3 films to see on the week of November 18-25, 2016
The Unmarried Wife
A Star Cinema romance directed by Maryo J. De los Reyes sees Angelica Panganiban starring as a woman torn between her husband who has a wandering eye, and a dedicated lover. The film also stars Dingdong Dantes and Paulo Avelino.
MTRCB Rating: R-13
The Perfect Weapon
Set in the near future, an assassin goes on the run from a secret government organization after he fails his mission. Directed by Titus Paar, it stars Steven Seagal, Richard Tyson, and Sasha Jackson. “Fitfully terrible, mostly boring and always not making sense, The Perfect Weapon is the pinnacle of bad Steven Seagal movies, mixing a hackneyed Big Brother future, silly killer with a conscience storyline, and out of left field Seagal philosophy and plot twists,” goes the review in MonsterHunter.
MTRCB Rating: R-16
The Girl with All the Gifts
The film is set in the near future where most of humanity has been reduced to zombies by a fungus to which a small group of children seem immune. Studied by scientists in a remote English army base, one little girl stands out from the rest of the children. When the base falls, she and three adults escape as the future of the human race hangs on the balance. Directed by Colm McCarthy, it stars Gemma Arterton, Glenn Close, and Paddy Considine. Jay Weissberg ofVariety writes: “Few outside teen audiences will think Mike Carey’s adaptation of his own novel is anything more than another tired attempt to board the zombie bandwagon.”
MTRCB Rating: R-16
THE NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION under President Rodrigo R. Duterte bagged a “very good” net satisfaction rating from the public in his first three months in office, according to a Social Weather Stations survey that bared top marks in the areas of “campaigning against illegal drugs” and “promoting human rights.” Read the full story.
POLITICAL UNCERTAINTY could keep prospective foreign investments to the Philippines on the fence and prolong the peso’s weakness, banking giant HSBC said in a report, with the currency seen ending the year at the P49 level against the dollar. Read the full story.
PROSPECTS for third-quarter economic growth — scheduled to be reported tomorrow — yesterday got a shot in the arm as the government reported a surprise expansion of agricultural production in those three months, fueled particularly by three out of four farm subsectors. Read the full story.
MONEY SENT HOME by overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) continued growth in September to post the highest level for the year, so far, though at a slower pace than in August, the central bank reported yesterday. Read the full story.
A SHIFT to anti-immigrant policies in the United States could pose risks to the Philippines’ credit rating, as it could disrupt remittance flows that have been supporting strong domestic consumption, Moody’s Investors Service said in a report. Read the full story.
