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  • Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One is pretty nerve-racking, particularly the last action set piece. Plot is Hollywood generic. But if Tom Cruise won’t quit, so shouldn’t you.

  • Few sequels can boast of besting their originals, but Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse can say just that (to think that Into The Spide-Verse won Best Animation in 2019.)

  • Amazing in any universe

  • Evil Dead Rise resurrects the type of fright night ride that was a staple among movie-going gangs.

  • Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves is a surprisingly entertaining low-stakes comedy adventure you’d wish you we in. It’s that engrossing. Thankfully it’s not like the game, which means even non-fans can enjoy it.

  • #TheWomanKing opens today in Philippine cinemas Visceral, victorious, vogue (by that I mean Iconic, but had to v it) Viola Davis is the fierce war general Nanisca of the Dahome, who leads the all-female Agojie to protect their kingdom against foreign and local aggressors. Davis is expectedly intense, gripping the audience by the throat and…

  • Time on target

    Top Gun: Maverick is entertainment cinema in top form.

  • Children, behave

    There’s a current spate of alleged abductions south of the metro that needs to be looked into. In a way, this headline makes Mikhail Red’s dark coming-of-age comedy/heist Dead Kids – the first Filipino-produced Netflix Original film – quite timely and no less urgent. (WITHOUT SPOILING TOO MUCH) Supposedly inspired by real reports of abductions…

  • Genius

    A twisty tale of death and distrust.

  • Sinners and Lies

    Generally entertaining thriller thanks to Mirren’s and McKellen’s performances, but left me thinking if this would have been better offered through the streaming platform.