Matthew Escosia

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Pop Culture Editor and Writer at The Philippine Star

PR guy by day. Writer for the internet by night. Advocate of anything good in between.

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LOOK: "Si Sol at si Luna" series pairs Zaijan Jaranilla and Jane Oineza

3 days ago | filmgeekguy.com | Matthew Escosia

The first trailer for "Si Sol at si Luna" has been released, teasing a mature series for lead stars Zaijan Jaranilla and Jane Oineza. Sol is a film student working on his thesis whose life changes when he meets the heartbroken Luna. As their paths converge, they must navigate the complexities of attraction, love, and loss that are only amplified by their age gap.
“Thunderbolts*” review: Marvel’s surprise team-up movie is their best in years

6 days ago | filmgeekguy.com | Matthew Escosia

Just as the moviegoing crowd around the world is closely watching Marvel Studios scramble some good ideas to continue their mega film franchise, the studio has assembled the unlikeliest team as their new counterpart for “Avengers” and “Guardians of the Galaxy” in “Thunderbolts*.” The ensemble, a mix of supporting heroes and villains from past Marvel films, are Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh), Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan), Red Guardian (David Harbour), Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen), and John Walker...
Stepping in the world of Thom Yorke and Mark Pritchard’s “Tall Tales”

1 week ago | filmgeekguy.com | Matthew Escosia

Jonathan Zawada's cinematic rendition of “Tall Tales,” Thom Yorke and Mark Pritchard's debut collaborative album, will be shown exclusively in selected New Zealand cinemas this 8 May 2025. The album has been in development for a decade, utilizing synth with emerging sound technologies. It’s an exciting feat for Thom Yorke, who keeps challenging the dynamics of his music.
Meet the Filipino filmmaker who started the vertical series in PH

2 weeks ago | filmgeekguy.com | Matthew Escosia

The vertical series has become inescapable online. These eye-catching series filled with scandalous and sensationalist plots have been bombarding everyone’s feeds. Clips from series like “True Heiress vs. Fake Queen Bee” or “My Secret Agent Husband” have been garnering millions of views from viewers all over the world. The series get their hooks in with quick, digestible clips, and loud, melodramatic plots that catch the attention of the online viewer.
“Drop” review: Date night horrors

3 weeks ago | filmgeekguy.com | Matthew Escosia

In Christopher Landon’s “Drop”, Meghann Fahy plays Violet, a mother who goes on a date for the first time after years of being a widow. When she receives a phone notification asking her to play a game, a harmless prank message that gradually turns into threats to her personal life, Violet must choose between embarking on a deadly mission and ignoring it to put her child in danger. In these games, Violet is given several tasks.
“Sinners” review: Ryan Coogler’s vampire epic is his best film yet

3 weeks ago | filmgeekguy.com | Matthew Escosia

Ryan Coogler’s vampire epic “Sinners” marks the director’s first original work that isn’t connected with an existing source material. It is only his fifth film in an already prolific filmography, yet it already feels like something that he is grinding himself towards. Combining the epic, ambitious style of his blockbuster films “Creed” and “Black Panther”, plus his dramatic roots with “Fruitvale Station”, “Sinners” has the mark of a filmmaker who is free-spirited and oozing with confidence.
Review: “The Penguin Lessons” is a charming tale of a troubled teacher and his penguin friend

1 month ago | filmgeekguy.com | Matthew Escosia

“The Penguin Lessons” is based on the memoir of Tom Michell (Steve Coogan), a teacher assigned to work at a boy’s school in Argentina amidst the Dirty War, a period when the country had a military dictatorship and over 30,000 people were killed or disappeared. During a trip, Tom rescued an oil-soaked penguin on a beach and decided to keep him at his school to bring enlightenment and positivity on his students.
“Death of a Unicorn” review: Jurassic Park for unicorns

1 month ago | filmgeekguy.com | Matthew Escosia

“Death of a Unicorn” taps into the lore of unicorns as seemingly harmless creatures who would easily become cold-blooded when you mess with them. They have been secretly inhabiting our world. No one knows their existence except the mentions in ancient scriptures and myths. That is until a father and his daughter (Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega), while en route to a weekend getaway, accidentally ran over a unicorn passing by the road.
“G20” review: Viola Davis is unstoppable as the butt-kicking president who saves the world

1 month ago | filmgeekguy.com | Matthew Escosia

ViolaDavis kicks, bruises, and punches a lot in “G20”, the latest political actionfilm from director Patricia Riggen. It’s quite a trajectory for Davis’ careerafter impressing in the action-heavy sequences of “The Woman King” in 2022. Atthis point, no one’s hesitant to see if she can pull it off. I feelthere are more surprises to what she is offering in this new film (nowstreaming on Prime Video). For one,she remains to have a commanding presence in the lackluster political subplotof “G20”.
“The Amateur” review: Rami Malek takes a jab as an action hero

1 month ago | filmgeekguy.com | Matthew Escosia

Based on the bestselling crime novel by Robert Littell, “The Amateur” seeks to make the case that Rami Malek can pass off as an action hero in the vein of Jason Bourne. This is Malek’s first foray into this kind of role to the point that the entire film follows him as an office-based CIA decoder to the globe-trotting hitman seeking revenge. Malek plays Charlie Heller, who lost his wife in a terrorist attack in London.