Through his transgressive lens, Philippine cinema becomes a universal mirror, compelling us to confront what it means to exist—and to persist—in the face of the void.
29 Needles offers no comfort and no condemnation. It offers only this: the image of a body pushed to its limits and beyond, and the question—unanswered, unanswerable—of why.
Atroz is a film that cannot be unseen. It is also a film that, for many, should not be seen. But as a philosophical text, it offers a unique and harrowing ontology of homophobia.
A brutal takedown of cinema’s one of the most controversial figures, focusing on his abuse of animal and human rights, manipulation, and analyzing the enigma that’s Marian Dora.
The historical reference to the Asama Sanso incident provides a crucial anchor for the film’s political significance, for the United Red Army’s internal purge.