Islands

Name: Islands
Genre: Drama
Released: April 12, 2022
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 77
Cast: Beverly Inniss, Bianca Yambanis, Esteban Comilang, Isys Szuky, Jeff Cheong

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| Release Date (Streaming): April 12, 2022 | Not Rated

Starring: Beverly Inniss, Bianca Yambanis, Esteban Comilang, Isys Szuky, Jeff Cheong, Maximus Szuky, Pablo S.J. Quiogue, Rogelio Balagtas, Sheila Lotuaco, Vangie Alcasid

Summary: Still living with his aging parents, Joshua (Rogelio Balagtas), a Filipino immigrant to Canada, prays every night for God to rid him of his shyness. The Almighty seemingly answers his petition when his beatific cousin Marisol (Sheila Lotuaco) arrives and slowly transforms Joshua's house back into a home.

Director: Martin Edralin

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 94 min

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Barry Hertz

Apr 18, 2022

There are great things to be found in little packages, and Islands offers tremendous evidence that, if Edralin might ever be given more than the bare minimum of resources, the director will create something gigantic. Read full review

Fionnuala Halligan

Apr 18, 2022

There’s a cheerful pragmatism to the characters and the piece itself, a reflection and distillation of the caring, musical, religious community in which it is set. Deliberate and unhurried, Islands is also the type of quiet film that happily watches a microwave as it warms chicken adobo for a full minute. Read full review

Owen Gleiberman

Apr 18, 2022

It is indeed a good movie, and quite an honest one, yet its setup is so ripe for cut corners and heartwarming chintz that I was almost surprised to see it sidestep the diagram I was expecting. I bet other viewers will have the same reaction. Read full review

Liam Lacey

Apr 18, 2022

The narrative arc of Islands, so minimalist it’s really more of a slow bump, is about the gradual breaking down of Joshua’s small shell of comfort, his family and cultural conventions. Read full review

The Playlist Robert Daniels

Apr 18, 2022

Edralin’s Islands is a patient debut that reminds us that while our parents are important, our own happiness cannot be understated or ignored. In this sense, through its final seconds, “Islands” is a life-affirming achievement. Read full review

Inkoo Kang

Apr 18, 2022

The script is programmatic to the point that its final shot is fully predictable. But that doesn’t take away from the ending’s earned poignancy, nor the freshness of everything that came before. Read full review

Alex Saveliev

Apr 18, 2022

Islands is as effective, familiar, and quiet as a microwave. Read full review

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