For this edition of Binging During Quarantine, we have chosen Marlon Rivera’s 2011 satirical comedy film Ang Babae sa Septic Tank. Upon its release, the film broke box office records at the Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival and became the highest-grossing independent film in Philippine Cinema until 2015’s That Thing Called Tadhana. Ang Babae sa Septic Tank was nominated and won various awards including “Best Picture,” “Best Director,” “Best Screenplay” and “Best Performance of an Actress” at the 7th Cinemalaya Film Festival as well as “Best Director,” “Best Film,” “Best Screenplay,” and “Best Actress” at the 10th Gawad TANGLAW awards. Since it’s release, it spawned a sequel feature film Ang Babae sa Septic Tank 2: ForeverIsNotEnough as well as a third installment in TV series form Ang Babae sa Septic Tank 3.

In honor of the recent passing of veteran actress Anita Linda, we have chosen to binge on her award-winning 2008 film, Adela. Anita Linda received praise for her starring role in this film, and received Best Actress nominations and victories at the Cinemanila International Film Festival, Gawad Tanglaw Awards, and the Young Critics Circle Awards. Adela was just one of the many acclaimed films in Anita Linda’s wide and breathtaking oeuvre that spanned 8 decades and featured films such as Circa (2019), Tatlo, Dalawa, Isa (1974), Lola (2009), and Sister Stella L (1984).

This Cinema One Originals entry is a touching tale that takes audiences down memory lane. A winner of the Cinema One Originals Digital Film Festival Award for Best Production Design, "Blue Bustamante" brings viewers to the fascinating world of the super sentai series which produces children’s shows and films that have vibrant special effects and live action figures.

​​​​​​​In the name of good fortune, some people rely on a four-leaf clover, a rabbit’s tail, rituals, invocations, superstitions, lucky charms, auspicious colors, or propitious numbers. Others even pin their hopes on a life charm who has to be by their side in order to attract success and activate prosperity. But do these things really work?

Last week, the Binging During Quarantine series of the Film Development Council of the Philippines featured "I'm Drunk, I Love You." which highlights the province of La Union, dubbed as the Surfing Capital of the North. For this week, our featured film captures a Southeast Asian destination that is widely described as amazing.

TIME CHECK: Are you happy with what you have right now? Are you satisfied with your achievements? Do you have feelings that you want to let out? Are you willing to settle to get the love you've been yearning for? These are just some of the questions that "I'm Drunk, I Love You." (IDILY) throws at you within its almost two-hour run.

​​​​​​​Here is another binge-watch list of short films for the Binging During Quarantine series of the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP). Last week, we tackled the Vimeo playlist of animated shorts by the Philippine Animation Workers Association. This time, we are featuring some regional shorts that are posted or shared by the Quarantimes: Short Films from the Regions Facebook page. Cineastes will be treated to a wide array of short films on the Quarantimes page, each with a distinct local color.  

In honor of the late Peque Gallaga and his distinguished body of work, we have chosen to revisit his 1982 classic Oro, Plata, Mata. Often considered his masterpiece, Oro, Plata, Mata won the Gawad Urian awards for 'Best Picture,' 'Best direction,' 'Best Cinematography,' 'Best Production Design,' 'Best Musical Score' and 'Best Sound.' The film also won the Luna Awards for 'Best Production Design' and 'Best Supporting Actress' (Liza Lorena).

The Philippine Animation Workers Association (PAWA) introduced a playlist of short films through its “free to watch, pay what you can” project that aims to spread good vibes during the quarantine period and encourage viewers to donate to charities such as the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) Medical Foundation, Kaya Natin, People for Accountable Governance and Sustainable Action (PAGASA), and #PARaSCIBayan.

We have previously watched Birdshot, and Signal Rock, and Bayaning 3rd World. For part four of our series, we have chosen to revisit Kip Oebanda’s Bar Boys, a film that premiered in 2017’s Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino and was recently made available by the film director and producers for free streaming on Youtube.