philippine-cinema

  • “Magellan” (Lav Diaz, 2025) – 9/10

    Philippine spirit unconquered. Through layers of shadows, languages, and landscape, human and non-human perspectives, and a camera that shows the minuscule-ness of man against the giant of nature, Lav Diaz uses Magellan to shift Eurocentric narratives of colonization. In almost… Continue reading

    “Magellan” (Lav Diaz, 2025) – 9/10