Category: 2026 Films
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θΆ FIRST IMPRESSIONS θΆ REVIEW OF BOOKS & FILMS [FIRST IMPRESSIONS] βBody Part 520: Crime and Tragic Romance in Herman Yauβs Weβre Nothing at Allβ by Jennifer Eagleton Click HERE to read all entries in Cha on We’re Nothing at All. Herman Yau (director). Weβre…
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θΆ FIRST IMPRESSIONS θΆ REVIEW OF BOOKS & FILMS [FIRST IMPRESSIONS] βMy Name Is Not Eileen: Geck Geck Priscilla Angβs Ah Girlβ by Ken Lam Geck Geck Priscilla Ang (director). Ah Girl, 2026. 99 min. Childhood here is not scaled-down…
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θΆ FIRST IMPRESSIONS θΆ REVIEW OF BOOKS & FILMS [REVIEW] βTenderness Persists Amidst Looming Displacement in When Heaven Inched Towards Earthβ by Lorence Lozano Vinh Marco Tumang (director). When Heaven Inched Towards Earth, 2026. 20 min. Cinepanalo has gone theme-free this year,…
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θΆ FIRST IMPRESSIONS θΆ REVIEW OF BOOKS & FILMS [REVIEW] “Mommy Makes the World Go Round: The Boy and the Heron v. When Marnie Was There” by William Carlo Antonio Sanchez Click here to read all entries in Chaon The Boy and…
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θΆ FIRST IMPRESSIONS θΆ REVIEW OF BOOKS & FILMS [REVIEW] βBeyond the Activist: Discovering the Man Behind Katski FloresβsΒ Edjopβ by Bryan Elijah Trajano Katski Flores (director). Edjop, 2026. 122 min. Martial Law remains one of the darkest chapters in Philippine…
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θΆ FIRST IMPRESSIONS θΆ REVIEW OF BOOKS & FILMS [ESSAY] “Finding My Own Silent Friends: From the Botanical Garden to Hong Kong’s Streets” by Jennifer Eagleton Click HERE to read all entries in Chaon SILENT FRIEND. IldikΓ³ Enyedi (director), Silent…
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θΆ FIRST IMPRESSIONS θΆ REVIEW OF BOOKS & FILMS [REVIEW] “The Silence Between Metaphors: IldikΓ³ Enyedi’s Silent Friend” by Anna Nguyen Click HERE to read all entries in Chaon SILENT FRIEND. IldikΓ³ Enyedi (director), Silent Friend, 2026. 147 min. In…
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θΆ FIRST IMPRESSIONS θΆ REVIEW OF BOOKS & FILMS [FIRST IMPRESSIONS] “Borrowed Strength: Longman Leung’s Cold War 1994” by Jonathan Han Longman Leung (director). Cold War 1994, 2026. 123 min. Prequels make for demanding films. They demand a connection to…
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θΆ FIRST IMPRESSIONS θΆ REVIEW OF BOOKS & FILMS [FIRST IMPRESSIONS] “Jack Ngβs Night King: Elegy for a Vanishing East Tsim Sha Tsui” by Jonathan Han Jack Ng (director). Night King, 2026. 132 min. Growing up, East Tsim Sha Tsui…
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θΆ FIRST IMPRESSIONS θΆ REVIEW OF BOOKS & FILMS [REVIEW] “Between Golf and Karaoke: Locating Filipino Identity in Rafael Manuelβs FilipiΓ±ana” By Ciro Quiapos Click HERE to read all entries in Cha on FilipiΓ±ana. Rafael Manuel (director), FilipiΓ±ana, 2020. 24 min. Before Rafael Manuelβs directorial…
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All entries on SUNDANCE 2026 [SUNDANCE 2026] βThe Pleasure Principal: A Conversation on Wregas Bhanutejaβs Levitatingβ by Nirris Nagendrarajah & Wregas Bhanuteja Wregas Bhanuteja (director), Levitating, 2026. 119 min. INTRODUCTION Nirris Nagendrarajah Levitating, the third feature by the Indonesian filmmaker…
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All entries on SUNDANCE 2026 [SUNDANCE 2026] βJosef Kubota Wladyka’s Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!: A Bird, a Body, and the Illusion of Depthβ by Nirris Nagendrarajah Josef Kubota Wladyka (director), Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!, 2026. 122 min. In Ha-Chan, Shake…
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[SUNDANCE 2026] “Rafael Manuel’s FilipiΓ±ana: Beneath the Manicured Surface” by Nirris Nagendrarajah
All entries on SUNDANCE 2026 [SUNDANCE 2026] βRafael Manuel’s FilipiΓ±ana: Beneath the Manicured Surfaceβ by Nirris Nagendrarajah ClickΒ HERE to readΒ all entries inΒ ChaΒ onΒ FilipiΓ±ana. Rafael Manuel (director), FilipiΓ±ana, 2026. 100 min. A successful short does not necessarily yield a successful feature. One…
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All entries on SUNDANCE 2026 [SUNDANCE 2026] βThree Perspectives on a Haunting: Vera Miao’s Rock Springsβ by Nirris Nagendrarajah Vera Miao (director), Rock Springs, 2026. 97 min. Gracie, played by Aria Kim One leaves Rock Springs with two impressions: that…
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