Punishing
By Noel Vera
Television
Daredevil Season 2
Netflix
(Warning: story and plot twists of the Netflix series discussed in detail.)
WAS DAREDEVIL SEASON 2 an improvement over the first?...
Mr. Robot: The show that hacked the news
The Binge
By Jessica Zafra
THE REVOLUTION is being televised, in the form of a cyber-thriller on the previously unheralded USA Network. Written and produced by...
The makings of a compelling dungeon crawler
By Alexander O. Cuaycong
and Anthony L. Cuaycong
THE LOST CHILD is the collaboration of Kadokawa Games and NIS America, and with an outstanding set of...
E.T. returns in new 35th anniversary limited edition
THIS YEAR marks the 35th anniversary of the release of director Steven Spielberg’s iconic sci-fi classic E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, the unforgettable and emotional adventure...
Rewriting the Stars
Theater Review
Silent Sky
Presented by Repertory Philippines
Directed by Joy Virata
March 16, 17, 23, 24 at 8 p.m.;
March 17, 18, 24, 25 at 3:30 p.m.
Onstage Theatre,...
Murakami calls for fight against history revisionism
TOKYO — Haruki Murakami, the Japanese author perennially pegged as a contender for the Nobel literature prize, has called for a fight against historical...
Vinyl: When Rock and Roll ruled the world
The Binge
Jessica Zafra
FOR MANY YEARS, rock was the dominant musical genre. We worshipped at the altar of Elvis, The Beatles, Bowie, Kurt Cobain. We...
Long live the…
Video Review
The Death of Louis XIV
Directed by Albert Serra
By Noel Vera
ALBERT SERRA’S The Death of Louis XIV shares at first glance the same status...
In praise of Jesus Christ Superstar
By Richard Roeper
“IF YOU’D come today you would have reached a whole nation/Israel in 4 BC had no mass communication.”
In the first nine months...
Managing your expectations in the zombie apocalypse
UNDEAD LABS’ State of Decay was a certified critical and commercial hit upon its release in 2013. Best described as a third-person sandbox-cum-survival game simulating a community in the midst of a zombie apocalypse, it tasked you with finding resources, interacting with other denizens, and clearing out zombies in an effort to survive. And, on the whole, it proved to be a compelling experience, its flaws notwithstanding.
Noir on steroids
By Alexander O. Cuaycong
and Anthony L. Cuaycong
AS THE BRAINS behind such groundbreaking titles as Killer7, Killer is Dead, and No More Heroes, video game...
Empire, Sleepy Hollow, Midsomer and more now out on video
THE COMPLETE first season of the hit Fox TV drama series Empire is now available on Blu-ray and DVD. Set within the world of...