Letterboxd 5019o Jason Tan Liwag https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/jasontanliwag/ Letterboxd - Jason Tan Liwag Ekstra d4u1p 2013 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/jasontanliwag/film/ekstra/ letterboxd-watch-894870445 Thu, 22 May 2025 23:19:49 +1200 2025-05-22 No Ekstra 2013 209968 <![CDATA[

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Watched on Thursday May 22, 2025.

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Titicut Follies 703b4p 1967 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/jasontanliwag/film/titicut-follies/ letterboxd-watch-894803361 Thu, 22 May 2025 19:53:34 +1200 2025-05-22 No Titicut Follies 1967 41212 <![CDATA[

Watched on Thursday May 22, 2025.

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Extra Festive t5c35 2024 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/jasontanliwag/film/extra-festive/ letterboxd-watch-894195647 Thu, 22 May 2025 03:17:46 +1200 2025-05-21 No Extra Festive 2024 1386440 <![CDATA[

Watched on Wednesday May 21, 2025.

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Moving Room 6c173s 2024 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/jasontanliwag/film/moving-room/ letterboxd-watch-888203614 Thu, 15 May 2025 03:26:51 +1200 2025-05-14 No Moving Room 2024 1148301 <![CDATA[

Watched on Wednesday May 14, 2025.

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Little One 5c3m4s 2024 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/jasontanliwag/film/little-one-2024/ letterboxd-watch-887309475 Tue, 13 May 2025 21:54:33 +1200 2025-05-13 No Little One 2024 1210498 <![CDATA[

Watched on Tuesday May 13, 2025.

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Beep Beep 6d561t 2023 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/jasontanliwag/film/beep-beep-2023/ letterboxd-watch-887309399 Tue, 13 May 2025 21:54:18 +1200 2025-05-13 Yes Beep Beep 2023 1312082 <![CDATA[

Watched on Tuesday May 13, 2025.

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Dear to Me a1j6y 2021 - ★★★★ https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/jasontanliwag/film/dear-to-me/2/ letterboxd-watch-887309295 Tue, 13 May 2025 21:53:53 +1200 2025-05-13 Yes Dear to Me 2021 4.0 809352 <![CDATA[

Watched on Tuesday May 13, 2025.

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Awit Natin (Our Song) 1p4l5m 2025 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/jasontanliwag/film/awit-natin-our-song/ letterboxd-watch-887309124 Tue, 13 May 2025 21:53:12 +1200 2025-05-13 No Awit Natin (Our Song) 2025 1456081 <![CDATA[

Watched on Tuesday May 13, 2025.

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Last Scene 6ix4y 2025 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/jasontanliwag/film/last-scene-2025/ letterboxd-watch-885654025 Mon, 12 May 2025 01:59:23 +1200 2025-05-11 No Last Scene 2025 1478081 <![CDATA[

Watched on Sunday May 11, 2025.

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Warfare 665k3b 2025 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/jasontanliwag/film/warfare/ letterboxd-watch-884655922 Sun, 11 May 2025 00:48:53 +1200 2025-05-10 No Warfare 2025 1241436 <![CDATA[

Watched on Saturday May 10, 2025.

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All the Beauty and the Bloodshed 2685y 2022 - ★★★★★ https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/jasontanliwag/film/all-the-beauty-and-the-bloodshed/ letterboxd-watch-883030447 Thu, 8 May 2025 20:41:59 +1200 2025-05-08 No All the Beauty and the Bloodshed 2022 5.0 1004663 <![CDATA[

Watched on Thursday May 8, 2025.

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Thunderbolts* 166k35 2025 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/jasontanliwag/film/thunderbolts/ letterboxd-watch-881651492 Wed, 7 May 2025 00:33:11 +1200 2025-05-06 No Thunderbolts* 2025 986056 <![CDATA[

Watched on Tuesday May 6, 2025.

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Basaan 2d393v 2014 - ★★★ https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/jasontanliwag/film/basaan/ letterboxd-review-880938651 Tue, 6 May 2025 04:35:56 +1200 2025-05-05 No Basaan 2014 3.0 648322 <![CDATA[

"What took you so long?"
"I don't know."

Fascinating to see early work from not only Topper Fabregas and JC Santos, but also director Gino Jose, screenwriter Luigi Gonzalez, editor Carlo Manatad, and colorist Timmy Torres. A simple film set in the midst of a water festival. It doesn't dwell on the spectacle of the festivities, but instead finds pockets of silence where friendships are rekindled between John (Fabregas) and Trey (Santos).

It's also ittedly ingenious to set an adult man's queer coming-of-age within a festival that commemorates the birth of John the Baptist. When John and Trey douse each other in water, the image is both deeply religious and homoerotic—a way to honor the purity of their relationship but also a way to wash away their childhood pretenses. The condensed nature of the story doesn't prevent it from being remarkably comforting in what it is queering. Even in its most heartbreaking moments, when its characters are forced into tight spaces where they must revisit painful truths, it exudes sweetness twinned with longing.

