Insiang

relief, maybe, but no happiness

KYK

The plot synopsis sells revenge; what it doesn't sell, however, are the devastating effects that it can inflict in oneself as a double-edged sword. Of course that we can trace revenge back to classic literature in the B.C. era, and it is an element that modern films,…

Edgar Cochran ✝️🍋

gone girl? nah babe more like nawalang babae

houvre

(baka kulang sa laman ‘tong ebas ko dahil ngayon ko lang nalaman na ginawa pala ‘tong pelikula sa panahon ni Marcos, at isa itong uri ng protesta. kaya medyo mababaw lang siguro ang pagsusuring ito hehe) ang hirap panoorin ng pelikulang ito bilang isang babae. masakit…

Yani

Since I finished watching Insiang a couple of days ago, I couldn't stop thinking about it, struggling to find the words to talk about it. Insiang is a difficult movie, to watch, to think or talk about, the violence, poverty and cruelty portayed seems so real that it feels…

gigi 🦋

revenge is not always sweet. it is a cleansing, a relief, an empty room, devoid of expectation or purpose.

Laura

Slow-paced revenge film set in the slums of ‘70s Manila; we see a dismissive mother who mentally abuses her daughter, a younger new husband who works at a local butcher-house with a sinister agenda, and an innocent teenaged girl who hustles for daily survival—faintly…

Andre’u

Brusque, brutal masterpiece equally informed by empathy and disgust. Kills me every time. Also: a master class in the use of real-world locations, direct sound, and zoom lenses.

I.V.

putulan ng tite yang mga tanginang rapist na yan putangina

DANI