I am NOT a critic. I'm merely an observer. (Books, movies, plays, musicals etc.)

From the Worldwide Web: MARY MAGDALENE is an authentic and humanistic portrait of one of the most enigmatic and misunderstood spiritual figures in history. The biblical biopic tells the story of Mary (Rooney Mara), a young woman in search of a new way of living. Constricted by the hierarchies of the day, Mary defies her tr aditional family to join a new social movement led by the charismatic Jesus of Nazareth (Joaquin Phoenix). She soon finds a place for herself within the movement and at the heart of a journey that will lead to Jerusalem. Initial release :  15 March 2018 ( Germany ) Director :  Garth Davis Screenplay :  Philippa Goslett ,  Helen Edmundson Producers :  Iain Canning ,  Liz Watts ,  Emile Sherman Music composed by :  Jóhann Jóhannsson ,  Hildur Guðnadóttir If a movie I've watched earlier in life is not here, it's probably lost in cyberspace or I was too overwhelmed to write about it...

( source ) #Abilieve (I believe) #AbieautifulBridge (A beautiful bridge) ( source ) Synopsis from Star Cinema: “My Perfect You” is the story of Burn (Gerald Anderson), a man who’s down in the dumps, and Abi (Pia Wurtzbach), the girl who helps him see the light again. Will they find the perfect love for them or will they have to face heartbreak again? My Perfect You may have been marketed as a rom-com, but there's more to it than meets the eye.  It tackles heavy subject matters including genetics,  psychology and other things related to them. The movie's central characters, Abi and Burn, played by PIA WURTZBACH and GERALD ANDERSON, are so perfect for each other that you would ask yourself, "What's the catch?" "Is there a punchline somewhere?" The actors have great onscreen chemistry and I wouldn't be surprised if they would have other projects together.  Both of them could really act and both of them praise their director, MS. CA...

Source From Click The City : Trina who has lived her whole life as a third wheel meets the man who passes her standards and believes that this man will finally make her a third wheel no more. As they get to know each other, she finds out she's actually dating a single dad with an 8-year-old boy and he actually has a good relationship with the mother. Main Cast: Sam Milby, Yassi Pressman Director/Writer:Ivan Andrew Payawal Released By:Viva Films / The IdeaFirst Company Our tickets courtesy of E-Plus (Left) Writer and director Andrew Ivan Payawal with (center) Yassi Pressman and (right) Sam Milby ( source ) My bestie and I watched this courtesy of our almost expiring free movie passes c/o E-Plus.  It's not exactly free because we earned them, and by the end of this month, all of those free passes would be forfeited.  E-Plus won't let us earn points anymore.  It will just be a "show card", according to the lady who prepared ou...

( source ) From the Worldwide Web: Lara Croft is the fiercely independent daughter of an eccentric adventurer who vanished years earlier. Hoping to solve the mystery of her father's disappearance, Croft embarks on a perilous journey to his last-known destination -- a fabled tomb on a mythical island that might be somewhere off the co ast of Japan. The stakes couldn't be higher as Lara must rely on her sharp mind, blind faith and stubborn spirit to venture into the unknown. Initial release : 7  March 2018 ( Indonesia ) Director :  Roar Uthaug Production companies :  Warner Bros. ,  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ,  Initial Entertainment Group Music composed by :  Junkie XL ,  James Newton Howard Screenplay :  Geneva Robertson-Dworet ,  Alastair Siddons Ever since I've learned Alicia Vikander was going to be the new Lara Croft, I was psyched.  I was excited to see what she could offer.  I kn...

( source ) This is from South Coast Repertory and NOT Repertory Philippines Taking photographs or videographs or texting or taking/making phone calls, are not encouraged so that the other members of the audience and the cast won't be disturbed DIRECTED BY Ms. Joy Virata Starring: Cathy Azanza, Sheila Francisco, Naths Everett, Topper Fabregas and Caisa Borromeo March is my birth month so I could consider myself blessed that I was born in a month dedicated to women. The International Women's Day  is celebrated on the 8th of March every year.  The celebration of and for women should be everyday, I know, because without us , where would men   be in this world?  Another blessing in connection with IWD is watching SILENT SKY.  I learned about it through Ms. Liesl Batucan, through her posts on Facebook.  Ms. Batucan is Repertory Philippines' Managing Director.  She too is an admired versatile thespian, among other things, so when ...

#Commercenter Red Sparrow is written by retired CIA officer, Jason Matthews.  I haven't read the book, so there's no comparison.  I wasn't intending to blog about this because in my mind I've seen better with the same theme and premise, but here I am.  This is my two cents worth: It has a good story and the acting is impressive, especially Jennifer Lawrence's and Jeremy Irons' performances, but I just couldn't take the part where they kept on repeating, "You've fallen for the HANDSOME American."  My gees.  Joel Edgerton is not ugly, but he's NOT in the category of handsome.  It's in the eye of the beholder anyway and I don't mind the attraction. He does have a certain charm and there's more to him than his looks...His character Nate's  abilities and traits could make him alluring to Dominika's eyes and her heart, but for the torturer to keep on repeating it beats me.  Like what I said, I've seen bett...