Would've loved to see this in full when I was growing up as a closeted gay kid in Pangasinan but I'm glad I'm seeing it now.

Also: Honestly insane to put JC Santos in a wet, fitted white t-shirt!

Available on Youtube.

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La guerre des étoiles 4364j 2025 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/jasontanliwag/film/la-guerre-des-etoiles/ letterboxd-watch-879874448 Mon, 5 May 2025 04:06:07 +1200 2025-05-05 No La guerre des étoiles 2025 1435902 <![CDATA[

Watched on Monday May 5, 2025.

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Nowhere Near l1f4e 2023 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/jasontanliwag/film/nowhere-near/ letterboxd-watch-879077046 Sun, 4 May 2025 09:29:46 +1200 2025-05-04 No Nowhere Near 2023 749119 <![CDATA[

Watched on Sunday May 4, 2025.

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Adaptation. 6e961 2002 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/jasontanliwag/film/adaptation/ letterboxd-review-879074480 Sun, 4 May 2025 17:08:39 +1200 2025-05-04 No Adaptation. 2002 2757 <![CDATA[

Was not as in love with this as I had initially hoped. A cuckolding of the writer who spends more time philosophizing about writing than actually writing. Purposefully solipsistic, where a writer lives in prison of his own making. But it definitely captures many of the anxieties around writing—including the one about ing your deadline and the shame of seeing your editor. A hilarious movie about the futility of originality.

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A Metamorphosis u5a3e 2025 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/jasontanliwag/film/a-metamorphosis/ letterboxd-watch-877488321 Fri, 2 May 2025 15:20:18 +1200 2025-05-02 No A Metamorphosis 2025 1410020 <![CDATA[

Watched on Friday May 2, 2025.

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Mad Doctor of Blood Island 6m72b 1969 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/jasontanliwag/film/mad-doctor-of-blood-island/ letterboxd-watch-876754396 Thu, 1 May 2025 20:13:07 +1200 2025-05-01 No Mad Doctor of Blood Island 1969 81477 <![CDATA[

Watched on Thursday May 1, 2025.

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Terror Is a Man 2f5t64 1959 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/jasontanliwag/film/terror-is-a-man/ letterboxd-watch-876716262 Thu, 1 May 2025 18:27:56 +1200 2025-05-01 No Terror Is a Man 1959 100661 <![CDATA[

Watched on Thursday May 1, 2025.

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Ali 22v4 2025 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/jasontanliwag/film/ali-2025/ letterboxd-watch-874609709 Mon, 28 Apr 2025 22:37:23 +1200 2025-04-28 No Ali 2025 1471250 <![CDATA[

Watched on Monday April 28, 2025.

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Agapito 23471o 2025 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/jasontanliwag/film/agapito/ letterboxd-watch-874609034 Mon, 28 Apr 2025 22:35:13 +1200 2025-04-28 No Agapito 2025 1471256 <![CDATA[

Watched on Monday April 28, 2025.

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Talisman 604h1u 2024 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/jasontanliwag/film/talisman-2024/ letterboxd-watch-873938551 Mon, 28 Apr 2025 06:53:05 +1200 2025-04-28 No Talisman 2024 1406929 <![CDATA[

Watched on Monday April 28, 2025.

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https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/jasontanliwag/film/rouge-in-black-white/ letterboxd-watch-873938040 Mon, 28 Apr 2025 06:52:30 +1200 2025-04-28 No Rouge in Black & White 1235931 <![CDATA[

Watched on Monday April 28, 2025.

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True Lies 166hh 2024 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/jasontanliwag/film/true-lies-2024/ letterboxd-watch-873936985 Mon, 28 Apr 2025 06:51:20 +1200 2025-04-28 No True Lies 2024 1336208 <![CDATA[

Watched on Monday April 28, 2025.

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Scytoscoscia rh1h https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/jasontanliwag/film/scytoscoscia/ letterboxd-watch-873910848 Mon, 28 Apr 2025 06:22:29 +1200 2025-04-28 No Scytoscoscia 1302284 <![CDATA[

Watched on Monday April 28, 2025.

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For we are made of Earth 6113j and to Earth we will return, 2024 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/jasontanliwag/film/for-we-are-made-of-earth-and-to-earth-we/ letterboxd-watch-873767769 Mon, 28 Apr 2025 03:22:23 +1200 2025-04-27 No For we are made of Earth, and to Earth we will return 2024 1376782 <![CDATA[

Watched on Sunday April 27, 2025.

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Independencia 1gh4y 2009 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/jasontanliwag/film/independencia-2009/ letterboxd-watch-872546749 Sat, 26 Apr 2025 19:51:19 +1200 2025-04-26 No Independencia 2009 125344 <![CDATA[

Watched on Saturday April 26, 2025.

