Endslate: a Movie, TV and Streaming Podcast

It's one of our favorite episodes of every year - even in this long and strange pandemic year at the movies. Who will win? Who SHOULD win? How sucky is the Documentary category this year? Will Fincher ever win anything? How does an epidural affect your memory? We answer these and more.  Place your bets in our Endslate Oscar Pool! https://facebook.com/groups/Endslate

As Quark ominously predicted last year, we are indeed in Year 2 of this pandemic. To give a little COVID cheer as we wait for vaccines to arrive, we give you listeners a smorgasbord of content we've been enjoying thus far: the Suicide Squad trailer (8:40), The Mighty Ducks Game Changers (9:48), In and Of Itself (12:45), Judas and the Black Messiah (19:14), Billie Eilish The World's A Little Blurry...

Snydercut is finally upon us! And what better way to talk about this divisive director and his much-awaited Justice League version than with outspoken and unabashed Zack Snyder superfan, former MTV VJ and pop culture geek John Joe Joseph. It was four hours of slo mos and superheroes - did we love it or loathe it? Tune in to find out. (This is a spoilerfull episode so be warned!)

We are joined by DC scholar and Nerdrageph head honcho Adrian Arcega in this re-examination of the DCEU library in preparation for the Snyder Cut of Justice League. Which worked? Which did not? Which were victim to a studio grappling to catch up with their competish? If Bruce’s mom wasn’t named Martha would he have stabbed away? Our emotions are on our sleeves!

Twenty-five years ago was the year of Tupac's murder, the Atlanta Olympics, and Oprah's Book Club. It was also quite a good year in film. We sift through our long list of favorite 1996 films to talk about our Top 5 of that year - milestone movies that are endlessly rewatchable and have a left an indelible mark in pop culture: Scream (14:39), Mission: Impossible (21:51), Fargo (31:13), Trainspottin...

We did it! We made a sub-60 minute episode! It's our first Film in Focus round table (or round Zoom?) discussion with Fil-Am director Diane Paragas and acclaimed character actress Princess Punzalan on the making of Yellow Rose . Enjoy our hearty talk about kindness cinema, trying not to make Lea Salonga break into Disney songs, and how Princess leads a double life in California and Manila. Yellow...

We’re back! We foolishly thought we could do a sub-60 minute episode, but there’s so much to talk (and laugh) about. Enjoy our Quick Cuts on what’s been making us happy - Youn’s Stay (Viu), Space Sweepers (Netflix), and Gurren Lagann (Netlfix) (3:00) , and our authentic Malcolm & Marie (Netflix) thots (18:01). We also give our BEST OF THE REST list - our tops in books, video games, comedy specials...

As the world shifted due to the pandemic, so did the movie industry and movie consumption as we know it. We found some gems this strange year despite the absence of the true cinematic experience. Come for our favorite movies of 2020, stay for Ramon’s epic hot takes on WW84!

With all of us mostly stuck inside this 2020, TV and streaming platforms reigned supreme. We've singled out our favorite, most bingeworthy offerings from networks and streaming services, and ranked them in true obsessive list-making fashion. From Crash Landing on You to I’ll Be Gone in the Dark to The Queen’s Gambit - did your favorite shows make the cut?

Mel, Quark, and Ramon start the new year with guest, entertainment journalist MJ Felipe, to roundup the year that was in Pinoy entertainment - the Sarah G-Matteo wedding, JaDine breakup (and makeup), BL series taking the Philippines by storm, and the shocking closure of ABSCBN. It’s a 2020 Showbiz Kachipan extravaganza!

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and our annual MMFF special episode! Our gift to you, dear listeners, is a fun sit down with the people behind Fan Girl - director/writer Antoinette Jadaone and stars Paulo Avelino and Charlie Dizon. Last minute casting choices, tips on how to shoot a sex scene, one star’s life as a kpop trainee - and more! SPOILER ALERT: Halfway through the episode we do...

The pandemic year has been bleak AF but what undoubtedly saved 2020 was the global explosion of Korean pop culture. Quark, Ramon, and Mel chat with returning K-resource and journalist, Shai Lagarde, and K-content creator, Nelson Adrian, about the peaking of this Hallyu wave, what dramas were hits and misses, and what are most likely going to rock our 2021 (32:11). Plus - PLOT TWIST- Ramon waxes po...

The long wait is over - David Fincher’s much-awaited new film, Mank, is finally here! Did we rewatch Citizen Kane to prep? Did Mank exceed our expectations? Is this Fincher’s shot at Academy glory? Where does this rank in one of our favorite director’s filmography? Plus - the lowdown on the Warner Bros streaming bomb - and what that really means for us viewers.

