Ma’ Rosa grabs a Cannes

I’ve spenta couple ofdays redesigning my blog and didn’t follow through in order tofile this entry. I’ve been quailingatMa’ Rosa for weeks now but missed the chance of watchingJaclyn Jose take homeher Best Actress trophyfromthe2016 Cannes Film Festivalon Youtube. There’s no doubt thatMa’ Rosa’shard-edged impromptu style social realist narrative could whisk offthePhilippine k-pop-culture-obsessed mainstream mediain a jiffy. Independent filmmakers have been cravingfor keenattention from local...