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Objects Do Not Randomly Fall From the Sky 2s6c5d 2024 - ★★★★★ https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/jasontanliwag/film/objects-do-not-randomly-fall-from-the-sky/ letterboxd-review-871978037 Sat, 26 Apr 2025 06:03:39 +1200 2025-04-26 Yes Objects Do Not Randomly Fall From the Sky 2024 5.0 1384863 <![CDATA[

Can't describe the process of watching this for the first time last year before anyone did. The pure excitement I had after Estela told me that she trusted me (and the rest of QCinema) with its world premiere. The back and forth I had with her to make sure she was set on this decision. OBJECTS DO NOT FALL RANDOMLY FROM THE SKY combines all of Estela's influences—music videos, rap, scrapbooking, all that the fisherfolk have shared with her—and is fueled by her unending anger at the system that just keeps displacing and dehumanizing the innocent.

A spiritual successor to her first dystopic short IT'S RAINING FROGS OUTSIDE, OBJECTS DO NOT FALL RANDOMLY FROM THE SKY is one of the most profoundly moving, totally rebellious, and unapologetically Filipino films I've seen in so long. In it, Estela turns rage into blue and puts us into the subjectivity of a young girl disposed to drown by her circumstances. It's as important as it is thoughtful about the lives of the fisherfolk in Zambales. I'll write about it more fully someday.

Three years ago, I wrote about Estela for CNN Philippines Life and how she was one of the most exciting and vital voices in Philippine cinema. Probably one of my favorite directors working today. You can't deny how brilliant Eric Bico is as a cinematographer and how absolutely GOAT-ed Keith Deligero and Gale Osorio are as (creative) producers.

Can't wait for you all to see the rest of what Estela has in store for us. I'm constantly in awe of what she is capable of making us see.

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The Van f563 2023 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/jasontanliwag/film/the-van-2023/ letterboxd-watch-871940711 Sat, 26 Apr 2025 04:59:49 +1200 2025-04-26 No The Van 2023 1249883 <![CDATA[

Watched on Saturday April 26, 2025.

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Te Seguiré a la Oscuridad i5t66 2025 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/jasontanliwag/film/te-seguire-a-la-oscuridad/ letterboxd-watch-871933768 Sat, 26 Apr 2025 04:46:57 +1200 2025-04-26 No Te Seguiré a la Oscuridad 2025 1470316 <![CDATA[

Watched on Saturday April 26, 2025.

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A Karaoke Space Odyssey 192d3a 2023 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/jasontanliwag/film/a-karaoke-space-odyssey/ letterboxd-watch-871829350 Sat, 26 Apr 2025 01:41:09 +1200 2025-04-25 No A Karaoke Space Odyssey 2023 1154357 <![CDATA[

Watched on Friday April 25, 2025.

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An Ongoing List of Things Found in the Library Book Drop r714j Usually Being Used as Bookmarks, 2025 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/jasontanliwag/film/an-ongoing-list-of-things-found-in-the-library/ letterboxd-watch-871827672 Sat, 26 Apr 2025 01:37:30 +1200 2025-04-25 No An Ongoing List of Things Found in the Library Book Drop, Usually Being Used as Bookmarks 2025 1445454 <![CDATA[

Watched on Friday April 25, 2025.

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Ya Hanouni 4w31h 2024 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/jasontanliwag/film/ya-hanouni/ letterboxd-watch-871062531 Fri, 25 Apr 2025 01:52:40 +1200 2025-04-24 No Ya Hanouni 2024 1243297 <![CDATA[

Watched on Thursday April 24, 2025.

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Negative Pare t2b5u https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/jasontanliwag/film/negative-pare/ letterboxd-watch-870979977 Thu, 24 Apr 2025 22:21:29 +1200 2025-04-24 No Negative Pare 1454304 <![CDATA[

Watched on Thursday April 24, 2025.

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Dekalarat 1p4823 2023 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/jasontanliwag/film/dekalarat/ letterboxd-watch-867315057 Mon, 21 Apr 2025 00:39:20 +1200 2025-04-20 No Dekalarat 2023 1186528 <![CDATA[

Watched on Sunday April 20, 2025.

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Gumamelas Are Still Red 6n502i 2024 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/jasontanliwag/film/gumamelas-are-still-red/ letterboxd-watch-867304510 Mon, 21 Apr 2025 00:23:32 +1200 2025-04-20 No Gumamelas Are Still Red 2024 1149424 <![CDATA[

Watched on Sunday April 20, 2025.

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Baklas Kalas 15606z https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/jasontanliwag/film/baklas-kalas/ letterboxd-watch-867297404 Mon, 21 Apr 2025 00:09:08 +1200 2025-04-20 No Baklas Kalas 1422295 <![CDATA[

Watched on Sunday April 20, 2025.

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Sinners 5z1711 2025 - ★★★★ https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/jasontanliwag/film/sinners-2025/ letterboxd-watch-866331838 Sun, 20 Apr 2025 03:17:09 +1200 2025-04-19 No Sinners 2025 4.0 1233413 <![CDATA[

Watched on Saturday April 19, 2025.

