Posts Tagged ‘spotlight’
Comic Reviews
REVIEW: Pitarra Is Strong for the Violent AX-WIELDER JON
The freshest visions in Nick Pitarra’s Ax-Wielder Jon are bathed in violence, offered in bludgeoning servings to the reader. And it is glorious.
Coming Soon
The story behind the Sketch: Citizen Jake
Mike de Leon (film director) and his team purposely took their time before coming up with the poster that would represent the real spirit and message of Citizen Jake. After much discussion and deliberation with artist Tom Estre...
Movies/TV
THE DIALOGUE: Brillante Mendoza and The Essence of His “Found” Story
The late 2000s saw a brand new renaissance in the local film arena. Auteurs have risen left and right, reigniting a spark that was once lost during the halfway of the 1990s. One of those auteurs is Brillante Mendoza. Garnering ...
Music
The Evolving Storm That is ONE OK ROCK
Truly, they have taken most of the globe by storm. From their humble roots in an ordinary high school in Japan, ONE OK ROCK has since become a household name not just in the Japanese rock industry, but in the international musi...
Movies
THE DIALOGUE: Firing The Birdshot with Mikhail Red and Mary Joy Apostol
Rarely do we see a local film that succeeds in achieving the compositional aesthetic typically seen in Japanese and Korean films. Numerous helmers have stepped and tried, but neither of them seemed close to achievement. We have...
Movies/TV
Morphenomenal Memories: 25 Years of POWER RANGERS
Words By: Emjay Lapus With the premiere of the Power Rangers remake drawing near, I couldn’t help but look back on how the franchise has evolved as an adaptation of Super Sentai while establishing its own mark in the eye...
Comics
10 Facts You Should Know About LUKE CAGE
At this point it’s no doubt that Marvel isn’t pulling any punches when it comes to their Netflix series, pushing out their street level heroes into their own TV shows as fast as they can. First appearing in Marvel...
Events
APCC 2016: MILLIE BROWN And Her “Strange” Charm
Perhaps one of the decade’s “strangest” and most popular pop-culture phenomena to date, Stranger Things became an instant fever the moment it hit the Netflix listings globally. In a span of 48 hours, we’...
Event Coverage
APCC 2016: A Dialogue With JAM Project Vocalist HIROSHI KITADANI
It’s been 16 years since JAM Project’s conception, and truth be told, the five-man band never stopped in enthralling both Anime and J-Rock fans with their powerful and frenzy approach to music. From the wild beats o...
Entertainment
TJ PERKINS: Donning The Three Stars In A Classy Way
“Style. Style. Style. It’s all about style, and for me personally… I make what I do look easy.” That’s how TJ Perkins described his uniqueness from the qualifiers for the Cruiserweight Classic, WWE’...
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