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Film Shorts // May 19-25, 2021
OPENING
Counter Column (PG-13) This Christian drama is about a drug dealer (Chris Gonzales) who tries to escape his life by joining the army. Also with Nathan-Andrew Hight, Michael Kaiser, Zane Castor, Ella Haslett, Madeleine Martinez, Diego Medina, and Lars Nielsen. (Opens Friday at Movie Tavern Hulen)
The Dry (R) Eric Bana stars in this thriller as a federal agent who returns to his drought-stricken hometown for a funeral and has to reckon with a decades-old unsolved murder. Also with Genevieve O’Reilly, Keir O’Donnell, John Polson, Julia Blake, Bruce Spence, and William Zappa. (Opens Friday in Dallas)
Written and Directed by Taylor Chien.
Starring Bianca Haase, Brock O’Hurn, Michael Vlamis, Michelle Randolph, Dave Sheridan, Dante Jimenez, Romualdo Castillo, and Rodney Gemberling.
SYNOPSIS:
Four friends head to Hawaii to investigate reports of a haunting at an abandoned resort in hopes of finding the infamous Half-Faced Girl. When they arrive, they soon learn you should be careful what you wish for.
The only thing scary about
The Resort is that it’s not a debut narrative feature from writer/director Taylor Chien, as it’s hard to imagine something worse. This is a cheaply made ghost story that barely features anything haunting, leisurely taking its time for anything to happen. It’s also an absolute failure on every front of filmmaking, from the writing to be acting to the story to the editing. I will give credit where credit is due on the one halfway decent practical makeup effect towards the end, but you would have to be a masochist to even make it that far without t
Duterte lauds PACC efforts in fight vs corruption mb.com.ph - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from mb.com.ph Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
PACC Commissioner Greco Belgica
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO)
Belgica has thanked President Duterte for his latest appointment to lead the PACC and vowed to relentlessly pursue the campaign to weed out corrupt officials in government.
Belgica has reportedly been named the new PACC chairman, taking the place of the late Chairman Dante Jimenez. He previously served as PACC commissioner. Malacañang has yet to formally announce the appointment of Belgica as head of the anti-corruption body.
“Bitbit ang lahat ng aking natutunan sa pagiging Commissioner, nais ko pang palakasin ang ating nasimulan na laban kontra korupsiyon ng mas may diin at walang takot upang isiwalat ang katotohanan at bigyang katarungan ang sambayanang ninanakawan ng mga korap sa gobyerno (With the lessons I learned as Commissioner, I intend to strengthen our fight against corruption with more force and without fear to uncover the truth and bring justice to the people who are robbed by the corrupt in government),