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The Legend of Ochi 673760 2025 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/jasontanliwag/film/the-legend-of-ochi/ letterboxd-watch-861741757 Mon, 14 Apr 2025 15:26:23 +1200 2025-04-14 No The Legend of Ochi 2025 896536 <![CDATA[

Watched on Monday April 14, 2025.

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Black Bag 1o2o5k 2025 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/jasontanliwag/film/black-bag-2025/ letterboxd-review-860925244 Sun, 13 Apr 2025 21:41:50 +1200 2025-04-13 No Black Bag 2025 1233575 <![CDATA[

Delicious.

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If Lucky in the Palm of Transplantation 3g21d 2022 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/jasontanliwag/film/if-lucky-in-the-palm-of-transplantation/ letterboxd-watch-839535190 Wed, 19 Mar 2025 00:05:13 +1300 2025-03-18 No If Lucky in the Palm of Transplantation 2022 977477 <![CDATA[

Watched on Tuesday March 18, 2025.

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Death on the Nile 1n5z4f 2022 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/jasontanliwag/film/death-on-the-nile-2022/ letterboxd-watch-836442961 Sat, 15 Mar 2025 20:41:13 +1300 2025-03-15 No Death on the Nile 2022 505026 <![CDATA[

Watched on Saturday March 15, 2025.

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In Bruges 216l5b 2008 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/jasontanliwag/film/in-bruges/ letterboxd-watch-836442872 Sat, 15 Mar 2025 20:40:58 +1300 2025-03-15 No In Bruges 2008 8321 <![CDATA[

Watched on Saturday March 15, 2025.

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Food Delivery 1e6m6k Fresh from the West Philippine Sea, 2025 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/jasontanliwag/film/food-delivery-fresh-from-the-west-philippine/ letterboxd-review-836420784 Sat, 15 Mar 2025 19:50:10 +1300 2025-03-15 No Food Delivery: Fresh from the West Philippine Sea 2025 1426333 <![CDATA[

World premiere. Review and interview to follow.

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Little Miss Sunshine 2a5u2y 2006 - ★★★★½ https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/jasontanliwag/film/little-miss-sunshine/1/ letterboxd-watch-828372422 Fri, 7 Mar 2025 03:11:43 +1300 2025-03-06 Yes Little Miss Sunshine 2006 4.5 773 <![CDATA[

Watched on Thursday March 6, 2025.

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Mickey 17 296tq 2025 - ★★★★ https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/jasontanliwag/film/mickey-17/ letterboxd-watch-827461053 Thu, 6 Mar 2025 01:19:05 +1300 2025-03-05 No Mickey 17 2025 4.0 696506 <![CDATA[

Watched on Wednesday March 5, 2025.

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Recto Records 6x386v 2024 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/jasontanliwag/film/recto-records/ letterboxd-watch-824785508 Mon, 3 Mar 2025 06:44:35 +1300 2025-03-03 Yes Recto Records 2024 1281542 <![CDATA[

Watched on Monday March 3, 2025.

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Gulay Lang 5x3b4z Manong!, 2024 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/jasontanliwag/film/gulay-lang-manong/ letterboxd-watch-819274952 Tue, 25 Feb 2025 03:27:33 +1300 2025-02-24 No Gulay Lang, Manong! 2024 1167814 <![CDATA[

Watched on Monday February 24, 2025.

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Green Bones 1a5g26 2024 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/jasontanliwag/film/green-bones/ letterboxd-watch-819274592 Tue, 25 Feb 2025 03:26:51 +1300 2025-02-24 No Green Bones 2024 1377080 <![CDATA[

Watched on Monday February 24, 2025.

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Companion 2bk68 2025 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/jasontanliwag/film/companion-2025/ letterboxd-watch-815288448 Fri, 21 Feb 2025 05:27:41 +1300 2025-02-21 No Companion 2025 1084199 <![CDATA[

Watched on Friday February 21, 2025.

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SPECFILM — The Limits and Liberations in Documentary Filmmaking 2464e https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/jasontanliwag/list/specfilm-the-limits-and-liberations-in-documentary/ letterboxd-list-61579695 Thu, 3 Apr 2025 18:21:51 +1300 <![CDATA[

Currently teaching a special topics course about the limits of documentary filmmaking.

...plus 113 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

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Notable Filipino films made by women 4c63w https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/jasontanliwag/list/notable-filipino-films-made-by-women/ letterboxd-list-56635743 Mon, 6 Jan 2025 07:18:52 +1300 <![CDATA[

