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There has been no shortage of zombie-related content lately, thanks in part to the influx of Netflix releases. A new entry to the Philippines' Top 10 the past week is the Korean series All Of Us Are Dead, which centers around a

It has been weeks since the release of Disney Animation Studios’ musical fantasy film Encanto, and it’s still unlikely for social media users not to find daily content about it. The soundtrack favorite, We Don’t Talk About Bruno, whose numbers snagged the fourth

Last year, the talk-of-the-town holiday rom-com was Hulu’s Happiest Season, starring Kristen Stewart and Mackenzie Davis in a long-term relationship. This year, Netflix has taken the cue and offered its first gay holiday romance film, Single All the Way, a colorful but ultimately

It’s been over a week since Taylor Swift dropped RED (Taylor’s Version), and we’re still wrapping our heads around the roller coaster of emotions induced by the 30-track album. Social media was particularly abuzz over the 10-minute version of All Too Well and

It’s difficult for any piece of media to depict life during the COVID-19 pandemic, for the very reason that it’s agonizingly on-going. Dito at Doon attempted to do just that, through the most earnest and relatable storytelling. Now that the film is

Gameboys is a pioneer on Philippine screens. It’s the first ever Boys' Love series to be produced locally, and amidst a global pandemic at that. Such unique circumstances was the foundation of 13 episodes masterfully written and made from the confines of

A seemingly calm Catholic professor asks Chang Jia Han (Edward Chen) with blood running down his face, “Why did you get into a fight for love?” in which the young boy answers, “I don’t know what to say.” The same sombre tone

Netflix’s first Chinese-American animated musical film Over the Moon is finally here and it’s certainly as promising as it sounds. A whimsical yet moving fantasy-adventure movie fit for the whole family, the story starts with a young girl named Fei Fei on

Netflix’s Cyrano de Bergerac-inspired teen movie The Half of It had the internet talking when its trailer first came out. A coming-of-age romantic dramedy, it adds a queer twist to the classic Cyrano plot line. Written and directed by Alice Wu, the

Teen and young adult films have evolved in each decade, as the genre grows and changes with the demands and sensibilities of its audience, depending on the generation. The ‘80s had The Breakfast Club and Sixteen Candles that featured its set of

Zombie movies aren't anything new in cinema. In fact, we've come across so many films with different approaches, like Zombieland's comedic take and World War Z's apocalyptic angle. Well, we have a new zombie thriller to sink our teeth into, and it's

If you grew up watching female-led action films like Charlie’s Angels (and I mean the version with Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz, and Lucy Liu), Angelina Jolie’s Tomb Raider, and Kate Beckinsale’s Underworld, then DC’s latest superhero flick—or in this case, anti-hero—fits right in!

There are films, and then there are prestige films: large, often dramatic pieces that feature an assemblage of A-list actors—usually those with extensive theater experience under their belt—and sweeping plot lines that are set against serious themes that fall within social or

Musical movie adaptions are nothing new, but Oscar-winning director Tom Hooper (Les Misérables, A King's Speech) hoped to challenge the norm with his dominantly CGI (computer-generated imagery) version of CATS. A classic production by Andrew Lloyd Webber, the same man behind Phantom of the

As the eight chosen movies for the 2019 Metro Manila Film Festival rolled out last December, one movie in particular managed to sweep out its competitors when it came to box office numbers. Miracle in Cell No. 7, an adaptation of the

There’s a dismal moment near the start of Culion where Meryll Soriano’s character sits somber by a porch on a dark night. She says, "It’s not the sickness that will kill us, [but the] memories." So goes the rest of the film,

The epic Skywalker saga comes to a close (or does it?) with Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. We were in for a galactic ride—and we’re not sure if we’d want to go through it again, to be honest. Directed by JJ

When it comes to Michael Bay films, you can spot them from a mile away. Think of Pearl Harbor, Armageddon, Bad Boys, and the entire Transformers franchise: elaborate car chase sequences, heart-throbbing action scenes, and a bombardment of chaotic, visually arresting effects that only seek to rival the adrenaline

The holidays are right around the corner, so who doesn’t love a good rom-com to feel all warm and fuzzy inside? Luckily, Emilia Clarke and Henry Golding’s new film, Last Christmas, might just do the trick.Essentially a girl-meets-boy tale with some mystery and

After a six year wait, Frozen’s sequel is finally here! Set three years after the events of the first film, Frozen 2 finds our favorite foursome—Elsa, Anna, Kristoff, and Olaf—comfortably set in their own lives. But when ravenous elements devastate the entire kingdom