Arts and Culture

REVIEW: Gregoria Lakambini is an exhilarating triumph in Philippine theatre

Stepping foot into the Tanghalang Ignacio Gimenez always feels like ...

• David Nigel Co
• December 6, 2025

Arts and Culture

REVIEW: Dulaang UP’s Para Kay Tony is a timely Brechtian tribute

Paying tribute to Dulaang UP’s founder, National Artist for Theater ...

• David Nigel Co
• December 2, 2025

Arts and Culture

REVIEW: blueREP’s staging of ‘The Guy’ is uproariously funny from start to finish

The optimism pervasive in musical theatre’s golden age promised that ...

• David Nigel Co
• November 21, 2025

Arts and Culture

REVIEW: Deception, disguise, and distrust in Anino sa Likod ng Buwan

Over a game of cards, the moon suddenly turned red. ...

• David Nigel Co
• October 24, 2025

Arts and Culture

CINEMALAYA REVIEW: Child No. 82 deconstructs the Filipino action-fantasy star

Child No. 82: Anak ni Boy Kana tackles the Filipino ...

• David Nigel Co
• October 12, 2025

Arts and Culture

CINEMALAYA REVIEW: ‘Bloom’ and activists in their most human

Cinemalaya has always championed Philippine films that fully recognize their ...

• David Nigel Co
• October 12, 2025

Arts and Culture

CINEMALAYA REVIEW: Cinemartyrs is a film for patient audiences

This film’s premise promises something similar to horror. A young ...

• David Nigel Co
• October 6, 2025

Arts and Culture

CINEMALAYA REVIEW: Warla’s heart, at least, is in the right place

In a world that still demonizes, ridicules, and mocks transwomen, ...

• David Nigel Co
• October 6, 2025

Arts and Culture

REVIEW: The Bodyguard The Musical is proof that Houston’s hits still endure

For as long as its murderers’ row of a soundtrack ...

• David Nigel Co
• September 30, 2025

Arts and Culture

REVIEW: Para Kay B is a stage adaptation rooted in sincerity

A story-within-a-story, multiplied by five, Para Kay B and its ...

• David Nigel Co
• September 23, 2025