Notable films by women filmmaker

With features:
Adjani Arumpac (“War Is A Tender Thing,” “Nanay Mameng”)
Alyx Arumpac (“Aswang”)
Antoinette Jadaone (“Six Degrees of Separation from Lilia Cuntapay,” “That Thing Called Tadhana,” “Never Not Love You”)
Ara Chawdhury (“Miss Bulalacao”)
Arlie Sweet Sumagaysay (“Tumandok,” “Mga handum nga nasulat sa baras”)
Baby Ruth Villarama (“Sunday Beauty Queen,” “Jazz in Love”)
Camilla Benolirao Griggers (“Memories of a Forgotten War”)
Cathy Garcia-Sampana (“One More Chance,” “She’s Dating the Gangster”)
Cha Escala (“Nick and Chai,” “Bullet-laced Dreams”)
Che Espiritu (“Pan de Salawal”)
Concepcion Macatuno (“Rome and Juliet”)
Ditsi Carolino (“Bunso,” “Minsan Lang Sila Bata,” “Riles”)
Denise O’Hara (“Mamang,” “Tayo Muna Habang Hindi Pa Tayo”)
Dwein Baltazar (“Oda Sa Wala,” “Gusto Kita With All My Hypothalamus,” “Third World Romance”)
Ellen Ongkeko-Marfil (“Boses,” “Mga Pusang Gala”)
Ellen Ramos (“Ilusyon,” “Ganap na Babae”)
Eve Baswel (“Tia Madre,” “Walay balay”)
Fely Crisostomo (“Kapag Puso’y Sinugatan”)
Grace Simbulan (“A For Agustin,” “Bonifacio”)
Hannah Espia (“Transit,” “Ruweda”)
Hiyas Baldemor Bagabaldo (“Pag-ukit sa Paniniwala”)
Ice Idanan (“Sakaling Hindi Makarating”)
Ida Anita del Mundo (“K’na, The Dreamweaver”)
Irene Villamor (“Sid & Aya: Not A Love Story,” “Ulan”)
Isabel Sandoval (“Señorita,” “Lingua Franca”)
Ivy Universe Baldoza (“Marciano,” “Audio Perpetua”)
Janice O’Hara (“Sundalong Kanin”)
Jean Claire Dy ("A House in Pieces")
Jewel Maranan (“Tundong Magiliw,” “Sa Palad ng Dantaong Kulang”)
Joji Alonso (“Belle Douleur,” “Last Order”)
Joyce Bernal (“Booba,” “Kimmy Dora: Kambal sa Kiyeme”)
Kiri Dalena (“The Guerilla Is a Poet,” “Ang mga kababaihan ng Malolos”)
Laurice Guillen (“Salome”, “Tanging Yaman”)
Lupita Aquino-Kashiwahara (“Minsay’s Isang Gamu-gamo,” “Alkitrang Dugo”)
Ma-an Asuncion-Dagñalan (“Blue Room”)
Mae Cruz-Alviar ("Rewind," "Can't Help Falling in Love")
Marie Jamora (“Ang Nawawala”)
Marilou Diaz-Abaya (“Moral,” “Karnal”)
Martika Ramirez Escobar (“Leonor Will Never Die”)
Monster Jimenez (“Kano: An American and His Harem”)
Olivia Lamasan (“Sana Maulit Muli”, “Madrasta,” “Got 2 Believe”)
Pabelle Manikan (“Dreaming in the Red Light,” “Brownout Capital”)
Pam Miras (“Pascalina”)
Rae Red (“Babae At Baril,” “Si Chedeng at si Apple”)
Ramona Diaz (“A Thousand Cuts,” “Motherland”)
Rica Arevalo (“Ganap na Babae,” “ICU Bed #7”)
Rodina Singh (“Mamu: And a Mother Too”)
Rory Quintos (“Anak,” “Mangarap Ka”)
Tara Illenberger (“Brutus, Ang Paglalakbay”)
Sari Dalena (“Ka Oryang,” “The Guerilla Is a Poet,” “Dahling Nick”)
Samantha Lee (“Billie and Emma,” “Rookie”)
Sarah Roxas (“Ganap na Babae”)
She Andes (“Maria,” “Pandanggo sa Hukay”)
Sheenly Gener (“Bula sa Langit”)
Shireen Seno (“Big Boy,” “Nervous Translation”)
Siege Ledesma (“Shift”)
Sigrid Andrea Bernardo (“Ang Huling Cha-Cha Ni Anita,” “Kita Kita”)
Sockie Fernandez (“Gulong”)
Sunshine Matutina (“12 Weeks”)
Susanna C. de Guzman (“Sarung Banggi,” “Camelia,” “Himala ng Birhen sa Antipolo”
Wena Sanchez (“Nick and Chai,” “All Grown Up”)
Venice Atienza (“Last Days at Sea”)
Veronica Velasco (“Last Supper No. 3,” “Inang Yaya”)

With shorts
Carla Pulido-Ocampo (“Tokwifi”)
Celeste Lapida (“Somewhere A Destination,” “Taking My Time To Dance”)
Che Tagyamon (“Judy Free,” “Tumatawa Umiiyak”)
Claudia Fernando (
Gabriela Serrano (“Dikit,” “Dreamtime”)
Joanne Cesario (“Invisible Labor,” “Here Here”)
Maria Estela Paiso (“It’s Raining Frogs Outside,” “Objects Do Not Randomly Fall From the Sky”)
Nicole Rosacay (“Alaga”)
Rocky Morilla (“Mga Tigre ng Infanta”)
Sam Manacsa (“Cross My Heart Hope To Die”)
Sam Villa-Real (“Noontime Drama,” “Supermassive Heavenly Body”)

...plus 90 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

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What I Watched in 2025 4c2z5p https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/jasontanliwag/list/what-i-watched-in-2025/ letterboxd-list-56256315 Fri, 3 Jan 2025 07:25:21 +1300 <![CDATA[

List is a mix of first watches and rewatches.

