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Martin Freeman
RATING: 3/5
Scotch Pilgrim (Raya Martin, 2013, Philippines)
SYNOPSIS: Published as part of After Cinema Words, a project considering the work of director Carlos Reygadas, Raya Martin’sScotch Pilgrim responds to a single still image from Reygadas’ 2005 film Battle In Heaven. (SOURCE: MUBI)
To watch this short film, just click this link.
RATING: 3.5/5
Asan Si Lolo Mê? (Sari Estrada, 2013, Philippines)
SYNOPSIS: A mother tells her young son that his grandfather has turned into a goat in order to cover up the grandfather's death. (SOURCE: Cinemalaya)
STARRING: Sheenly Gener, Rob Sy, Joseph Dela Cruz, Zachary Ezekiel Diaz
RATING: 4/5
Tiya Bening (Ralph Quijano, 2014, Philippines)
SYNOPSIS: Left by her daughter to a caregiver, an old lady with Alzheimer’s suffers as her bedroom burns during the night. (SOURCE: Cinemalaya)
STARRING: Milagros T. Martija, Aileen Mercado, Giselle Lasin
RATING: 3.5/5
Mga Ligaw na Paruparo (J.E. Tiglao, 2014, Philippines)
SYNOPSIS: Miriam is up for a surprise from her husband after a rift caused by the flirty text message of someone named Alex.
(SOURCE: Cinemalaya)
STARRING: Olive Nieto, Paolo O'Hara, Solomon de Guzman, Maria Isabel Lopez
RATING: 4/5
The Ordinary Things We Do (David Corpuz, 2014, Philippines)
SYNOPSIS: When everything material and immaterial is stripped off, what remain are souls united by and in love.
(SOURCE: Cinemalaya)
STARRING: Karen Gaerlan, Jane Biton, Rafaela Anne Rivera, Kenneth Isaac Dela Cruz, Andrew Basco, Angelo Abcede
RATING: 4/5
Padulong sa Pinuy-anan (Going Home) (Eden Villarba, 2014, Philippines)
SYNOPSIS: A man attempts to find himself and the meaning of home while lost in another country. (SOURCE: Cinemalaya)
STARRING: Alex Murphy, Shun Andrei Bacalla, Jayce Alexander Stewart, Eden Villarba-Sabolboro
RATING: 3/5
Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno (Keishi Ohtomo, 2014, Japan)
SYNOPSIS: Kenshin Himura goes up against pure evil Makoto Shishio who is attempting to overthrow the Meiji government. The fate of the country hangs in the balance as Kenshin Himura takes up the sword that he vowed to never draw again. (SOURCE: IMDB)
STARRING: Takeru Satô, Emi Takei, Tatsuya Fujiwara
RATING: 3.5/5
SYNOPSIS: The story is about a man named Simon who works as a clerk in a government agency. His life changes when he meets his new co-worker, James. It was based on Fyodor Dostoyevsky's novella about doppleganger.STARRING: Jesse Eisenberg, Mia Wasikowska
RATING: 4/5
Dagitab (Sparks) (Giancarlo Abrahan V, 2014, Philippines)
SYNOPSIS: While the marriage of two professors is on the verge of falling apart, the woman is dragged into a scandal involving a young student. On the other hand, the man falls in love with his research -- a deity (supernatural being) that appears to him as the ghost of an old flame. (SOURCE: Cinemalaya)STARRING: Eula Valdez, Noni Buencamino, Martin del Rosario
RATING: 4/5
The World's End (Edgar Wright, 2013, UK)
SYNOPSIS: Five friends who reunite in an attempt to top their epic pub crawl from 20 years earlier unwittingly become humankind's only hope for survival. (SOURCE: IMDB)STARRING: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Martin Freeman
RATING: 3/5
Scotch Pilgrim (Raya Martin, 2013, Philippines)
SYNOPSIS: Published as part of After Cinema Words, a project considering the work of director Carlos Reygadas, Raya Martin’sScotch Pilgrim responds to a single still image from Reygadas’ 2005 film Battle In Heaven. (SOURCE: MUBI)To watch this short film, just click this link.
RATING: 3.5/5
Asan Si Lolo Mê? (Sari Estrada, 2013, Philippines)
SYNOPSIS: A mother tells her young son that his grandfather has turned into a goat in order to cover up the grandfather's death. (SOURCE: Cinemalaya)STARRING: Sheenly Gener, Rob Sy, Joseph Dela Cruz, Zachary Ezekiel Diaz
RATING: 4/5
Tiya Bening (Ralph Quijano, 2014, Philippines)
SYNOPSIS: Left by her daughter to a caregiver, an old lady with Alzheimer’s suffers as her bedroom burns during the night. (SOURCE: Cinemalaya)STARRING: Milagros T. Martija, Aileen Mercado, Giselle Lasin
RATING: 3.5/5
Mga Ligaw na Paruparo (J.E. Tiglao, 2014, Philippines)
SYNOPSIS: Miriam is up for a surprise from her husband after a rift caused by the flirty text message of someone named Alex. (SOURCE: Cinemalaya)
STARRING: Olive Nieto, Paolo O'Hara, Solomon de Guzman, Maria Isabel Lopez
RATING: 4/5
The Ordinary Things We Do (David Corpuz, 2014, Philippines)
(SOURCE: Cinemalaya)
STARRING: Karen Gaerlan, Jane Biton, Rafaela Anne Rivera, Kenneth Isaac Dela Cruz, Andrew Basco, Angelo Abcede
RATING: 4/5
Padulong sa Pinuy-anan (Going Home) (Eden Villarba, 2014, Philippines)
SYNOPSIS: A man attempts to find himself and the meaning of home while lost in another country. (SOURCE: Cinemalaya)STARRING: Alex Murphy, Shun Andrei Bacalla, Jayce Alexander Stewart, Eden Villarba-Sabolboro
RATING: 3/5
Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno (Keishi Ohtomo, 2014, Japan)
SYNOPSIS: Kenshin Himura goes up against pure evil Makoto Shishio who is attempting to overthrow the Meiji government. The fate of the country hangs in the balance as Kenshin Himura takes up the sword that he vowed to never draw again. (SOURCE: IMDB)
STARRING: Takeru Satô, Emi Takei, Tatsuya Fujiwara
RATING: 3.5/5
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