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Tag Archives: Tagalog
Slingshot / Tirador (2007) Brillante Mendoza, Jiro Manio, Coco Martin, Kristoffer King
From Filipino bad-boy director Brillante Mendoza comes Slingshot, an exhilarating portrayal Read More »
Of the Flesh / Karnal (1983) Marilou Diaz-Abaya, Charito Solis, Vic Silayan, Phillip Salvador
A groom takes his city bride to his hometown to settle in his father’s house. Read More »
Holy Emy (2021) Araceli Lemos, Abigael Loma, Hasmine Killip, Eirini Inglesi
A young Filipina searches for the missing links between her strange bleeding condition Read More »
Apparition / Aparisyon (2012) Isabel Sandoval, Mylene Dizon, Jodi Sta. Maria, Raquel Villavicencio
Filipina director Isabel Sandoval follows her transgender drama Señorita Read More »
Muslim .357 (1986) Fernando Poe Jr., Eddie Garcia, Vivian Foz
Lt. Jamal (FPJ) is a Muslim undercover police officer, who is sent to Manila to help curb the runaway crime rate. Read More »
Kill Barbara with Panic / Patayin mo sa sindak si Barbara (1974) Celso Ad. Castillo, Susan Roces, Dante Rivero, Rosanna Ortiz
In this demonic-possession story devised by the director, religious paraphernalia are largely Read More »
Moral (1982) Marilou Diaz-Abaya, Lorna Tolentino, Gina Alajar, Sandy Andolong
Joey, Kathy, Sylvia and Maritess are not only classmates – they are the best of friends. Read More »
Ode to Nothing AKA Oda sa wala (2018) Dwein Baltazar, Dido de la Paz, Anthony Falcon, Joonee Gamboa
Sonya, an old maid is about to give up on herself until one day Read More »
Ma’ Rosa (2016) Brillante Mendoza, Jaclyn Jose, Julio Diaz, Baron Geisler
Ma’ Rosa has four children. She owns a small convenience store in a poor neighborhood of Manila where everybody likes her. Read More »