π½οΈ green bones is a crime thriller that takes place in a penal colony and tackles themes of guilt, truth, corruption, and redemption.
π all actors excelled. ruru madrid deserved the award. usual strong performances from dennis trillo and ronnie lazaro.
β 9.5/10 for cohesive storytelling, excellent acting and sound design, good pacing, and overall effective technical execution.
π it's not a new story but the delivery is raw, emotional, and compelling.
metro manila film festival
πΏ watched green bones, the kingdom, and uninvited. exciting year with directors taking familiar tropes and plots and breathing new life into them. it feels like audiences are being eased into a new era of local filmmaking.
π two nonie buencamino cameos and he steals the scene every time. we also saw the "iza calzado characters try not to get murdered challenge" (failed). ruby ruiz is in both green bones (prison guard) and the kingdom (babaylan).
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Motel Acacia (Bradley Liew, 2019)
π₯ An ambitious creature feature set in a dystopian America. Explores migration and racism through immigrants stuck in a snow-covered motel near the Canadian border.
πΏ On paper, really good. In reality, a jumpy disjointed mess whose saving grace is its cinematography.
This production involved #Philippines #Malaysia #Singapore #Indonesia #Taiwan #Slovenia
I truly wish it were better.
β Final Rating: 3/10
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