Archive for the 'SineBuano Reviews' Category

SineBuano applauds ESKRIMADORS!

Friday, January 8th, 2010

SineBuano highly recommends ESKRIMADORS, an independently produced martial arts documentary from Cebu-based film outfit POINTSOURCE FILMS.

SineBuano recommends KNOWING and DARK CITY

Friday, March 27th, 2009

KNOWING

Alex Proyas is an expert in framing his scenes; with very curtailed and premeditated camera moves.
The images in the film are indeed disturbing; my favorite is the train sequence; watch the very disturbing shot through the window POV. (I won’t spoil anything here). Though strange little kids have become a cliche these days, Cage [...]

SineBuano enthusiastically recommends GRAN TORINO

Thursday, March 12th, 2009

If I had my way at A.M.P.A.S, I would give this the Best Picture, if they couldn’t at least let Benjamin Button win. There is no doubt that this is a very personal effort for Eastwood; as the character he plays jives with how he is in his years of reflecting on generativity vs. stagnation. [...]

SineBuano recommends (but not quite as much) SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

Monday, March 9th, 2009

I don’t really know Danny Boyle all that much, but his passion and gusto that are shown in films like “28 Days Later” definitely carry over into this Hindi set drama. I thought it was a little bit too self indulgent at times, but I liked the temporal displacement of the narrative. I also thought [...]

SineBuano recommends: DOUBT (2008)

Sunday, March 8th, 2009

Solid performances from all 3 main characters. Amy Adams has a knack for playing vulnerable characters;but only this time much wiser and less gullible. Meryl Streep attacks her role with so much intensity; at least so much more than Philip Seymour Hoffman needed to invest. As Hoffman combined, sincerity and decisiveness in his stand against [...]

SineBuano : On Film Critics

Sunday, January 18th, 2009

What’s good to watch? What’s bad? Everybody’s got an opinion but there are those who are just better at stating out their opinions objectively in a way to convince you and most often, help one in making decisions.
These are the critics.