Missing:
- just in case (the most important is to get a good brand; 2022; directed by EXYL; 1 min)

  1. Nickel Boys
  2. A Real Pain
  3. The Brutalist
  4. A Complete Unknown
  5. 12 Angry Men
  6. Sweat
  7. Birth
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QCinema International Film Festival 2024 — Short and mid 14312w length works https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/jasontanliwag/list/qcinema-international-film-festival-2024/ letterboxd-list-53660524 Mon, 11 Nov 2024 17:27:42 +1300 <![CDATA[

1-6: QCShorts International A — Filipino shorts
7-12: QCShorts International B — Southeast Asian shorts
13-18: Shorts Expo
19: Mid-length
20-24: Directors Factory Philippines

  1. Alaga
  2. Refrain
  3. Supermassive Heavenly Body
  4. What Did the Sky Tell You, Celso?
  5. Water Sports
  6. RAMPAGE! (or the parade)
  7. Peaceland
  8. Saigon Kiss
  9. Are We Still Friends?
  10. In The Name of Love I Will Punish You

...plus 13 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

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Sundance 2023 6p514g https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/jasontanliwag/list/sundance-2023/ letterboxd-list-30469757 Tue, 17 Jan 2023 18:06:16 +1300 <![CDATA[
  1. Mutt

    US Dramatic Competition:
    Over the course of a single hectic day in New York City, three people from Feña’s past are thrust back into his life: his foreign father, his straight ex-boyfriend, and his 13-year old half-sister. Having lost touch since transitioning from female to male, Feña must navigate the new dynamics of these old relationships while tackling the day-to-day challenges that come with living a life in-between.

  2. Magazine Dreams

    U.S. DRAMATIC COMPETITION: A Black amateur bodybuilder struggles to find human connection in this exploration of celebrity and violence.

  3. Theater Camp

    US DRAMATIC COMPETITION: "When the founder of a rundown theater camp in upstate New York falls into a coma right before the summer session, the eccentric staff must band with her bro-y son to keep the camp afloat."

  4. Shortcomings

    US Dramatic Competition: Ben Tanaka, is a movie-theater owner who is grappling with the implications of race and culture on the dating scene. Ben lives with his girlfriend, Miko Hayashi, a politically active firebrand whose enthusiasms aren’t shared by her boyfriend; his best friend, Alice Kim, is a lesbian who wants him to pretend to be her boyfriend so her conservative family won’t learn about her true sexual identity.

  5. The Starling Girl

    US Dramatic Competition: Jem Starling enters into an affair with her married youth pastor and begins a double life as she continues to fulfill her duties in her community.

  6. AUM: The Cult at the End of the World

    US Documentary Competition: On the morning of March 20, 1995, a deadly nerve gas attack in the Tokyo subway sent the nation and its people into chaos. This exploration of Aum Shinrikyo, the cult responsible for the attack, involves the participation of those who lived through the horror as it unfolded.

  7. Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project

    U.S. DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION: Intimate vérité, archival footage, and visually innovative treatments of poetry take us on a journey through the dreamscape of legendary queer poet Nikki Giovanni as she reflects on her life and legacy.

  8. Little Richard: I Am Everything

    US Documentary Competition: One of a kind rock ’n’ roll icon who shaped the world of music.

  9. A Still Small Voice

    US Documentary Competition: An aspiring hospital chaplain begins a yearlong residency in spiritual care, only to discover that to successfully tend to her patients, she must look deep within herself.

  10. The Stroll

    US Documentary Competition: The history of New York’s Meatpacking District, told from the perspective of transgender sex workers who lived and worked there. Filmmaker Kristen Lovell, who walked “The Stroll” for a decade, reunites her community to recount the violence, policing, homelessness, and gentrification they overcame to build a movement for transgender rights.

...plus 40 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

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Queer films for Valentine's Day 1i2hh https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/jasontanliwag/list/queer-films-for-valentines-day/ letterboxd-list-22786285 Sun, 13 Feb 2022 22:14:37 +1300 <![CDATA[

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Sundance Film Festival 2022 323ch https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/jasontanliwag/list/sundance-film-festival-2022/ letterboxd-list-21290629 Sat, 18 Dec 2021 15:03:07 +1300 <![CDATA[

Here's the list of films I'll be covering for 2022 Sundance Film Festival on behalf of Rappler.

...plus 85 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

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An Introduction to Martika Ramirez Escobar 3k3i5z https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/jasontanliwag/list/an-introduction-to-martika-ramirez-escobar/ letterboxd-list-22111048 Fri, 14 Jan 2022 08:57:06 +1300 <![CDATA[

Martika Ramirez Escobar is the Filipino writer-director behind the Sundance 2022 film "Leonor Will Never Die".

