Kilig in Circumstances

Shot with people in isolation, this anthology series depicts the tragic and comedic sides of being in COVID-19, from handling a funeral over Zoom to taking care of a kid while a wife is gravely ill with the coronavirus. This series captures all of our emotions during the crazy and unpredictable time where nothing is really certain except for the connection and love people have for their loved ones...

If you like holiday movies that are predictable, this movie is for you. Stacy and Margaret are back for another holiday adventure. Duchess Margaret of Montenaro is set to become queen after the king died and his son abdicated the throne while Stacy is now Princess of Belgravia, wife to her husband, Edward, prince of Belgravia. This thing is that Margaret did not get her happy ending. She broke up...

Roona is a girl that was born with an advanced hydrocephaly, a condition where there is extra fluid in the skull, putting pressure on the brain. Throughout this documentary, Roona and her family go through the journey of removing the fluid from her skull, reconstructing her head, and rebuilding her life to be productive and happy.  This episode is fairly short since the documentary is short b...

The reality show is a bit crazy but the stories of the deaf community and the people who live in the spectrum of the community are true and real. This show focuses on a small group of Deaf students that attend Gallaudet University and the drama that ensues in this show.  Our review, me along with resident fangirl, April, talk about our experiences with learning American Sign Language, Nyle Di...

WIth the first comparison episode of Kilig in Circumstances, we look at two different Filipino family movies, Seven Sundays (2017) and Four Sisters and a Wedding (2013). In Seven Sundays, Manuel Bonifacio, the patriarch of the family, finds out that he will die in 8 weeks and asks his children, Allan, Bryan, Cha, and Dee to spend every Sunday with him until he passes away. In Four Sisters and a We...

Kim Hae-Kyung, a psychiatrist and food psychologist, has only experienced heartbreak from other women but helps his clients through food and having a meal together. Woo Do-Hee, a producer and director at a social media company like YouTube, has experienced heartbreak from her boyfriend and tries to heal herself at Jeju Island. The two of them meet in Jeju Island and decide to become dinner mates,...

Elona Holmes is often in the shadow of her famous family. Her older brothers, Sherlock and Mycroft Holmes (I do mess up Mycroft's name as Brigham throughout the whole episode), left Elona at a young age, leaving her mother to raise her. When Elona's mother left all of a sudden on Elona's birthday, Sherlock and Mycroft come back and force Elona to become a proper lady. Instead, Elona finds out that...

Based on a true story, a group of eight defendants, charged with the conspiracy to incite violence during the 1968 Democratic Convention, fought their way to help change the system and to show that the government of the United States is much more biased than we believe it is. The eight defendants were Abbie Hoffman and Jerry Rubin (head of the Youth International Party, better known as the Yippies...

Social media is something everyone uses now. We all tweet, like, share, and create but what are the implications of social media and its affect on our society? This Netflix documentary goes through the consequences of social media on company monetization, the human model, and the division of society. Today, we'll talk about what social media does to our psyches and how it benefits companies and th...

Here we go with another superhero movie BUT with a twist. Sam, an ordinary second-born royal (yes I am talking about princes and princesses), has always hated her role as a princess. She just wanted to enact real change and do something that matters. Then, she ends up in summer school with four other individuals: Matteo, January, Roxana, and Tuma. And it turns out... this summer school was a cover...

In this true-to-life story, Zach Sobiech is a 17 year old kid that has osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer. He takes the last year of his life and guides himself through a long journey involving falling in love, making an album to chase his dreams, and tackling his condition as something that is not a part of him but instead, his cancer is something that is just there. Justin Baldoni, star of Jane...

Hubie Du Bois has always been the biggest loser in his hometown of Salem, Massachusetts. All the kids hate him for how dorky he is and there are definitely some big bullies always around him, putting him down. But when a few people are kidnapped on Halloween, only Hubie can find out the kidnapper and stop them before anything bad happens. Throughout this movie, Hubie gets to know the meaning of tr...

Henry Page is a teenager that believes that nothing in high school happens and that everything is boring and mundane. That was until he met a new mysterious girl, Grace Town. He falls in love with Grace and starts a relationship with Grace. As the relationship progresses, there is more and more secrets being held from Henry, breaking out Grace's past and her want to move forward with her life. Thi...

