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MMFF 2016 Movie Review: ‘Sunday Beauty Queen’

Published by Ely Valendez

‘SUNDAY BEAUTY QUEEN’ is the sincerest film in this year’s Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) lineup, if not the most heartwarming of them all.

MMFF 2016 Movie Review: ‘Kabisera’

Published by Ely Valendez

HAVING THE SUPERSTAR in a film about extrajudicial killings — arguably the most relevant topic in the Philippines today — didn’t do ‘Kabisera’ any favors.

MMFF 2016 Movie Review: ‘Saving Sally’

Published by Ely Valendez

Visually stunning by any measure, the lone animated film in this year’s Metro Manila Film Festival, ‘Saving Sally,’ is a breath of fresh air for local filmmaking.

Vince and Kath and James starring Joshua Garcia, Julia Barretto, and Ronnie Alonte.

MMFF 2016 Movie Review: ‘Vince and Kath and James’

Published by Ely Valendez

STAR CINEMA finally has a good romantic-comedy entry at the Metro Manila Film Festival.

MMFF 2016 Movie Review: ‘Die Beautiful’

Published by Ely Valendez

BEYOND THE MAKEUP transformations, ‘Die Beautiful’ shows what it means to be a gay man by taking viewers along on the journey — from being unaccepted at home and surviving sexual abuse, to becoming a beauty queen, and ultimately, a transwoman.