Martyred

By Noel Vera Video Review Martyrs Directed by Pascal Laugier (Warning: plot and narrative twists discussed in explicit detail) PASCAL LAUGIER’s 2008 horror film Martyrs deserves respect for taking...

Dangerous high school

By Alexander O. Cuaycong and Anthony L. Cuaycong IT’S TO SPIKE CHUNSOFT’s credit that Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony manages to bring uniqueness and originality out...

Stephen Moyer joins X-Men Universe on The Gifted

By Judy Sloane HOLLYWOOD – Set in Marvel’s X-Men universe, Fox’s new drama The Gifted stars Stephen Moyer (True Blood) as District Attorney Reed Strucker,...

US author George Saunders wins 2017 Man Booker Prize

LONDON – US author George Saunders on Tuesday became only the second American writer to win Britain’s renowned Man Booker Prize, which was awarded...

Writer Margaret Atwood gets 2017 Kafka award

PRAGUE – Canadian poet, critic, and novelist Margaret Atwood received this year’s international Franz Kafka literary prize at a ceremony in Prague on Tuesday,...

A game to sink your teeth into

By Alexander O. Cuaycong Total War: Warhammer II, the second offering in the Warhammer Trilogy of Creative Assembly and published by Sega, takes its lore...

40 years after death, singular voice of Callas finds new life

NEW YORK -- Maria Callas died in 1977 as a life-weary recluse, her glories on stage long past, but 40 years on her reputation...

Dong Abay urges ‘kalinaw’ — every day

By Diana Moraleda A FEW in the crowd of around 500 mostly young people bobbed their heads as Dong Abay sang his new song, “Kalinaw.”...

Carneval

Video Trouble Every Day Directed by Claire Denis Available on YouTube By Noel Vera LIKE A MAESTRO poised to perform Claire Denis begins her 2001 genre film Trouble Every...

Old favorite gets an update

By Anthony L. Cuaycong It would be an understatement to argue that Metal Slug was an unqualified hit when it first came out 21-and-a-half years...

Tricky goes clean and gets darker

PARIS — After a string of releases over the past decade, Tricky found himself in an unfamiliar state. The influential trip-hop producer didn’t need...

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...