Please Pause: Filipino TV and Film

SPOILER-FREE for the stuff we watched... And the stuff we didn't! Like Always Yours, Never Mine. We haven't seen that so kung napanood niyo, balitaan niyo na lang kami. Ham kicks off the episode with Tom Cruise's latest film, Digger. Tungkol san nga ba 'to? Allow Ham to tell us. After that, napag-usapan naman ang Prime Video chart topper na Love Hypothesis starring Lili Reinhart and Tom Bateman as...

SPOILER-FREE tayo mga kababayan from this world and all parallel worlds! It's our Forgotten Island episode mga "loh-lo" and "loh-la". We journey with H.E.R. and Liza Soberano to Nakali in this Dreamworks animated feature based on Filipino mythology. To celebrate or criticize? Pag-usapan natin 'yan. But before that, we talk about MMFF 2025's best picture winner that's now on Netflix, Sigrid Andrea...

A SPOILER-FREE season premiere to all! Year 8 na tayo or more accurately, akalain mong naka-Year 8 pa tayo? So let's see how much further we can drive this car on empty. Mike starts things off by telling Ham about the number 1 series on Netflix, the true crime documentary, Death of the Pastor's Wife. If that's not depressing enough, we also talk about Shugo Praico's crime series, Drug War: A Consp...

SPOILER-FREE, always! It's our season finale! So let's pretend that means something. We started off with Mike telling Ham (and doing a really poor job at it) about the Prime Video teleserye starring Janine Gutierrez and Jericho Rosales, The Loyalty Game. Then we talked about Piolo Pascual and crew on the MMFF 2025 film, Manila's Finest. Tapos isa pang Pinoy movie ulit with Ganito, Ganyan, Ganoon....

SPOIILER-FREE and spider-filled, this episode is! It's a rainy episode so pagtiyagaan niyo muna 'yung background noise. We hope everyone's safe and dry while you're listening to our Spider-Man: Brand New Day episode extravaganza! But before that, we ramble about some Pinoy movies that we watched in a very "casual" manner. We start with Wonderful Nightmare ni Kim Molina and Jerald Napoles. Napag-us...

SPOILER-FREE and long story short, it's our The Odyssey episode! It's a Greek mythology extravaganza sprinkled with modern controversy, manufactured or otherwise. Christopher Nolan has successfully brought people to the theaters again but ito na nga ba ang pinaka-ultimate Nolan cinematic experience? Pag-usapan natin! And that's not all! We finally saw the acclaimed Cinemalaya sapphic film starring...

SPOILER-FREE kami... If you care about that sort of thing. We know, we know. This episode is overdue. Our past few weekends have been full but finally, here we are with so much backlog to get through! We begin with the recently concluded series, The Bear. It's been a rollercoaster ride of a series in terms of greatness and not-so-greatness but now, we're at closing time so we're gonna have to say...

SPOILER-FREE kahit na ang gulo na ng release schedule namin! Nonetheless, this is a special all-sine episode! Puro sine tayo ngayon so kung nag-iisip pa kayo to watch or not to watch, this is for you. Inuna na namin ang latest film ni Steven Spielberg, ang Disclosure Day. Ilalabas ba ni Emily Blunt and Joshua O'Connor ang mga alien? Alien! Sinundan namin yan ng hit horror love story movie ni Curry...

SPOILER-FREE as always! Had to put together an episode while we feel like being responsible TV and film podcasters. We've left a lot on our "we want to watch that" list. We don't know how long those movies will remain on that list but for now, we begin with Eraserheads: Combo on the Run! The documentary on Philippine's most iconic band is finally on Netflix. Para sa fans? Pano sa mga hindi? Pag-us...

SPOILER-FREE pa rin! We promised an episode and here it is! We talked about Perfect Crown last week so this week, it's just right that we address the controversy surrounding this hit K-drama. And now that it's over, we move on to our newest K-drama obsession, Filing for Love! Pagkatapos nun, we get into the first Star Wars movie in years, The Mandalorian and Grogu. Pedro Pascal and his cute little...

Aaand... We're back and we're still SPOILER-FREE! We have a lot to catch up on and we finally found some time to blab about all the stuff we watched! We begin with the alternate history K-drama, Perfect Crown! IU and Byeon Woo-seok served up some royal kilig but did they capture our hearts? Or is it more of the same old Korean shenanigans? Pag-usapan natin! After that, we have more from K-drama la...

Still here and still SPOILER-FREE! This episode was recorded last Sunday. It should have been out by last Monday but you get what you get. It is what it is. Anyway... We had a somewhat busy past two weeks. We were in Davao very briefly so of course, we'll tell you about that. Then onto 18th Rose! Xyriel Manabat stars in this Filipino Netflix original romantic drama. So maganda ba? Pag-usapan natin...

