Jason Tan Liwag
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Jason Tan Liwag
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Scientist, actor, critic, and curator. Film programmer for @qcinemaph and @leedsfilmfest. Founder of the QCinema Critics Lab. Part-time lecturer at the CIIT College of Arts and Technology. Member of FIPRESCI. Voter for the Golden Globes and Dorian Awards.
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Second Sine Simplified episode of the year! Ryan Oquiza and I have our post-Oscars processing session and update each other on Mickey 17, Daredevil, and The White Lotus! We're probably gonna be posting more soon! Stay tuned :)
Oscars Post-Mortem, Mickey 17, The White Lotus S3, Daredevil: Born Again — simplified
Sine Simplified · Episode
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Second Sine Simplified episode of the year! Ryan Oquiza and I have our post-Oscars processing session and update each other on Mickey 17, Daredevil, and The White Lotus! We're probably gonna be posting more soon! Stay tuned :)
Oscars Post-Mortem, Mickey 17, The White Lotus S3, Daredevil: Born Again — simplified
Sine Simplified · Episode
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March 16, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Moderated a talkback for a film. Got paid in giftcards that I don't even use. Hay.
January 20, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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It's time for my 2024 In Review thread, which documents my move from running the film section at Paste, to Paste AND The A.V. Club, to JUST The A.V. Club. Quite a ride!

I'll kick off with my annual anti-Zaslav piece: www.pastemagazine.com/movies/warne...
Destroying Movies for Fun and Profit
Coyote vs. Acme is the latest in the predatory trend of shelving movies for tax write-offs. It's always been here, but it's never been so bad.
www.pastemagazine.com
December 31, 2024 at 6:20 PM
Took a while to write but I sat down with 10 artists across four months to chart the long road of adapting “Himala: Isang Musikal” from stage to silver screen.

Ft. deep-dives into the cinematography, production design, editing, music, directing, and acting. For Inquirer Lifestyle/Noli Soli!
The rebirth of a two-time classic: The making of ‘Isang Himala’
We sat down with 10 artists across three months to chart the long road of adapting “Himala: Isang Musikal” from stage to silver screen September 13. Santa Mesa Heights, Quezon City. It’s pouring ra…
lifestyle.inquirer.net
December 29, 2024 at 10:40 PM
For Rolling Stone Philippines, I interview filmmaker Pepe Diokno about beginning in theater, being mentored by Filipino screenwriting titans Bing Lao and Ricky Lee, learning from advertising sets, and adapting for the silver screen one of the most acclaimed Filipino musicals of all time.
Director Pepe Diokno on Adapting ‘Isang Himala’ for the MMFF
Pepe Diokno on theater, being mentored by Filipino screenwriting titans, learning from advertising, and adapting “Himala” for the big screen
rollingstonephilippines.com
December 25, 2024 at 11:14 AM