Category Film Reviews

13 Going On 30

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Read Time: 3 minutes13 Going On 30 dives deep into matters of lost opportunities and rushing through life; wanting to have everything while having to sacrifice the important things. It hits you, specially if you yourself are currently undergoing this in life. It's not a small matter as time is already wasted, and opportunities lost. It reminds us of what's important and what are we currently being blinded by. Maybe we still have a chance to right the wrongs.

Ballerina

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Read Time: 3 minutesGrieving the loss of a ballerina best friend she couldn't protect, an ex-bodyguard sets out to fulfill her dear friend's last wish: sweet revenge.

Transformers ONE

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Read Time: 4 minutesThe untold origin story of Transformers, Optimus Prime and Megatron, better known as sworn enemies, but who once were friends bonded like brothers who changed the fate of Cybertron forever.

Predator

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Read Time: 3 minutesWhen a young boy accidentally triggers the universe's most lethal hunters', the predator, return to Earth, only a ragtag crew of ex-soldiers and a disgruntled scientist can prevent the end of the human race.

Midsommar

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Read Time: 3 minutesA couple travels to Northern Europe to visit a rural hometown's fabled Swedish mid-summer (Midsommar) festival. What begins as an idyllic retreat quickly devolves into an increasingly violent and bizarre competition at the hands of a pagan cult.

Noroi: The Curse

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Read Time: 2 minutesThe latter part of the film was very disturbing, I couldn't get my eyes off the screen, but at the same time, I knew something was going to happen, be it a shocking reveal, or a dreadful exposure of the truth. The ending creeped the hell out of me. Noroi did a phenomenal job on that one.

Hell House LLC

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Read Time: 3 minutesFive years after an unexplained malfunction causes the death of 15 tour-goers and staff on the opening night of a Halloween haunted house tour, The Hell House, a documentary crew travels back to the scene of the tragedy to find out what really happened.

Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum

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Read Time: 3 minutesThe crew of a horror web series travels to an abandoned asylum, Gonjiam, for a live broadcast. It soon encounters much more than expected as it moves deeper inside the nightmarish old building.

The Sadness

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Read Time: 3 minutesThe Sadness: A young couple trying to reunite amid a city ravaged by a plague that turns its victims into deranged, bloodthirsty sadists.

Outbreak

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Read Time: 3 minutesA team of Army doctors struggle to find a cure for the deadly Motaba virus outbreak that was transported from Africa to North America by a white-headed Capuchin monkey and is now spreading quickly throughout a small California town.

Contagion

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Read Time: 3 minutesIn Contagion, healthcare professionals, government officials and everyday people find themselves in the midst of a pandemic as the CDC works to find a cure.

Shaolin Soccer

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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.

Tarot

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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

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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

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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.

Outside

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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)

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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

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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

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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

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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.