Kristofer Purnell

Missing Link (2019) is a welcome addition to Laika's amazing collection, with the stop-motion just about seamless and such naive, childlike humor. While it's not a certified best (it's still you Kubo!), it's certainly enjoyable, the cast amusing, and a big step for Laika!pic.twitter.com/chx6vEJWIa

The documentary doesn't hold back from showing how grave warfare can be, even more terrifying how children are affected. Dr. Amani faces so much problems already as a woman doctor handling an underground hospital, but sje focuses on the bigger picture - and asks that we do too.pic.twitter.com/NIDHlOeiVp

Just like For Sama, The Cave (2019) looks into a personal view in Syria this time of a doctor and her companions - but the images are much more harrowing and disturbing, with all the fears of being bombed piling as time passes.pic.twitter.com/QRi2mwZRLD

Front page for today's paper! The country celebrates National Arts Month this February, and my piece covers the launch by the NCCA featuring new chairman Nick Lizaso and ambassadors Catriona Gray, KZ Tandingan (@KZofficial), and Julie Anne San Jose (@MyJaps)!pic.twitter.com/QUxRGSZWNs

The documentary does what it can to tell what happened in Aleppo as it flips through the years. Seeing everything was eye-opening and often disturbing, particularly the rushed birth of a child. They never deserved to see such things - and Sama is just the most precious thing everpic.twitter.com/7tyrM1yBeC

Plunging into the depths of the siege of Aleppo, For Sama (2019) mixes the personal and the political through an on-the-ground view by director Waad Al-Kataeb. As a letter to her daughter who was born to such conflicts, it's hard to feel for Sama and other lives who've changed.pic.twitter.com/4JgbUEA2Ym

Seeing through that kind of lens makes it even more personal, and feel even more how disruptive outside forces can be when challenging nature and balance. Its poetic in a visual sense, and I really felt for everything Hatidze goes through. Splendid, just splendid.pic.twitter.com/RrlIC32jD2

When I say beautifully shot, I really mean it (akin to the epic shots of Free Solo). Whether its Hatidze under the bright sun, the closeups of her bees, or the tender moments she spends with her mother, the cinematography by Fejmi Daut and Samir Ljuma is beyond words.pic.twitter.com/7sFCjx8sxy

Its fly-on-the-wall technique allows viewers to just sit back and watch Hatidze's daily routine. It's all so personal, just seeing her do everything - tending to her bees, caring for her mother - almost as if we were living with her.pic.twitter.com/pOu7lkMgYX

Honeyland (2019) is an intimate yet intense documentary about the life Hatidze Muratova, the last wild beekeeper in Macedonia, and all the types of struggles she faces in her life. Beautifully shot and quietly told, it's a reminder about the importance of balance.pic.twitter.com/SDKGdQtDhZ

Also peep our classy Lifestyle team photo hehe. Happy 120th anniversary Manila Bulletin!pic.twitter.com/zgRsUK0uka

Manila Bulletin is 120 years old today! In celebration of such a huge milestone, I interviewed National Artist Alice Reyes for a Living Legends special, and shared my experiences with the company - which the highlight is meeting and interviewing David Beckham.pic.twitter.com/d3BakjcOB0

Been consistently covering Ballet Philippines' 50th season, and it's just so wonderful to be able to see such an art form continue to flourish with beauty and grace - and it's all thanks to the vision of this woman right here, National Artist for Dance, Ms. Alice Reyes.pic.twitter.com/j6hFKeMKjW

Daughter (2019) features really interesting stop-motion animation through documentary-like handheld shots which are quite visually pleasing, but dampens a bit the story of an estranged father-daughter relationship. I was impressed though how this was made, took over a year!pic.twitter.com/fd0tmkcsMx