SPOILER-FREE like we always do. We know we've been gone for a while but we're back with a vengeance! Yes, it's finally here. Fresh from a staycation in Cavite, it's the much-anticipated Please Pause Cavite Special! This is where we pay tribute to all things Cavite like no other TV and film podcast can so listen at your own risk! Just remember, fun-fun lang. And yes, we watched The Super Mario Gala...

SPOILER-FREE, in case you didn't know! Our last episode was a little light so bawi kami ngayon. We begin with a couple of Netflix romance series that we finally finished watching. Napag-usapan ang virtual reality dating app na nakahumalingan ni BLACKPINK Jisoo sa Boyfriend on Demand. So was it kilig or cringe? That's the question. We then move on to a Japanese series about a romance between a Kore...

SPOILER-FREE no matter how crazy we sound! In celebration of Women's Month, we start this episode with Direk Jun Robles Lana's latest film, Sisa! Actually, we started with the number one movie on Netflix, War Machine, starring the hulk of a man that is Alan Ritchson but whatever. Sisa though, is it a psychological thriller? Is it a historical drama? Is it a war movie? Pag-usapan natin. After that,...

SPOILER-FREE! You already know that! Good luck sa Spotify in auto-generating chapters for this episode. But before anything else, the people behind the podcast would like to apologize on behalf of Ham dahil medyo inaantok-antok pa siya at the start of the recording. We begin with crime—as in Chris Hemsworth as a jewel robber in Crime 101. The movie doesn't exactly teach you how to do crime but we...

A SPOILER-FREE Valentine's fallout to you and your spirit! It's our first time recording an episode in the same room in a very long time so happy Valentine's Day to us. Ham starts off with a report from Netflix Philippines' What Next? Thanks to Netflix for the invite! If they only knew what we say about Netflix in this podcast... We're kidding! Itinuloy 'yan ni Ham sa obligatory Jason Statham acti...

A SPOILER-FREE homecoming for Ham! She just couldn't bear London anymore because the Philippines is just too beautiful a country (sarcasm alert!). We indulge her one last time in the final edition of her segment, Inggitin Mo Kami. Once that's over and done with, we can finally get on with our lives and we get into Sam Raimi's survival thriller, Send Help with Rachel McAdams. Mike then tells us abo...

Yes, it's SPOILER-FREE! It's officially Ham's final recording from London so we begin with her signature segment, INGGITIN MO KAMI! That's her telling us about another bunch of stuff we won't get to experience anyway. Once that's over with, she moves on to the critical darling and awards season contender, Sentimental Value. It's going to be showing in the Philippines soon as part of FDCP's A Curat...

SPOILER-FREE by default! Wait, diba may episode lang last Wednesday? Then new episode agad ngayon? Whatever's happening, it must be good. Or not. Ham even tried to exercise her executive powers on this episode. Did it work? Listen in and find out! Sinimulan ni Mike with Call Me Mother, MMFF 2025's Vice Ganda comedy drama and this time they have Nadine Lustre in tow. We then got into a Netflix numb...

A SPOILER-FREE new year to all! After almost a month, finally, a new episode! Well, maybe "finally" is a strong word. Let's be honest, no one's actually that excited for this auditory masterpiece. Of course, we have our post-vacation report which includes seeing James Cameron's latest billion dollar movie, Avatar: Fire and Ash—all three and a half hours of it. We also saw Marty Supreme starring Ti...

SPOILER-FREE—in case you're new here. Here's a new episode kahit medyo nakabakasyon na utak namin. Or at least one of us. We begin by extending our utmost gratitude to you, our listeners, as this year's Spotify Wrapped just came out! Then Ham tells us about her Dutch and Italian escapades on this week's edition of Inggitin Mo Kami. She then went on about two Netflix movies na ginamit niyang pamban...

SPOILER-FREE, here we go! It's a chill and not so packed episode for once—or is it? We're here to talk about the much anticipated final season of Stranger Things! Season 5 Volume 1 has just been released on Netflix. Exciting or uninspiring? Pag-usapan natin. We also get into the second act of last year's musical phenomenon, Wicked, Wicked: For Good! Cynthia Erico and Ariana Grande are at it again...

SPOILER-FREE kahit gulo-gulo na ang upload schedule! This episode was recorded last Monday but wasn't released until now so there are some days-old information here. Blame it on our editor—ehem, Mike, ehem. At least in this episode, for the first time in a long time, we both saw all the movies we're going to talk about! We start with Star Cinema and Direk Cathy Garcia-Sampana's latest family drama...

A bit late but still SPOILER-FREE! Full disclosure, this was recorded last weekend but it got stuck in post. Well, it's finally out now so you're welcome! Obviously the information here is at least five days old so bakit pa natin patatagalin? Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone in Bugonia. Jennifer Lawrence and Roberto Pattinson in Die My Love. The horsemen in Now You See Me: Now You Don't. Kristen Be...