I asked her for a list of films which she holds dear to her heart, describes her perspective on filmmaking, and/or continuously inspires her as a creative.

My full interview with her is available on Rappler.

...plus 1 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

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Highest 637268 grossing Philippine Films https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/jasontanliwag/list/highest-grossing-philippine-films/ letterboxd-list-21256477 Fri, 17 Dec 2021 09:06:32 +1300 <![CDATA[

...plus 125 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

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Understanding democracy through Filipino cinema 1u2f5m https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/jasontanliwag/list/understanding-democracy-through-filipino/ letterboxd-list-18307564 Fri, 11 Jun 2021 23:10:51 +1200 <![CDATA[

For the longest time, cinema has been used to explore the concept and experience of democracy in the Philippines. From the period of Martial Law when film was used to subvert censorship to nowadays when political turmoil is encoded in stories, cinema has been used as a democratic tool primarily because it is driven by freedom and togetherness. The act of creating film requires collaboration and the product can be seen as a collective reconstitution of a perspective. Even the act of watching a film requires this form of independence, even in community.

However, when we talk about cinema and Filipino democracy, we largely confine ourselves to fictional biopics of national heroes — the likes of Marilou Diaz-Abaya’s Jose Rizal (1998) and Jerrold Tarog’s Heneral Luna (2015). Though these are excellent examples of films that directly tackle the struggle for independence, historic struggles are birthed from more than the stories of just a handful of men. Our focus as a public on these dominant narratives often leave seemingly mundane acts of independence and revolution ignored.

For our Independence Day celebration and in an attempt to expand our understanding of democracy, here is a growing list of films that allows us to understand democracy, independence, and freedom.

Link to the initial Rappler article: www.rappler.com/entertainment/movies/understanding-democracy-through-filipino-cinema

...plus 3 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

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IFFR 1q4f4l Taiki Sakpisit (The Edge of Daybreak) https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/jasontanliwag/list/iffr-taiki-sakpisit-the-edge-of-daybreak/ letterboxd-list-16581452 Thu, 18 Feb 2021 08:13:34 +1300 <![CDATA[

A list of films that, in some ways, informed Taiki Sakpisit's "The Edge of Daybreak".

...plus 2 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

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IFFR 2021 211a4u https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/jasontanliwag/list/iffr-2021-1/ letterboxd-list-16225222 Mon, 25 Jan 2021 05:42:56 +1300 <![CDATA[

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Metro Manila Film Festival 2020 424y6k https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/jasontanliwag/list/metro-manila-film-festival-2020/ letterboxd-list-15630036 Fri, 25 Dec 2020 06:23:46 +1300 <![CDATA[

Stream via upstream.ph/tl/mmff/

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The 2020 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) is the 46th edition of the annual Metro Manila Film Festival.

It is the first edition of the festival to be held online due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and also the first to make its entries available to an audience outside the Philippines as part of the festival's official run.

...plus 10 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

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Films Watched While The Philippines Was Under The World's Longest Lockdown 722ix https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/jasontanliwag/list/films-watched-while-the-philippines-was-under/ letterboxd-list-7660553 Tue, 7 Apr 2020 06:30:37 +1200 <![CDATA[

Films that I watched during the quarantine period, ranked according to order I watched them.

  1. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
  2. Nocturnal Animals
  3. Little Women
  4. Wild Strawberries
  5. Bring It On: All or Nothing
  6. Atlantics
  7. World War Z
  8. Edward
  9. Where's Grandpa Mê?
  10. Downhill

...plus 280 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

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QCinema 2020 3g303o A Full List https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/jasontanliwag/list/qcinema-2020-a-full-list/ letterboxd-list-14306244 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 01:23:05 +1300 <![CDATA[

...plus 6 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

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We Exist!!! 211t1n Filipino Sci-Fi Films https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/jasontanliwag/list/we-exist-filipino-sci-fi-films/ letterboxd-list-11428151 Thu, 20 Aug 2020 18:30:18 +1200 <![CDATA[

Missing:
- My Virtual Love (2019; dir. Bani Logrono)
- Ang Puso ni Matilde (1959; dir. Nemsio E. Caravana)
- Tuko sa Madre Kakaw (1959; dir.

...plus 16 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

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Cinemalaya Film Festival 2020 3x19f A Personal Ranking https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/jasontanliwag/list/cinemalaya-film-festival-2020-a-personal/ letterboxd-list-11370275 Sat, 15 Aug 2020 19:09:44 +1200 <![CDATA[
  1. OctoGod

    May trigger anxiety attacks, depressive episodes, body dysmorphia, or seizures.

    Viewer discretion is advised.