The country's most famous Argentinian influencer, businessman, endorser, and celebrity hubby, Nico Bolzico, bonded with Endslate hosts Mel, Quark, and Ramon about top TV&movie drinking myths, how to responsibly enjoy a glass of whiskey, and his newfound love for Gossip Girl (39:58). Plus, our reviews of Netflix kweens The Crown S4 (25:56) and The Queen's Gambit (07:32), The New Mutants (19:01) and...

Hello Pancakes! Gaya sa Pelikula stars Ian Pangilinan and Paolo Pangilinan, and creators Juan Miguel Severo and JP Habac joined the Endslate Zoom room to spill all the GSP tea: casting stories, on-set shenanigans, the amazing GSP fans, and how they really felt about THAT TV guesting.

Podparents Jim and Saab (of Wake Up with Jim and Saab ) stop by for a fun, insightful convo on parenting and passing on pop culture, introducing sex and violence to your offspring, and if Back to the Future’s incest angle is appropriate or not (37:55). Plus our capsule reviews of Start-Up (2:05), The Way I See It (06:04), Borat Subsequent Movie Film (11:28), and On the Rocks (23:58).

We’ve got creepy tales from movie sets, fave horror movies, and more from the cast and director of the upcoming horror-sci fi movie, Midnight in a Perfect World - Jasmine Curtis-Smith, Glaiza de Castro, and Direk Dodo Dayao (25:52). Plus rapid reviews of The Trial of the Chicago 7 (17:50), Kajillionaire (04:37), The Forty-Year Old Version (15:14), and What the Constitution Means to Me (11:45).

How do we feel about Ridley Scott, and where does he place in our pantheon of directors? Is he one of the greats or is he lost like tears in the rain (44:04)? We discuss his movies and Raised By Wolves(32:06), an HBO show he directed and executive produced.  Plus - reviews of Enola Holmes (6:19) and The Boys S2 (25:00), and what the hell is going on at Netflix (16:11)?! And of course, some excitem...

We’ve been shining through the city with a little funk and soul lately with all the content that we’ve been consuming. Enjoy our spoiler-y, honest reviews of Bill and Ted Face the Music (37:27), I’m Thinking of Ending Things (46:06), and The Devil All the Time (63:54). Mel also dishes on her latest chapter in her Korean Odyssey - life as a new BTS fan and K-pop newbie (3:00). Plus capsule reviews...

It’s the crossover podcast of the year! Writer-director-podcaster superstars Antoinette Jadaone and Juan Miguel Severo dropped by the Endslate pod to talk about their creative journeys, the writing process as bodily functions, and what the ending of Never Not Love You really meant.

We are so in lesbians with what we’ve been watching lately on our streaming platforms! We celebrate the 10th anniversary of Edward Wright’s cult classic Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (59:50) - a movie that launched a thousand commercial pegs and helped catapult the careers of its stacked cast. Also - enjoy our in-depth discussions on HBO’s Lovecraft Country (04:22), Perry Mason (13:33), and I May De...

It’s been so bleak outside that we’ve been watching serial killer movies just to escape from our harsh pandemic reality. In this episode we deep-dive into a classic serial killer double-feature: Jonathan Demme’s Silence of the Lambs and David Fincher’s Se7en (15:42). It’s a free-flowing discussion on thriller vs horror, fave scenes, and what’s stood the test of time. Also - capsule reviews of Umbr...

Aswang, the creative documentary that shines the spotlight on the people on the ground living through Duterte’s drug war, is harrowing, urgent, and essential viewing. We were fortunate enough to talk to filmmaker Alyx Arumpac and featured photojournalist Bro. Jun Santiago about the making of the film, life and death on the streets, the shock of finding the secret jail cell, and how to not despair...

No doubt one of the biggest homeruns during the quarantine was Gameboys - the Philippines’ 1st BL (boy’s love) series that’s taken YouTube by storm. Director Ivan Andrew Payawal and stars Kokoy de Santos, Elijah Canlas, Kyle Velino, and Adrianna So gamely zoomed with Quark, Mel, and Ramon and talked about the intricacies of the BL genre, its potential to be the country’s answer to Korean Dramas, a...

A few weeks ago, Ramona Diaz's documentary, A Thousand Cuts, was released on Youtube for Independence Day. The film is an unflinching look into Duterte's Philippines and the attack on news website Rappler during the 2018 senatorial election period. We talk to director Ramona Diaz and the film's subject, Maria Ressa, about the trials and tribulations of being truthtellers in a country that persecut...