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The Filipino supernatural horror film, Strange Frequencies: Taiwan Killer Hospital, which made quite a name in the country in the last few months, has finally been released to global audiences on Netflix. Under the shiny visuals and fairly intense atmospheric setting is the otherwise common plot of a group of ghost-hunters encountering a series of bewildering hauntings while spending an entire night at an abandoned hospital in Taiwan, notorious for its extremely spooky nature. Adapted from the 2018 South Korean horror, Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum, Strange Frequencies makes for a decent viewing, mostly because of the effective use of the found-footage/live-streaming style, but it is still slightly disappointing because of the...

This year’s Mmff was another success for Zig Dulay, who after 2023 and Firefly, also grabbed the Best Movie award this year, with “Green Bones“, a prison drama film starring Dennis Trillo, who also won the award for Best Actor. “Green Bones” actually went for a number of awards, additionally netting Best Cinematography, Best Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Child Performer. The event broke box office records too, with a 45% increase in opening weekend compared to previous edition.

Here is the full list of winners:

Best Picture – ‘Green Bones’

2nd Best Picture: ‘The Kingdom‘

3rd Best Picture: ‘My Future You’

4th Best Picture: ‘Isang Himala‘

Best Director – Crisanto Aquino for ‘My Future You’ and Michael Tuviera for ‘The Kingdom’

Special Jury Prize – ‘Topakk‘ and ‘Isang Himala’

Best Actress – Judy Ann Santos, ‘Espantaho‘

Best Actor – Dennis Trillo, ‘Green Bones’

Best Supporting Actor – Ruru Madrid, ‘Green Bones’

Best Supporting Actress – Kakki Teodoro,...