Matthew Ordoñez
Matthew Ordoñez
Matthew Ordoñez is a university lecturer at De LA Salle University-Manila. He teaches courses in Citizenship and Governance, Development Economics, and Cinema and Politics. He is a member of the Society of Filipino Film Reviewers and writes film reviews for Asian Movie Pulse.

Endo presents a world where politics has become impossible. We must imagine and build a world where the precariat can become citizens again.

Performance begins with costumes and props. It ends with transformation. Performance is becoming.

He makes us laugh at ourselves in today's world and language, showing authenticity in absurdity.

Sisa was baliw because her actions made sense in an otherwise impossible situation. The crazy are truly brave.

Chloé Zhao's Shakespeare, played by Paul Mescal, presents a more spiritual figure, wrestling with elemental forces, mortality, and ghosts.

Being good is not a solitary act of willpower, but a commitment sustained by others who believe the same.

Sometimes the most heroic thing to do is to stand one's ground and survive even in corrupt institutions.

A Question of the Bayaniverse: what about the rest of the nation off-screen?
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