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...

By Noel Vera Movie Review Ma’ Rosa By Brillante Mendoza BRILLANTE MENDOZA’s latest feature Ma’ Rosa executes the immersive handheld camera style of filmmaking as well as could...

By Nickky Faustine P. de Guzman Book Sexy at Any Age By Nadine Tengco Published by Century Tuna 142 pages HEALTH GURU to the stars, Nadine Tengco, whips up healthy...

IT’S BY DESIGN that Vanillaware is best known for stylistic two-dimensional action-adventure games. In an industry proliferated with 3D titles, the Japanese developer has made a conscious effort to trod the less-beaten path. And, to its credit, it has had much success in this regard; via a proprietary programming process, it enables its artists to render pixel sprites in such a way as to uniquely project depth. It’s why gamers instantly took to Odin Sphere for the PlayStation 2 in 2007, as well as Muramasa: The Demon Blade for the Nintendo Wii in 2009.

Video Game Review Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma PlayStation 4 By Alexander O. Cuaycong and Anthony L. Cuaycong AS THE third title in the Zero Escape series developed by Spike...

By Noel Vera DVD Review The Neon Demon Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn Nicolas Winding Refn’s The Neon Demon provokes as many questions as it does responses: is...

By Noel Vera DVD Review The Brood Directed by David Cronenberg INTERESTING to chart the course of David Cronenberg’s career as if it were a pathology, the coursing...

THERE was a time when fighting games were little more than button-mashing exercises. Perhaps the relative lack of complexity was due to the genre being in its infancy stage. Perhaps it was borne of the publishers’ intent to be as inclusive as possible. In any case, gamers still found them irresistible for the most part, if for no other reason than because they afforded the opportunity for instant gratification. In comparison to, say, sports titles, fights involved short matches and rematches. Bragging rights were passed on quickly and often, and the speed with which they were earned, lost, regained, and desired anew served only to ramp up the intensity of the competition.

NEW YORK -- Punk rockers Green Day renewed their attack Monday on president-elect Donald Trump, warning of dangers ahead for the world in a...

NEW YORK -- Rap superstar Kanye West is showing his religious side by releasing a prayer in the form of a Gospel track to...

POPE FRANCIS is releasing an album of speeches set against a background of music ranging from rock to Gregorian chants. European music label Believe Digital...

By Alexander O. Cuaycong and Anthony L. Cuaycong WHEN IT COMES to video games, there’s a certain polish that Bandai Namco is able to give them...