Mildred Hubble, a witch from a non-witching family, finally gains her stride at Cackle's Witching Academy. If you couldn't already tell, this show is all about magic. Mildred Hubble, with a new look, decides to run for the academy's top position for students, Head Girl. The only problem is Ethel Hallow, Mildred's enemy, is going for the position too. And some future telling water showed a future w...

For the first time ever, five countries have worked together in order to reach where no human has set foot before - Mars. Emma Green, the commander of the mission, is also a mom with a teenage daughter and a husband with some medical issues. In leaving for Mars, Wang Lu, Ram, Kwesi, Emma, and Misha (who I refer to as Povpov since that is what his grandchildren call him) all must leave for 3 years...

Julie has been mourning her mom, deducing not to play music nor sing due to her lost connection to music. When she listen to some music in her mom's studio, however, three ghosts show up that died in 1995. Luke, Reggie, and Alex are the members of a old band called Sunset Avenue that died when they ate street dogs. They find themselves seen by Julie and stuck in the world. However, they can be hea...

Get ready because 5 years after the beloved show ended, Phineas and Ferb are back, ready to help their sister, Candace. Candace always feels that the universe is against her because she can never bust her brothers. When she and Vanessa are taken to an alien planet, Candace is accepted as the chosen one of the planet. For Phineas and Ferb, however, they feel they are responsible for Candace not hav...

Mulan, from over 20 years ago, has finally been revamped! This movie is about Fa Mulan finding her way in the conservative world she lives in. When her ailing father was asked to join the army, Mulan disguises herself as a man in order to save her father and to test her skills. In reality, this journey will test her more than she has ever experienced before. In this episode, my sister, Mara, joins...

With being a young genius, Ashley Garcia has used a lot of her childhood in her studies. Now with a PHD, Ashley now needs to navigate teenage life and her work at NASA as an engineer. Luckily, her best friends, Brooke and Stick, help her navigate teenage life. Her crush, Tad, also guides in terms of growing her in a romantic relationship. In this episode, we talk about the basics of teenage shows...

Josh's whole life has revolved around living his life like his favorite movie. This transfers to Josh's real life when he tries to win the girl of his dreams, Zoey. In a last-ditch effort, he and his best friend, Molly, convince a whole bunch of people to go see Lovely the Band with not real exclusive wristbands. The whole movie goes through expectation vs reality and love in ALL of its different...

With all of the movies coming out right now, this one is really a gem. Auli'i Cravalho stars as Amber Appleton, a girl who always gives so much to her loved ones. In reality, she and her mom, Becky, are living in a school bus, trying to save money to buy an apartment. When times become tough, Amber doesn't want to allow people to help her, in fear of being a burden to others but ignorer for her to...

Three fabulous men, Thai Nguyen (clothing designer), Gabriele Bertaccini (chef), and Jeremiah Brent (interior designer), all work together to make a dream wedding come to life within one week. This show has plenty of love, tearjerking moments, and the happiness of a couple on their special day. Today, we will discuss reality television and the differences between this show and other reality shows...

After the events of Season 1, Five send him and his siblings back in time to save them from dying in the apocalypse. It turns out, the siblings are separated within a span of three years in time but they brought a new apocalypse with them. Now, the Hargreeves siblings have 10 days to stop the next disaster. Today, we'll be talking about what happens and the growth with each of the siblings. There...

With Elle starting her senior year, her and Lee, Elle's best friend, are ready to take on the world. The only thing is she is 3,000 miles away from Noah, her boyfriend, at Harvard. As she doubts her fidelity in Noah, she meets Marco, a cute new exchange student she works with. On top of this, Rachel, Lee's boyfriend, wants to cut Elle from their relationship and spend more time with Lee on her own...

Best friends, Alexa and Katie, are excited about starting high school but Alexa ends up having cancer before the two of them start high school. Alexa starts to undergo treatment and it leaves the two of them outsiders from others. To support Alexa, Katie shaves her head in solidarity to Katie and her struggle in cancer. High school may be difficult but cancer becomes another beats in their lives....