I miss this kind of action where you can feel the pain of every punch, kick, and blow. And the action and tension is evenly distributed throughout the film and they don't feel like a stageplay action but solid performance that should make me feel if it was real or not. Yet I do believe that they worked hard for those scenes.
Topakk is the only 2024 MMFF entry to have two ratings of R-16 and R-18 depending on the cinema, though the one I watched was the R-18 version but if I would rate it, it can pass as R-16 because it was not too gory unlike films of the same action genre. I guess the rating might be about the mental health problems of Miguel (Arjo) which would be his PTSD.
Though the story is anchored on the Drug trade and the usual stories, they did make an effort to build up Miguel's story now as a security guard and his encounter with the siblings Weng (Julia) and Bogs (Kokoy). The action was chaotic yet good, though a little dark because of the location and time, still works and also add some thrill for those scenes.
Gameboys is one of the top BL series today and it is also expanding into more characters entering the show. Starring Kokoy De Santos as Cairo Lazaro and Elijah Canlas as Gavreel Alarcon, the romance between the two is loved by its viewers but also made more interesting with the introduction of other characters like Kyle Velino as Terrence Carreon. Terrence is also Gavreel's ex and Cairo's rival with username GavreelsOnlyLove. Creating a friction and disruption to their love story, he is seen as the "kontrabida" yet in real life he is just doing a good job on his acting. Kyle Velino is a Star Magic artist under Avel Bacudio and has appeared in several shows on the Kapamilya network such as The Good Son, Ipaglaban Mo, MMK, Playhouse, and recently The Killer Bride. Having appeared in Kapamilya shows, he was also saddened by the news of rejection of broadcast license of ABS-CBN.
Julia stars opposite Tony Labrusca in her first digital series.
Julia Barretto finds herself tormented by one unfortunate event after another after she crosses paths with a doppelganger, a girl who looks exactly just like her, in the mystery psycho thriller "I AM U," streaming on iWant starting this February 26 (Wednesday).
The iWant original series features Julia as two identical yet vastly different giris-Elise, who has the best of everything in life, and Rose, who has close to nothing.
The two unexpectedly meet when Rose saves Elise's life. Both thankful and in awe of the their similarity in looks, Elise invites Rose into her world, treats her as her twin, and shares everything she has-including her house, family, and friends.
As soon as Rose becomes comfortable, however, Elise sees her as a threat and suddenly wants her out of her life.
In a party that changes everything, Elise bullies Rose into hiding inside a closet during a game of "Truth or Dare." While inside, an accidental fire ensues, leaving Rose locked in. Elise and her friends cover up the tragedy and think everything is behind them--until one by one, they fall to their mysterious deaths.
How are the deaths linked to Rose's demise? Who will be left unscathed?
The digital series is helmed by iWant's "Past, Present, Perfect?" and "Uncoupling" director Dwein Ruedas Baltazar, and produced by Dreamscape Entertainment in partnership with The IdeaFirst Company. Its cast also include Ina Raymundo, Richard Quan, Cedrick Juan, Kokoy De Santos, Adrianna So, Claire Ruiz, Lander Vera Perez, Yayo Aguila, Jenny Miller, and Tony Labrusca.
Meet two Julias in "I AM U," on the iWant app (iOs and Android) or iwant.ph for free starting
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