No bias here—despite being one of the pledgers, and having provided feedback on the script, and also director/writer JP and his co-writer Judah (with whom I collaborated on my short film Sunod) are both my friends and former orgmates—but I genuinely loved this!
“Nalumos ako papa sa sabaw” is a well-known Bisaya phrase used to describe, particularly to a child, about their father's absence in their family. JP took this concept to create a quirky and profound piece of art…
PAALALA: Ang pelikulang ito ay papakiligin at papatawanin ka sa simula, habang paunti-unting babagsakin at pamumulatin ka sa kanyang temang may kaugnayan sa isyung panlipunan—kung paano nagsusumikap ang mga taong nasa lower class sa gitna ng mundong nagpapahirap sa kanila, tapos papaiyakin ka ng buong-buo.
"We knew the girls were really women in disguise, that they understood love, and even death, and that our job was merely to create the noise that seemed to fascinate them."
I'm surprised on how insanely brilliant this film was. Sofia Coppola did an outstanding job on her feature directorial debut. As of now, I've only seen three of her films (this, Lost in Translation, and The Bling Ring) and I'm confident to say that this is my favorite of…
I LIKED IT.
Vivarium is an exaggerated and cynical look on suburbia, parenthood, and the pointlessness of life - grow up, find a partner, buy a house, have kids, work your ass off, and die. Both of its characters can't seem to find real meaning in their lives so the only thing they can do is just to survive in this tedious cycle of life.
Vivarium is a Latin word meaning 'place of life'; it also means an enclosure, container,…
