Messina, an outcast and failed fortuneteller returns to her hometown to save her daughter Claire from a syndicate that aims to exploit her gift of fortune telling. When Messina returns, she... See full summary »
Director:
Paolo Herras
Stars:
Eula Valdez,
Glaiza de Castro,
Emilio Garcia
Julian's wife was raped when she protested his arrest, and later gives birth to a son. When the son dares to love the daughter of a wealthy Spaniard, he is hunted down.
Director:
Celso Ad. Castillo
Stars:
Christopher De Leon,
Charo Santos-Concio,
Eddie Garcia
A group of teenagers is having a vacation in a remote coastal town in a far-away province only to be murdered one by one by a mysterious psychotic killer. They must unravel the real killer before all of them will be murdered.
Director:
Dante Pangilinan
Stars:
Ina Raymundo,
Matthew Mendoza,
Anthony Cortez
Joseph (Raymart Santiago) is a young doctor who returned to his hometown in the Mountain Province to bury his father, an Ifugao chieftain, who was killed during a tribal dispute. While ... See full synopsis »
Director:
Butch Perez
Stars:
Raymart Santiago,
Albert Martinez,
Joel Torre
Fidel is a "closet" gay and Julie is a flaming "queen," but they are bosom buddies. Fidel has been paying for the education of young Efren, but is unable to confess his love for him--until ... See full summary »
Director:
Felino Tañada
Stars:
Nonie Buencamino,
Jon Santos,
Jerwin Mercado
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Director:
Danny L. Zialcita
Stars:
Vilma Santos,
Hilda Koronel,
Dindo Fernando
Some of the country's finest actors joined the fun in this witty and total hilarious look into the sex lives of lower middle class women who were old and single, separated, widowed, grass widowed, fooling around and everything else.
Director:
Maryo J. de los Reyes
Stars:
Benggot Pe Benito,
Gloria Diaz,
Jaime Fabregas
I had high expectation for this movie but 30 minutes after, I wanted to fast forward. It's not that I don't like long Lav Diaz movies, I was totally entertained with Norte; but I found Horacia, perhaps uninteresting. Perhaps I have a bias with Santos-Concio, a bigwig in TV in the Philippines, and I have trouble believing in her portrayal as a wronged woman.
Having seen the ad also didn't help, all the highlights of the movie is in the 1 minute ad, the rest of the movie is just long takes of street view, night view, church view, etc. That's ok except, it has little to do forwarding the story. I also frown upon black and white movies that are too grainy, I wanted to turn on the sharp button.
So see this if you are a Lav Diaz fan or if you have 3 hours to spare. Otherwise, you are better off with Norte.
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I had high expectation for this movie but 30 minutes after, I wanted to fast forward. It's not that I don't like long Lav Diaz movies, I was totally entertained with Norte; but I found Horacia, perhaps uninteresting. Perhaps I have a bias with Santos-Concio, a bigwig in TV in the Philippines, and I have trouble believing in her portrayal as a wronged woman. Having seen the ad also didn't help, all the highlights of the movie is in the 1 minute ad, the rest of the movie is just long takes of street view, night view, church view, etc. That's ok except, it has little to do forwarding the story. I also frown upon black and white movies that are too grainy, I wanted to turn on the sharp button. So see this if you are a Lav Diaz fan or if you have 3 hours to spare. Otherwise, you are better off with Norte.