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Ryan Oquiza

Ryan Oquiza is a film critic for Rappler and CNN Philippines, and has contributed articles to Washington City Paper, and PhilSTAR Life. He is also the chief film critic of SINEGANG, one of the hosts of the film podcast Sine Simplified, and a Rotten Tomatoes approved critic. He has been accredited as press in numerous film festivals such as the Sundance Film Festival, New York Film Festival, and QCinema International Film Festival. He is currently a member of the International Film Society Critics Association.

‘The Holdovers’ needs more Joy | review and analysis

ComedyRyan OquizaNovember 20, 2023
Dominic Sessa, Da'Vine Joy Randolph and Paul Giamatti in The Holdovers

A curmudgeonly professor, troublemaking student and kitchen manager are forced to spend winter break in an isolated boarding school. But they find warmth and family in the cold in The Holdovers.

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