Every so often, a director would finally make a film so personal to them that it becomes either their masterpiece…
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.
“Immaculate” (Romanian: “Imaculat”), Romania’s official selection to the 95th Academy Awards for ‘Best International Feature Film,’ approaches a heavy subject…
A cold night in December. Ebba waits for the tram to go home after a party, but the ride takes…
“For the last 30 years, India had been projected to be the world’s fastest-growing economy,” director Rahul Jain narrates in…
“Aurora’s Sunrise” (Armenian: “Արշալույսի լուսաբացը”) begins with a series of title cards that provide context to the film. In 1919,…
At a time where love stories come a dime a dozen, it’s almost a tall order to make the audience…
Filmmakers present their stories in an anthology format because of various objectives. A series might present an anthology in stories…
Midway through Li Ruijun’s “Return to Dust” (Chinese: 隐入尘烟), we see a husband and wife planting crops together. The wife…
Riga, Latvia. January 2, 1991. The OMON Special Units of the USSR Ministry of the Interior occupy the city’s press…
Road movies that serve as narrative device for the lead characters’ development are a dime a dozen. Independent films, in…