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‘Meant to Beh’ review: Nonsense above everything
'Meant to Beh' is a confusing affair

'All of You' review: Missed opportunities
'The film’s undoing is its fervent attempt to be conventional despite its structure begging for a more bitter resolution'

'Siargao' review: Low-key loving
'Siargao' is persistently low-key, preferring to dissect each of its characters’ discreet heartaches through whispers rather than wails

'Deadma Walking' review: Sincere when queer, generic when not
Even if it lacks consistency, it still manages to twinkle through its sheer tenacity

‘Ang Larawan’ review: Admirable feat
'Ang Larawan' is elegant, with each of its graceful movement so carefully designed to evoke a feeling of nostalgia for a time when things of beauty are truly and unsubtly beautiful

'Ang Maestra' review: Heart in the right place
'Ang Maestra' works because it rejects being lofty even in the moments when it can attempt to go for more profound emotions

'Kamandag ng Droga' review: Too dirty, too turdy
'Kamandag ng Droga' is a grand showcase of lazy filmmaking

‘Smaller and Smaller Circles’ review: Deserves to be seen
'Smaller and Smaller Circles' is an elegant and polished film from start to finish

'Barbi D' Wonder Beki' review: Half-hearted, half-baked
'Barbi D’ Wonder Beki' is a buffet of wasted opportunities

‘Unexpectedly Yours’ review: Old but still adorable
All in all, 'Unexpectedly Yours' is fine entertainment

‘Suburbicon’ review: Right ideas, wrong execution
'Suburbicon' manifests an air of aim and purpose that really gets in the way of all the fun

‘Murder on the Orient Express’ review: Train in vain
'Think of [Kenneth] Branagh’s 'Murder on the Orient Express' as a handsome, well-meaning, but overall dull suitor'

'Coco' review: Bones, hugs, and harmonies
'Coco' is a lovely film, through and through

‘Trip Ubusan: The Lolas vs. Zombies’ review: Uncommitted to be anything
Simply put, 'Trip Ubusan: The Lolas vs. Zombies' suffers from its blatant lack of commitment

Review: All 9 Cinema One Originals films for 2017
Rappler movie critic, Oggs Cruz, gives us the skinny on this year's Cinema One Originals films

‘Fallback’ review: A mixed bag of flimsy feelings
The film overdoes its comedy, resulting in an inconsistent tone that mars its attempt at being an engaging romance

‘Justice League’ review: Losing its identity
'Justice League' prioritizes fun and fantasy, resulting in a film that is adequate in terms of entertainment value, but feels generic

‘The Mountain Between Us’ review: High-altitude affair
Amidst its many indulgences and missteps, and its bluntly old-fashioned approach to romance, the film manages to charm with its elegance

‘12’ review: An agonizing breakup
'12,' set in a house full of screaming, is a film that is painful to the ears

‘This Time I’ll Be Sweeter’ review: Toxic romance
'This Time I’ll Be Sweeter' is a toxic romance about a toxic girl who keeps falling in love with an equally toxic boy

'The Ghost Bride' review: A horde of wrongs
The film is far too preoccupied with fictionalizing an obscure tradition that it neglects to concoct truly thoughtful horror set pieces

'Thor: Ragnarok' review: Humor saves the day
'Thor: Ragnarok' is satisfied with its aimless silliness


Movie Reviews: All 8 2017 QCinema Circle Competition films
The film festival will run until October 28

FULL LIST: Winners, QCinema International Film Festival 2017 awards
'Balangiga: Howling Wilderness' wins Best Picture

'Happy Death Day' review: Fun repetition
'Happy Death Day' suffers from running on the diminishing fumes of a clever but limited gimmick

'Bad Genius' review: Almost a perfect score
What is most fascinating about 'Bad Genius' is that it doesn't let its social observations get in the way of its pop aspirations

‘Bes and the Beshies’ review: Ugly and distasteful
'Bes and the Beshies' simply fails to accomplish anything it sets out to do

‘Balatkayo’ review: An irreparable blunder
The film ends up as a tepid and pointless drama

‘Seven Sundays’ review: Well-acted but frustratingly conventional
It would have been all good if 'Seven Sundays' only had the ambition to outdo its predecessors, or at the very least subvert them

'Geostorm' review: A drab disaster
The film is a discordant medley of mistakes

WATCH: Creepy 'New Mutants' trailer looks like a horror film
Marvel's newest movie offering features the first mutants who graduates from Charles Xavier's school

WATCH: Rey trains with Luke in new 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' trailer
'I need someone to show me my place in all this' says Rey to Kylo Ren
