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TO LOVE is a political act, and the latest run of Mula Sa Buwan fully embodies this statement with both a bigger spectacle and a deeper heart in its storytelling. It has been almost two years since this adaptation of French dramatist Edmond Rostand’s Cyrano de Bergerac (1897) last found its home at the Samsung […]
By Alyssa Adul
August 27, 2024
By Alyssa Adul • August 27, 2024
Best Animated Feature Nominees: The Boy and the Heron Elemental Nimona Robot Dreams Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Vant Fave: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse The second installment in the Spider-Verse franchise definitely lived up to our expectations. It highlighted a more expansive world of spider-people and their spider-ventures, along with a captivating array of animation styles […]
By Alyssa Adul, Chanel Ang, Rozz Lapitan and Tan Dela Cruz
March 10, 2024
By Alyssa Adul, Chanel Ang, Rozz Lapitan and Tan Dela Cruz • March 10, 2024
HORROR HAS always been queer. Since the genre’s conception, horror characters have long hidden their repressed selves behind the campy make-up of the supernatural. If the idea behind horror is about wanting to look at what you should not see, no one can relate more to the suppression of natural desires than the LGBTQIA+ community. […]
By Alyssa Adul and Rozz Lapitan
December 4, 2023
By Alyssa Adul and Rozz Lapitan • December 4, 2023
IN A trilogy of plays that is both equally hilarious as it is emotionally captivating, Isa-Dalawa-Tatlo Nawantutri Tayo! by Ateneo ENTABLADO returns to stage with a bang and ends the show with drowning applause from the audience in the small black box theater. The show’s 1 hour and 40-minute run presents three one-act plays. Its […]
By Alyssa Adul
May 11, 2023
By Alyssa Adul • May 11, 2023
OVER THE years, queer Filipinos have succeeded in bringing their aspirations for equality and proper representation to the big screen. In turn, movie-goers and binge-watchers have been graced with empowering narratives of self-discovery and familial acceptance. It’s one thing to admire these art forms and say they’ve changed our lives. However, witnessing the subtle stereotypes […]
By Alyssa Adul, Jewel Ruther Miraña, Andrea Posadas and Megan Sioco
March 31, 2023
By Alyssa Adul, Jewel Ruther Miraña, Andrea Posadas and Megan Sioco • March 31, 2023