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Rebooting a good thing: The Girl in the Spider’s Web

Having read Stieg Larsson's Millennium trilogy and seen the films, I had high hopes for the Hollywood remake which did not disappoint. With David Fincher at the helm, he cast Rooney Mara for the role of hacker Lisbeth Salander and Daniel Craig as...

Reviewing Grey’s Anatomy

Shonda Rhimes is a life ruiner. At least according to fans of Grey's Anatomy on social media. Like a lot of fans, I would say I have been tuned in to Grey's Anatomy for the last 13 years. Yes, count them. Thirteen years!...

Imperiously matriarchal: ‘Suspiria’ rebooted

This imperiously matriarchal film is a remake of the 1977 Dario Argento film with Luca Guadagnino (Call Me By Your Name) at the helm. Guadagnino reunites with Dakota Johnson and Tilda Swinton, whom he directed in the 2015 film, '"A Bigger Splash." Let's get...

The path to enlightenment: Siddhartha, the musical

Spearheaded by the Fo Guang Shan Buddhist order, “Siddhartha The Musical” was staged at The Theatre at Solaire in Pasay City from Oct. 27 to 28. Founded by the Venerable Master Hsing Yun in 1967, the order is based on four principles: To propagate...

BuyBust: Put a big gun in a pretty woman’s hands

Let’s begin with this: Anne Curtis, in the lead role of Nani Manigan, is no tweetums in this movie. BuyBust is gritty and it is violent and liberally laced with crude slang and cussing akin to a speech by President Duterte, but more...

Blood, sweat, and political bluster heighten in raging July

A spree of violence contrasted with presidential attempts at religious peace-making as the first week of July rolled on the blood of two mayors, two vice mayors, a councilor, and a radio broadcaster while President Rodrigo Duterte committed to mend fences with the...

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