Shaolin Soccer
Read Time: 3 minutesA young Shaolin follower reunites with his discouraged brothers to form a soccer team using their martial art skills to their advantage.
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Honest review of films and games
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Honest review of films and games
Andrew Koa
Tarot
Read Time: 3 minutesWhen a group of friends recklessly violates the sacred rule of Tarot readings, they unknowingly unleash an unspeakable evil trapped within the cursed cards. One by one, they come face to face with fate and end up in a race against death.
Afflicted
Read Time: 3 minutesTwo best friends see their trip of a lifetime take a dark turn when one of them is mysteriously afflicted. Now, in a foreign land, they race to uncover the source before it consumes him completely.
The Black Phone
Read Time: 3 minutesFor the hype that it garnered, and for a film that featured Ethan Hawke, I was expecting more from it honestly, specially after watching "Sinister". It had a good thing going on, but felt weak on the storytelling. It's a good psychological horror flick, not great.
NBA JAM
Read Time: 2 minutesHigh octane, fast-paced, and a very entertaining announcer, this simple yet dopamine-inducive game will get you playing until your mother tells you to stop. Produced by Iguana Entertainment and Midway Games, project was headed by Mark Turmell.
Ghost of Tsushima
Read Time: 4 minutesGhost of Tsushima is visually-appealing. Battle mechanics looks complex at first but have a small learning curve. The music is immersive, combined with its breathtaking visuals, this game offers a unique experience for those who appreciate landscape sceneries, architecture, music and art.
Outside
Read Time: 3 minutesOutside was a big step for Filipino films, the direction and production was very well done. It was also a pleasure to see them not going the conservative route. There were some gore moments and was done tastefully. Looking forward to more Filipino-made films that aren't afraid to take chances.
Nightbreed (Cabal Cut)
Read Time: 3 minutesThis is an adaptation of (a part of) Clive Barker's sixth volume from Books of Blood. Barker's monsters have always been ahead of their time. The creature design, voice, and personality set them apart. They have a unique background history. This history explains how they came to be, most, if not all, unless I'm mistaken.
The Wild Robot
Read Time: 4 minutesDreamWorks have done it again. The Wild Robot is one of those films that I would definitely recommend for the coming years with enthusiasm. It definitely struck a chord with me and I'll never forget that. It was a genuine cinematic experience.
The Princess Diaries
Read Time: 3 minutesThe music score was perfect, really gives off that zero to hero Princess vibes. When they shot the ending scene with the view of Genovia and then "Miracles Happen" by Myra started to play in the background, it was an icing on a cake; it captures the essence and emotion of the film and sums up the whole story.
A Moment to Remember
Read Time: 3 minutesThis has been one of my most memorable blind watch experience, it really caught me off guard as these aren't the kind of films I watch—now every time someone asks for a drama/love story film, this is the only one that comes to mind. Definitely recommending this film, I'm actually surprised that there were few mentions of this on threads and forums.
Cannibal Holocaust
Read Time: 2 minutesThis film about cannibalism sparked controversy across the globe, banned in over 50 countries, ironically not because of cannibal, but because of real animal cruelty. Honestly, I had to watch around 5-6 gory films and Cannibal Ferox to top it all off before going into this one, just so I'd be desensitized a bit; and yes, I watched the 96 minutes uncut version.
Greenland
Read Time: 3 minutesThe way they showed the scale of the disaster was not as large as how they did it in "2012", this was mostly shown from their perspective, some aerial shots, mostly on land, but not as large of a scale. They were able to answer that issue though through news reports that were shown throughout the film.
The Thing
Read Time: 3 minutesAnother entry into John Carpenter's Apocalypse Trilogy, together with Prince of Darkness and In the Mouth of Madness, this sci-fi/horror classic is peak movie magic with the use of practical effects.
Prince of Darkness
Read Time: 3 minutesA group of graduate students and scientists uncover an ancient canister in an abandoned church, but when they open the container, they inadvertently unleash a strange liquid and an evil force of darkness on all humanity.
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
Read Time: 3 minutesOverall gameplay of Uncharted 4 is flawless. The wall climbing, as usual, is iconic, every time another game does it, I go "Meh, Uncharted did it better." The one thing I could critic about the gameplay is the removal of the "grenade return" concept that they did in Uncharted 3.
Nier Automata: End of Yorha
Read Time: 3 minutesNieR: Automata tells the story of androids 2B, 9S and A2 and their battle to reclaim the machine-driven dystopia overrun by powerful machines.
Martyrs
Read Time: 3 minutesHer every action is burdened by trauma/guilt, hoping to free herself from it's grasp. This also reminded me of "Possum (2018)", who also tackled the same subject. Trauma took on a form itself, and seemed like it acted on its own, it was very well done and unique. It added that supernatural feel to it, and gave the viewer a deeper understanding of it.
War Of The Worlds
Read Time: 3 minutesThe ending of War Of The Worlds, at first seemed like a shortcut, production-wise, reminded me of "The Mist" but not as dark, and it did make sense. The reason was simple yet it encompasses everything that has happened so far in the story, it was properly paced, and the timing for that extra dramatic effect was on point as well. It was very well done.
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Read Time: 4 minutesThe League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is like a bookworm's film fantasy come true. Most of the iconic novel characters coming together to defeat one super villain. It sounds cheesy, yes it is. Its really cool, specially if you've watched it when it came out.