Multwoh: Patay na Patay Sa’yo , Rodina Singh’s Puregold CinePanalo 2026 entry starring Sassa Gurl and Joao Constancia, is a masterclass in storytelling. Not because it makes its story unnecessarily complicated, but because details, jokes, emotions, visual clues, and plot devices keep finding their place until the film feels far more intricate than its almost simple premise first suggests. Its depth reveals itself gradually. The film never buries straightforward emotions under unnecessary symbolism just to prove it has something important to say, nor does it constantly point toward its own cleverness. Singh gives the material enough confidence to let meaning accumulate naturally. By the time you begin seeing how carefully everything has been arranged, Multwoh has already done most of the work without making the construction feel mechanical. Depth without showing off The storytelling knows how to introduce something casually and trust it to matter when it needs to....

Patay Gutom is warm, easy to watch, and proudly queer. Agot Isidro is terrific, but uneven visuals, convenient storytelling, an underwhelming soundtrack, and chemistry that never fully clicks keep the film from becoming as compelling as its premise could have been. Watching Patay Gutom reminded me of Wansapanataym , and I mean that as a compliment. It has that familiar mix of the supernatural, family drama, humor, sentimentality, and a life lesson somewhere underneath. It feels like the kind of fantasy story many Filipinos grew up watching on television, except this time a queer romance gets to sit comfortably at the center of it. A visual idea stronger than its execution The rotoscoped animation is impossible to ignore, and in concept, it fits. A supernatural story like this benefits from looking slightly removed from reality, and there are scenes where the treatment gives Patay Gutom a distinct fantasy quality. Rotoscoping can already feel jarring at first si...