It took me more than eight months to finish this book. The problem, however, lies in me; I got disinterested in reading in general sometime in February, and my curioisity led me to other pursuits elsewhere.

This is not a difficult read. When I went back in October to pick up where I left off, I reached the end of the book in three days. Richard Bolisay’s writing, just like in his first book, is simple yet significant. He writes in the most accessible way possible to help the readers easily understand his observations and ruminations about Philippine cinema and the people behind it. Through profiles and reviews that he wrote within a decade, he documents a rich history of Philippine cinema. He acknowledges as a critic the importance of writing about film; it is a way to immortalize the developments that have taken place as well as it is a way to resist erasure.