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

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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 [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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