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You wish you loved a film like “Fuchsia Libre”, a heartwarming, LGBTQ+-themed sports dramedy from the Philippines. Its heart is certainly in the right place, and one would have hoped its screenplay also was. Unfortunately, little really works in a film that tends to forget it is a gay-themed film about wrestling and gives too much importance to a meaningless gangster storyline that has absolutely no point or added value.

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Oliver is a young gay man whose father is a supremely heteronormative, traditional patriarch who repudiated him many years ago because of his sexuality. The heart of the story is a father-and-son melodrama of reconciliation by way of wrestling, as Oliver needs to prove to his dad he is a tough man too – just not exactly the type his father expected. If only the film had stuck to that theme.

Social media have completely exploded in Asean countries, with the Philippines and Indonesia seemingly leading the surge. As such, it is by no surprise that a number of movies from these countries lately focus, with “Where is the Lie?” being one of the latest we have watched. John Rogers presents his own take, which does go towards a rather darker path, however, as it also mixes the concept of mental illness.

“While We Watched” is screening at San Diego Asian Film Festival Spring Showcase

Gemma Stone became a social media influencer after a video her ex-boyfriend published on the web, with her in complete breakdown after being fired. Soon after, she became quite famous with her fans following her every video of her everyday life. Currently, however, she is burning out from trying to maintain the interest of her followers, while on a fateful night, her partner in crime ‘breaks...

There’s no stopping Mikhail Red right now. Just days after we shared the first images for the Filipino filmmaker’s upcoming zombie shocker Block Z, we now get an exclusive first look at the teaser trailer for his teen abduction thriller, Dead Kids. Written by Red’s younger brother Nikolas, Dead Kids marks the 27-year-old’s first foray into dark comedy. It tells the story of a gang of beat-down high schoolers who plot to kidnap the class jock, who happens to be the son of a corrupt politician, and hold him to ransom. Produced by Globe Studios, and boasting a gutsy young cast that includes Khalil Ramos, Vance Larena, Kelvin Miranda, Jan Silverio, Gabby Padilla, Sue Ramirez and Markus Paterson, Dead Kids is just about...

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