Sine Simplified

12/08/2023

📣 It's Barbenheimer time‼️

We’re back (after more than a year 😭) to share our thoughts on the biggest double feature release of the year: Barbie and Oppenheimer!

To make up for lost time, here's 2 hours of just Jase and Ryan rambling (with improved sound quality!)

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3B0ARKOj4AhAyaICjTbgnp?si=0788bbafc9ca4d71

Listen to us share our thoughts on the state of moviegoing in the Philippines, what film we liked better, and how we plan on making sure we remember our account password moving forward lmfao.

WE FORGOT OUR PASSWORD (jk) (00:00)

The Barbie and Oppenheimer Origins (06:54)

The Moviegoing Experience in the philippines (09:14)

What did we like more (29:02)

Barbie review (32:42)

Oppenheimer review (1:04:56)

Concluding thoughts (1:50:22)

22/07/2023

we're trying to decide on a logo for our comeback, can you help us?

03/08/2022

Chris Pratt, ahead of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, is set to voice two iconic characters, Mario and Garfield, in 2023 and 2024 respectively. (SOURCE: DiscussingFilm)

03/08/2022

Martika Ramirez Escobar’s award-winning Sundance film ‘Leonor Will Never Die’ will have its Philippine showcase on the opening night of Cinemalaya! Catch it on August 5, Friday.

02/08/2022

‘Batgirl,’ despite being done with 90% of its shoot, gets cancelled by Warner Bros. Picture along with ‘Scoobs!: Holiday Hunt’ (SOURCE: )

02/08/2022

‘The Gray Man’ certainly had little shades of green as the Netflix darling went on to dominate the top charts for a measly 8 days. (SOURCE: )

02/08/2022

EXPLAINER: What’s going on with Marvel and their VFX Artists?

"Marvel genuinely works you really hard. I’ve had co-workers sit next to me, break down, and start crying.”

On July 26, a Vulture article from the perspective of a VFX artist narrated the experience of working with the biggest franchise in the world — and it's a grueling affair.

Due to the sheer number of movies and television shows, Marvel requires its artists to work for 7 days a week on an average of 64 hours (on a good week).

Marvel can command a lot of sway in the bidding wars of VFX houses because of their popularity. It also means they can prioritize cheaper bids, leading to lesser pay for artists.

They can do reshoots and big changes on tentpole films, even as the release date draws near, without any regard for the VFX teams working on them.

The artist in the article identified that the lack of a 'Director of Photography' involved in films and the relative inexperience of Marvel directors with VFX bred shoddy and rushed sequences — case in point, the final fight in Black Panther.

Lastly, the VFX artist gave Kevin Feige, and the industry as a whole, some notes:

-Train Marvel Directors on VFX
-VFX Unionization in consideration of the impacts of bids on employees.
-To quote a hypothetical Cap quote: "Stop being a bully."

Follow Sine Simplified for more explainers on film issues!

02/08/2022

📣 Martial Law film ‘Katips’ goes head to head with ‘Maid in Malacañang’ on August 3, Wednesday. The two could not be any more different.

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24/03/2022

📣 MONTHLY MOVIE HAUL‼️We’re back to share our thoughts on the stuff we’ve seen over the past month.

Listen to us rave (or maybe scathe) fresh and hot films like The Batman🦇, Turning Red ❤️, Scream 👻 ++ more (Bad Luck Banging or Loony P**n & Tall Girl 👯‍♀️)

Listen to the episode on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3ixhnak

24/02/2022

🏆 Oscars 2022 Nominations — simplified.

In this jam-packed Oscar episode, Jase and Ryan attempt to explain the basics, the issues, the hilarious events, and the films they'd vote for in the Fan Favorite category.

📣We give our thoughts, violent reactions, and likes/dislikes on the Oscar nominations. Why the Philippines doesn't have an Oscar nomination this year. The hilarious gimmicks and the underwhelming trio of hosts. Plus, the international representation and overall changes we want to see down the line 👀.

LISTEN HERE: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7B9zx1HSA2GyONtvd6PmQA?si=AmAvqUPOQ0--1UkpL44i_Q

23/02/2022

📣 What Oscar fan favorite film would you vote for? 🤔

🔔 A short soundbite from our 'Oscars 2022 nominations' episode to be released tomorrow at 6 PM, only on Spotify 🧡💚

15/02/2022

☀️💃 Sundance 2022 episode! Jason and Ryan will talk about their favorite (and least favorite) Sundance watches along with spiels about how the online experience was this year.

📣 We review hotly anticipated films this year, such as After Yang and Cha Cha Real Smooth, as well as history-making and award-winning films from the Philippines that made their Sundance premieres like Leonor Will Never Die and The Headhunter's Daughter.

📝 Ready your Letterboxd watchlists because this one is aplenty!

LISTEN HERE: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3TeDyAIfuDZDfgrzEPjDTp?si=8ZVsk8EcRW2jYp0OcIdOOA

12/02/2022

12/02/2022

✨And... we're live! 📣 Don't forget to follow us on SPOTIFY and give our episode a listen 🙈

12/02/2022

📣 Welcome to Sine Simplified. A podcast about all things cinema — simplified. In this episode, we'll discuss our journeys as Filipino film critics✍️ and Letterboxd favorites📩.

Meet Jason Tan Liwag 🔬and Ryan Oquiza 🤔, two Filipino film critics who will serve as your hosts for countless episodes in the future (if this won't flop haha😬).

LISTEN HERE: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0rsIWKAF8pN6xxzFige6te?si=13810b3e186b4aac

11/02/2022

📣 A podcast about all things cinema — simplified. Our first episode is coming to you tomorrow at 6:00 PM 👀.

🎙Get ready to meet Jason Tan Liwag 🎭🔬and Ryan Oquiza ✍️🧐, two Filipino film critics who are dying to make enjoying films a little less intimidating 👏.

11/02/2022