February 13, 2025
Director: Sigrid Polon
Writer: Sigrid Polon
Our Lady of Victory high school student Robin Castro (Gold Aceron) had a serious crush on his favorite, ever-smiling Teacher Tanya (Alice Dy), who politely rebuffed his bold advances. One night, he stumbled upon Ms. Tanya making out with the class president and potential valedictorian Kyla Marie Sanchez (Micaella Raz). He took a video of their lovemaking, and blackmailed her into inviting him into her house to pay up.
Again, Gold Aceron plays yet another horny teenager here, a role he has likely mastered from his repeated portrayals in various VMX films before this. Alice Dy looked very pretty, but her acting was too stiff. It would have been educational to see how teachers can discourage unwanted attraction from their students, but instead Polon chose to send the wrong message and allowed Tanya to accept and therefore fall victim to Robin's blackmail ploy. 2/10
Director: Roman Perez, Jr.
Writer: Ronald Batallones
It was the early 1980s and the military was engaged in a never-ending armed conflict with the NPA rebels. One day, two widows Emma (Jenn Rosa) and Sandra (Angeline Aril) met each other in the cemetery and became friends as they mourn their lost loves. Emma was visiting the grave of her husband Roy Martinez (JC Tan), who was a former rebel. Sandra was visiting the grave of her husband Lito Santos (JD Aguas), who was a soldier.
Ever since I first saw her, I thought that Jenn Rosa was one of the prettier VMX girls who knew how to act. However, that huge tattoo on her entire left upper arm was just too dark and distracting. Since this was a period film, and she was playing an NPA rebel, Rosa had to wear a prosthetic burn scar (not too nice-looking) on her to cover that tattoo. Interesting non-linear storytelling by cult director Roman Perez, with good cinematography and musical score. 6/10
Director: Bobby Bonifacio, Jr.
Writer: Mariane D. Maddawat and Shaira Santiago
Divine (Skye Gonzaga) owned Heaven Scent, a boutique selling perfumes that she formulated herself. She was an independent woman who only wanted her male friend Nathan (Carlo Lacana) for sex, but not for a serious relationship. One day, Mikee (Christy Imperial), a young girl from a nearby condo wandered into her shop, and they soon became close friends. Mikee shared that she was not in good terms with her father Jerry (Chester Grecia).
There was a lesbian theme that ran through all the films in this set. Skye Gonzaga looked classy, just right for the perfumer - businessman that Divine was. It was not too clear how or why she fell for Christy Imperial's Mikee, who seemed like a bratty and aloof teenager, certainly not to the level of Divine's sophistication. Anyhow, that little twist that Maddawat and Santiago squeezed in the third act was a satisfying surprise. 5/10
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