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29 Jan – 8 Feb 2026

Overview of articles

  • Quezon

    A savvy, seductive politician schemes his way to power in this biting historical satire.
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  • When the Waves Are Gone

    A contrite policeman must reckon with his political past in a stylised, expansive film noir.
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  • In My Mother’s Skin

    A grisly and captivating coming-of-age fairy tale set in an isolated mansion in 1945 Philippines.
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  • Blue Imagine

    An urgent, bold and composed rallying cry against sexual violence in the Japanese film industry.
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  • Heremias (Book One: The Legend of the Lizard Princess)

    Majestic masterpiece by the Filipino Lav Diaz who takes his time to tell a story with great emotion. In meditative black & white images, the…
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  • The Bet Collector

    The enticement of the illegal gambling game jueteng in the Philippines is incomparable. It has brought down presidents. That is why the woman who fetc
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  • Rambling from the Sea

    Filmmaker moved to the Philippine island of Guimaras for a major oil disaster. He found a major storyteller. Without teeth and without stopping.
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  • When the Rain Ended

    The muddy scene outside a shop on a tropical rain day.
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  • Todo todo teros

    Basically an artist is also a terrorist, the protagonist thinks in an unguarded moment. And if he is a terrorist after all, then he might…
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  • Jesus the Revolutionary

    A military junta has taken power on the Philippines. Their takeover is fought by Moslem separatists, communists and rival military. In the middle of t
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