Kinatay, by the Filipino director Brillante Mendoza, is a harrowing depiction of modern-day life in the former American colony.

Festival darling Brillante Mendoza's "Kinatay" is a long night's journey into the Philippine underworld of casual corruption and nauseating cruelty, seen through the eyes of a greenhorn police cadet.

The awarding of Cannes’ best director prize to Mendoza surprised most critics at the festival. The first part is vibrant and engaging: we follow young police ca

This review won't appear in print until Tuesday, but I'm posting it early here to alert more intrepid viewers, since it is only being screened once at the Miami Film Festival. Kinatay is the kind of film that practically dares...

An unpleasant journey into a brutal heart of darkness.