‘They Will Kill You’ review
Campy, funny, and absorbing Is this better than Ready or Not 2? It’s interesting that They Will Kill You was shown in the same week Ready or Not 2: Here I Come hit cinemas. It’s a battle of the survival horror comedies. And, at first glance, it seems like the latter has the upper hand […]
‘Ready or Not 2: Here I Come’ review: more blood is more fun, but is it better?
WARNING: This Ready or Not 2 review contains minor spoilers Blood is thicker than survival in the new Ready or Not movie–and there is a lot of that here. Directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillet were aiming for something bigger with Ready or Not 2: Here I Come and we see it. We didn’t feel […]
‘Project Hail Mary’ review
A delightful crowd pleaser This is easily one of the best men-in-space movies in decades Could this be one of best sci-fi movies, question? Answer is ‘yes,’ statement. There are so many elements that worked well for Project Hail Mary, the latest from directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, […]
‘The Bride!’ review: stitched together stylishly
Just like the story from which the movie was based on, the film feels stitched together from wildly different parts. Director Maggie Gyllenhaal has created a strange yet stylish reinvention of the Frankenstein myth that explores love, loneliness, feminism, and justice, among others. In the movie, Frankenstein’s monster (Christian Bale) goes to Chicago in search […]
‘Hoppers’ review: unexpectedly great
Director Daniel Chong’s Hoppers is (unexpectedly) one of Pixar’s funniest and most entertaining movies. 2025’s Elio was underwhelming. And while it was cute, it didn’t feel as impactful as previous Pixar movies. Or maybe it was because I am not the main target audience of a movie like this; maybe kids found it great. But […]
‘Scream 7’ review: nostalgia screams louder than fear
When it was announced that Neve Campbell would be returning to the Scream franchise, fans were delighted. I know I was. Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) is the heart of the Scream movies. Doing one without her doesn’t really feel right. But while Scream 6 was a solid installment, not having Sidney makes the experience incomplete. […]
‘Send Help’ review: Who will outwit, outplay, and outlast?
If Survivor would become a movie, this is probably it. In Send Help, director Sam Raimi returned to form by bringing together survival horror, dark comedy, and character study by putting two characters who are polar opposites in an environment where they are forced to, just like in the reality TV behemoth, outlast the elements […]
‘Mercy’ review: Edge-of-your-seat thrill makes up for its shortcomings
There are times when movies don’t need to say or do too much to be interesting, or even entertaining. A movie just needs to be enjoyable to watch. Such is the case in Timur Bekmambetov’s Mercy. Starring Chris Pratt and Rebecca Ferguson, the movie centers on a futuristic AI-powered judicial program that uses an evidence-based […]
‘Primate’ review: no monkey business here
Johannes Roberts’ creature suspense-horror film Primate means serious business. It’s full-on gore and violence. It gets too brutal it can be hard to watch at certain times. There’s a lot of blood and ripping of flesh (and other body parts) it can make anyone with a weak stomach want to leave the cinema—or, at least, […]
‘Shake, Rattle & Roll: Evil Origins’ review
Evil is back in Regal Entertainment’s Shake, Rattle & Roll: Evil Origins. Horror goes full circle in the 17th installment of the most popular horror franchise in the Philippines. Evil Origins will span three timelines so that each story is connected to the horrors from the previous generation. The stories happen in 1775 where an […]