Gene Hackman never looked like a movie star. He didn’t have the matinee-idol looks of his contemporaries, nor did he…
Author: Paul Emmanuel Enicola
Paul Emmanuel Enicola
Paul is a Tomatometer-approved film critic inspired by the biting sarcasm of Pauline Kael and levelheaded worldview of Roger Ebert. Nevertheless, his approach underscores a love for film criticism that got its jumpstart from reading Peter Travers and Richard Roeper’s accessible, reader-friendly reviews. As SEO Manager/Assistant Editor for the site, he also serves as a member of the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) and the Society of Filipino Film Reviewers.
Beata Parkanová’s “Tiny Lights” (Czech: Světýlka) captures a dissolving family from an unusual perspective—that of a six-year-old girl. Rather than…
Set against the rugged beauty of South Africa’s Cederberg mountains, “Carissa” unfolds as a quiet but urgent meditation on heritage,…
Belgian filmmaker Guillaume Senez has always been fascinated with his protagonists’ personal responsibility amidst family dynamics. From his debut feature…
Kelsey Taylor’s “To Kill A Wolf” reimagines the ‘Little Red Riding Hood’ in a way that feels both unsettling and…
Each morning, Jean (Olunike Adeliyi) wakes up before the sun and takes the long commute from Lawrence Heights to an…
Watching Philippine cinema grow over the years has been nothing short of inspiring. There was a time when it felt…
When Christopher Nolan’s “Interstellar” premiered in 2014, its reception wasn’t anything like the previous Nolan films. While it received widespread…
Disability has often been presented as a barrier to achieving “normal” human experiences, but in “The Ride Ahead,” Samuel Habib…
From its first frame, “Slumlord Millionaire” plants viewers firmly within the heart of New York City’s housing crisis, making it…