Companion’s sturdy structuring, biting humor, and tight pace of escalating tension allows it to bolster its thematic sentiments through an intriguing premise. It’s acidic fun with a twisted, beating heart.

After over half a decade since its predecessor, ’Den of Thieves 2: Pantera’ serves a second round of patient, unraveling thrills that puts in a bit more thought in its modest ambition as straightforward genre pastiche.

‘Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl’ gives its own perspective into the ongoing discussion on humans coexisting with AI, but some creative choices might cause audiences to interpret it the wrong way.

'Mary' could have been a revolutionary and timely coming-of-age, but its politics, in front and behind the cameras, sets it up for failure.

‘Cunk on Life’ is a mockumentary film adaptation of the ‘Cunk on Earth’ mockumentary series, but it gets less entertaining as it progresses. Perhaps it’s better in short episodes. Now streaming on Netflix.

‘Hold Me Close’ squanders its potential to explore the intersection of fate and personal choice, leaving audiences with surface-level concepts and underdeveloped characters.

‘The Kingdom’ never provides a satisfying answer to what the Philippines would be like if it was uncolonized. What we end up here is a film that inspires the imagination, but would rather settle for a world that is a mere reflection of our own.

2024's Pandayang Lino Brocka delves into this year's theme, "Lupang Sinira," shedding light on the struggles of marginalized communities. From workers to fisherfolk, the finalists — spanning narratives, documentaries, experimental, and animated shorts highlight various sectors' socioeconomic challenges and injustices.

‘Espantaho’ showcases a realistic terror that is ever-present in Philippine cinema: the melodramatic dread of familial complications. Though, that ends up being the scariest part of the film even when pit against a supernatural entity. 

With ‘Incognito,’ you can see the Netflix imprint on ABS-CBN with its slick style and quality action, but it never forgets its Filipino roots through family and camaraderie.

Hirokazu Kore-eda's second Netflix family drama series, ‘Asura,’ boasts a renowned ensemble cast and dives headfirst into the not-so-new affairs of men through the eyes of four sisters, each with their own secrets to tell, making it one of the early standouts of the year.

‘The Perfect Couple’ encapsulates all that we love about celebrity scandals, fueling our eagerness to know more about the case without actually caring for the people involved. Now streaming on Netflix.

For its third season, The Bear still makes room for fantastic television. But it’s clear-cut that it has experienced some errors in the kitchen for a string of episodes.

From Joko Anwar, the mastermind who turned Indonesian horror cinema on its head, comes ‘Nightmares and Daydreams’: a sci-fi series that will delight diehard followers and introduce new audiences to the mind of one of the most intriguing Asian filmmakers today.

Crawling out through the fallout of video game adaptations with much aplomb, Fallout sets its eyes on unexplored horizons, delivering a fresh perspective on the source material that genuinely surprises without losing the charm that made the games so iconic.