Although the Kings of Reality Show are truly kings of gritty but primitive, of dramatic yet underwhelming execution of an inspiring story of struggling artists, its merits include the dedication, style, and disruptive message delivered by the aspiring artists almost often seen as arrogant and nuisance.
[READINGS ON CINEMA] Film and Art, Flimsy and Arbitrary
As long as art cinema, or cinema in general, is attached to its economic conditions, it is only the privileged who will uphold the chamber where it ultimately exists.
Filipino Indie Cinema: Problems, Inquiries, and Compromises
There has been a blurry financial distinction between the independent and the mainstream, so reevaluating their aesthetic form and thematic content is necessary to develop their respective identities.
[READINGS ON CINEMA] Film and Feminism
Man as superior beings; woman as an accessory, machine, and object.