What to see this week

4 films to see on the week of Oct. 2-Oct. 9, 2015:

Etiquette For Mistresses

Loosely based on Jullie Yap Daza’s book on real-life mistresses, this Chito S. Roño film stars Kim Chiu, Kris Aquino, Iza Calzado, Cheena Crab and Claudine Barretto as five women who are all mistresses.
MTRCB Rating: R-13

Ninja Party

Top female students of an elite Catholic high school face slutshaming when a rumor spreads about their participation in a secret orgy in this film by director Jim Libiran which was first seen in the Sinag Maynila film festival. It stars Julz Savard, Annicka Dolonius, and Elora Espano. Click the City’s Philbert Ortiz writes: “It’s kind of like an all-girls version of Gino Santos’ The Animals, minus the insider’s perspective. It’s kind of gross, and it’s kind of pointless.” He gave it one out of five stars.
MTRCB Rating: R-18

Papa Francisco: The Pope Francis Story

A look at the life of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, from his early childhood in Argentina to his becoming Pope Francis. “Is the film worth watching?” writes 100% Cine’s Cristian Olcina in Spanish. “If you are one of those who detests the church, definitely not. If one is a practicing Catholic it is practically unmissable. If one is looking for art, it is not worth it. If one is looking for good cinema, you are not faced by a badly made product, but neither are you faced by a transcendent film, and even less the definitive biography of the subject. For practicing Catholics it is a 10, for cinephiles a 6, for those looking for art a 4.” Directed by Beda Docampo Feijoo, it stars Silva Abascal, Dario Grandinetti, and Blanca Jara.
MTRCB Rating: PG

Z For Zachariah

Popular among critics — it has a score of 77% on RottenTomatoes — the film tackles an apocalypse scenario, in which a man and a woman survive a nuclear war and believe they are the last people on Earth. Their bond starts to unravel when a stranger enters their valley. Directed by Craig Zobel, it stars Margot Robbie, Chris Pine, and Chiwetel Ejiofor. “The world has ended. Streets are deserted. Humanity is all but wiped out. Haven’t we heard this one before? Turns out, we haven’t,” writes Molly Eichel  of the Philadelphia Inquirer. “The story might have evolved into your ho-hum exploration of romantic and sexual jealousy, but Zobel and his trio of performers dig into something murkier and more primal,” says Stephanie Zacharek of the Village Voice.
MTRCB Rating: PG