Off hours

Lists of things consumed

Things consumed and queued — kept so that when someone asks for a recommendation, I don't come up blank on the spot.

Films

satoshi kon

  • paprika★
  • perfect blue★
  • millennium actress★
  • tokyo godfathers
  • memories

julie dash

  • daughters of the dust★

mehboob khan

  • mother india★

khyentse norbu

  • travellers and magicians

nicolas roeg

  • walkabout★

kidlat tahimik

  • perfumed nightmare★
  • turumba
  • bakit dilaw ang gitna ng bahaghari?

william cameron menzies

  • things to come

chris marker

  • la jetée

katsuhiro otomo

  • akira

isabella rossellini

  • green porno★

gillo pontecorvo

  • the battle of algiers

alexander korda

  • the thief of bagdad★

david lean

  • lawrence of arabia
  • summertime

mamoru oshii

  • ghost in the shell (1995)

denis villeneuve

  • arrival★
  • blade runner 2049★
  • dune parts 1 & 2★

rené laloux

  • la planète sauvage★
  • les maîtres du temps

yorgos lanthimos

  • bugonia★
  • poor things

guillermo del toro

  • frankenstein★
  • pan’s labyrinth★
  • pinocchio
  • cronos

fritz lang

  • metropolis

jacques tati

  • playtime★
  • mon oncle
  • les vacances de monsieur hulot

andrei tarkovsky

  • stalker
  • solaris
  • the mirror
  • the steamroller and the violin
  • nostalghia
  • ivan’s childhood

wong kar-wai

  • chungking express
  • 2046

stanley kubrick

  • 2001: a space odyssey
  • dr. strangelove or: how i learned to stop worrying and love the bomb
  • the shining
  • a clockwork orange
  • eyes wide shut

ridley scott

  • blade runner★
  • alien
  • the martian
  • the dog stars

christopher nolan

  • interstellar★
  • inception
  • oppenheimer
  • the odyssey★

akira kurosawa

  • rashomon★
  • seven samurai★
  • ikiru
  • dreams
  • yojimbo
  • hidden fortress

yasujirō ozu

  • tokyo story

quentin tarantino

  • kill bill: volume 1 & 2★
  • pulp fiction

robert zemeckis

  • contact
  • forrest gump

terry gilliam

  • brazil
  • fear and loathing in las vegas

monty python

  • monty python and the holy grail
  • monty python’s life of brian

med hondo

  • west indies: the fugitive slaves of liberty

derek kolstad

  • all the john wick movies
  • ballerina

TV & Anime

tv series

  • pluribus★
  • the expanse★
  • raised by wolves★ cancelled
  • constellation★ cancelled
  • severance★
  • for all mankind★
  • dark★
  • mr. robot★
  • pantheon★
  • silo★
  • foundation
  • star wars: the clone wars★
  • star wars rebels★
  • ahsoka★
  • the acolyte don’t…
  • the mandalorian★
  • andor★
  • lost
  • battlestar galactica
  • three body problem don’t bother…
  • blossoms shanghai
  • see
  • chief of war★
  • house of the dragon
  • rings of power
  • star trek: the next generation
  • star trek: the original series
  • star trek: strange new worlds
  • star trek: lower decks currently watching
  • slow horses
  • the good place★
  • friends
  • grace & frankie
  • the big bang theory

anime

  • neon genesis evangelion★
  • ghost in the shell: stand alone complex
  • cowboy bebop
  • fullmetal alchemist
  • spy × family
  • attack on titan
  • miss kobayashi’s dragon maid
  • himouto! umaru-chan

Humans

artists

  • ang kiukok
  • martino abellana
  • fernando amorsolo
  • kidlat tahimik
  • asano yuriko
  • james baxter

musicians

  • ella fitzgerald
  • aurora (aksnes)
  • chappell roan
  • japanese breakfast
  • reginald chapman & kenneka cook
  • ryuichi sakamoto
  • haruomi hosono
  • daft punk
  • martha argerich
  • yellow magic orchestra
  • electric light orchestra

Food spots (PH)

filipino cuisine

  • toyo eatery★ thought you hated vegetables and kinilaw? they will make you love it
  • provenciano★
  • automat★ all things fermented
  • hapag got to try the western mindanao menu
  • habanero
  • dulcinea
  • manam
  • helm
  • metiz
  • gallery by chele
  • chie chie’s pancit batil patung
  • palm grill
  • grace park
  • hill station paella
  • june-nairah halal food restaurant

pizza

  • crosta pizzeria★
  • gino’s brick oven pizza★
  • a mano★
  • jabroni’s★

all starred, i think i just really like pizza.

asian / contemporary

  • kong★ sambal noodles!!!! and everything else
  • em hanoi★
  • best of luck★
  • marudori★ you can eat yourself into a ramen coma, minus the bad feelings that come with pork
  • shanghai fried siopao★ yep, the one in binondo. yep, worth lining up for kahit malakas ulan
  • central dimsum
  • roti shop
  • pilya’s kitchen★
  • kashmir★
  • the underbelly
  • your local
  • super uncle claypot
  • mantra
  • brick corner★

mexican

  • lagrima★
  • silantro

burgers/steak

  • snack shack no, not shake shack
  • mamou
  • steak & frice best fries ever!!!!

european / contemporary

  • the pig & palm
  • terraza martinez paella, ceviche, and my fave cheesecake
  • el born
  • 12/10
  • test kitchen

brunch

  • famous country waffles (white plains)
  • tyler’s
  • fatseed★

dessert

  • el born★ fave burnt basque cheesecake
  • manila creamery gelato
  • venchi★ gelato
  • bebang’s halo-halo
  • l’atelier du grain★ croissants
  • cheesecake by chele
  • azukitoyo
  • cello’s doughnuts★ they make the most decent espresso macchiato along katipunan imo. yep, they will inform you na maliit lang siya

coffee/tea

  • ujisan - matcha & creamy milk
  • rebel bakehouse baguio branches! the croissants are drier in metro manila branches
  • hatch coffee
  • victoria bakery - loakan lengua de gato and drip coffee from local beans
  • crema & cream coffee roasters
  • plain sight coffee roasters
  • escolta coffee company
  • yardstick
  • % arabica
  • because coffee if you’re more of a coffee IS dessert kind of person
  • cello’s doughnuts
  • sarutahiko coffee★ this is in nagoya actually
  • q.o.l. coffee

still on the search for my fave best single origin coffee cafe in the ph, if u know any worth dining in vs. brewing at home pls share