Mozart in the Jungle: Mad Genius, or Drama Queen?
The Binge
Jessica Zafra
FROM THE TITLE I thought it was an adaptation of Fitzcarraldo, the Werner Herzog movie about a would-be rubber baron who dreams...
The raw truths and heart-rending hilarity of Transparent
The Binge
By Jessica Zafra
In the Pilot of Jill Soloway’s amazing series Transparent, the former Mort Pfefferman prepares to come out as a trans woman to...
An acquired taste
By Alexander O. Cuaycong
and Anthony L. Cuaycong
TEAM ICO’S Shadow of the Colossus on the PlayStation 2 was nothing short of a grand spectacle. Originally...
Modern Etiquette: Caution required when dealing with e-mail
By Mary Mitchell
LIKE IT OR NOT, we all are responsible for our own communication. E-mail evokes almost unprecedented cultural and generational challenges.
Why, you ask?...
On the shelf
COMIC BOOK COMPILATION
Apple Premium Reseller Beyond the Box is collaborating with three diverse and talented female artists — Julienne Dadivas (also known as Hulyen),...
Far ’nuff
By Noel Vera
DVD Review
Far from the Madding Crowd
Directed by Thomas Vinterberg
THOMAS VINTERBERG’S adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s first real success is, well, middling fair. The...
Definitive Final Fantasy needs powerful computer
By Alexander O. Cuaycong and Anthony L. Cuaycong
FINAL FANTASY XV proved to be a surprise for quite a few quarters when it was first...
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.
Making art in a chaotic city
By John L. Silva
Book Review
No Chaos, No Party
Edited by Eva McGovern-Basa
218 pages
Published by Almavida Holdings, Inc.
THERE WAS a brief period early in high school...
A positive and respectful look at traditional Ifugao culture
By Jonathan Best
Book Review
Ifugao: People of the Earth
Written and edited by Prof. Delfin Tolentino, Jr., Leah Enkiwe-Abayao, Analyn Salvador-Amores, and Marlon Martin
Published by ArtPostAsia...
Above the law
By Noel Vera
DVD Review
Spotlight
Directed by Tom McCarthy
There’s a point in Tom McCarthy’s new film where brand new Boston Globe editor Marty Baron (Liev Schreiber)...
Cops and robbers
DVD Review
Hell or High Water
Directed by David Mackenzie
DAVID MACKENZIE’S Hell or High Water, from a script by Taylor Sheridan (Sicario) turns on a terrifically...