  2. Overseas
  3. The Slums
  4. To Calm the Pig Inside
  5. Tokwifi
  6. Gulis
  7. Excuse Me, Miss, Miss, Miss
  8. Yours Truly
  9. Grand Gestures
  10. Beyond Nothing

...plus 26 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

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A Comprehensive and Chronological Look into Filipino LGBTQ+ Lives in Cinema 6b3f1y https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/jasontanliwag/list/a-comprehensive-and-chronological-look-into/ letterboxd-list-11324368 Tue, 11 Aug 2020 20:45:47 +1200 <![CDATA[

[STILL IN CONSTRUCTION]

Lives of Filipino LGBTQ+ individuals depicted in cinema.

STILL MISSING:
1. Feature films
- Pusit (2017; Arlyn Dela Cruz)
- Slay (2016; Cha Roque)
- Intercourse of Words (2016; Cha Roque)
- Private Wars (1997; Nick Deocampo)
- Pamalugu (2019; Ram Botero)
- Some Lino Brocka films

2. Short films
- Ito Ang Huling Araw (2015; Petersen Vargas)

If you want a film added to/removed from this list, please comment below or message me on Twitter: @jaseybel.

Last updated: August 12, 2020 (7:30 AM Philippine time)

...plus 210 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

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Kakaibang Kilig 4x206c An Altar for Philippine RomComs https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/jasontanliwag/list/kakaibang-kilig-an-altar-for-philippine-romcoms/ letterboxd-list-11369596 Sat, 15 Aug 2020 17:40:00 +1200 <![CDATA[

[STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION]

Kailangan mo ba ng kilig?

The Filipino rom-com is a staple in cinema ever since it was first introduced in 1926. Filipino's love to love and love to laugh, and it shows onscreen. From high school bestfriends falling in love to lost souls finding each other, the formula has been made, remade, and reimagined for the audience's viewing pleasure.

Here's an ongoing list of all the rom-coms from the Philippines to date.

Missing (that I know of [so far]):
- Ang Daigdig Ko'y Ikaw (1965; dir. Efren Reyes)
- Batang Quiapo (1986; dir Pablo Santiago)
- Ilocana Maiden (1954; dir. Olive La Torre)
- Ang Tatlong Hambog (1926; dir. Jose Nepumoceno)

If you want a film added to/removed from this list, please comment below or message me on Twitter: @jaseybel.

Last updated: August 15, 2020 (2:30 PM Philippine time)

...plus 149 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

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Okatokat 6c61k Filipino Horror Across the Years https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/jasontanliwag/list/okatokat-filipino-horror-across-the-years/ letterboxd-list-11369474 Sat, 15 Aug 2020 17:21:45 +1200 <![CDATA[

[STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION]

Necronomicon, move over.

Here is a list of Filipino horror from across the years.

Missing:
- Tabi Tabi Po! (2001; dir. Jose Carreon)
- Division of Existence ()
- Vampira (1994; Joey Romero)
- Babang Luksa (2011; dir. Yuan Santiago)

If you want a film added to/removed from this list, please comment below or message me on Twitter: @jaseybel.

Last updated: August 15, 2020 (1:30 PM Philippine time)

...plus 123 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

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Films with gay narratives that don't have/aren't centered on sexual assault or cheating 3hp3p https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/jasontanliwag/list/films-with-gay-narratives-that-dont-have-2/ letterboxd-list-8260964 Sat, 23 May 2020 17:19:30 +1200 <![CDATA[

Based off of recommendations to me. I'm taking entries to make this as comprehensive as possible. Please comment or message me personally.
People deserve LGBT narratives that do not feature sexual violence or breaches of trust to the degree of cheating.
People need to know that these films exist and can be good; that there are other films that aren't on mainstream telling important stories.

...plus 30 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

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20 Minutes 34h56 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/jasontanliwag/list/15-minutes-of-fame/ letterboxd-list-5912966 Fri, 27 Sep 2019 10:50:54 +1200 <![CDATA[

All my favorite short films under 15 minutes.

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23 Films You Need to Watch To Get To Know Me Better 5844n https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/jasontanliwag/list/23-films-you-need-to-watch-to-get-to-know/ letterboxd-list-5602480 Sun, 4 Aug 2019 13:27:11 +1200 <![CDATA[

Here are 23 films that have had some importance in shaping my life.

  • Jurassic Park

    This movie is (one of) the reason(s) I want to become a molecular biologist.

  • Body Snatchers

    All of my paranoia and anxiety now is because of the trauma I experienced from watching this series (particularly this movie) as a child.

  • Pokémon: The First Movie

    My love for Pokemon is undying.

  • Booba

    "Booba! Walang hiya ka! Buhay pa ako!"

  • Mean Girls

    We bought VCDs of Mean Girls and kept rewatching it as teenagers. So much so that I can probably narrate the entire movie, word for word.

  • Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

    The entire Harry Potter series, but especially this one, has a special place in my heart and mind.

  • White Chicks

    Rude, crude, and socially unacceptable then and now, White Chicks perfectly describes my humor.

  • High School Musical

    Important in the process of developing my musical talents, as well as my own brand of shamelessness.

  • The Devil Wears Prada

    Meryl Streep. What more?

  • Meet the Robinsons

    "Keep moving forward"

...plus 13 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

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