Please Pause: Filipino TV and Film

Armed with knowledge of what they're up against, our adventurers may be the city's only hope! Mike and Ham presents a new installment of Please Pause adventure for you! Join them and their friends on another session of Dungeons and Dragons, a role-playing game based on collaborative storytelling between the players and the Dungeon Master. Follow the adventure adopted for the podcast experience com...

Vastly outnumbered and outgunned by an army of hostile cultists, our adventurers resort to unconventional means to survive. Mike and Ham presents a new installment of Please Pause adventure for you! Join them and their friends on another session of Dungeons and Dragons, a role-playing game based on collaborative storytelling between the players and the Dungeon Master. Follow the adventure adopted...

Level up! We're going back to Middle Realm for our most epic adventure yet! Ham Shortstout, Elvish Presley, and Harry Potteroque get more than what they bargained for from what they thought would be an easy mission in the City of the Boundless Nexus. Mike and Ham presents a new installment of Please Pause adventure for you! Join them and their friends on another session of Dungeons and Dragons, a...

Wanna play? Halloween is upon us and Please Pause is celebrating with a horror movie episode! This week, Mike and Ham talks about the 1988 cult classic, Child's Play-a movie that spawned numerous sequels, a remake, and even an upcoming TV series. Join them as they get into cautionary tales, movie controversies, and horror ending cliches! Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @pleasepauseph...

This week on Please Pause, we're playing another game of Password! We are joined by the hosts of your stop for all things pop, Cholo and Paula of Pop! Corn with Cholo. Playing against them are our fellow adults, Nica, Carla, and Azl, the hosts of It's an Adult Thing. Another podcast will win the Please Pause Password virtual trophy and as always, another podcast will be joining our "Thanks for Par...

Get ready as Please Pause steps onto the hardcourt as Mike and Ham talk about the Filipino animated series, Barangay 143! With a star studded voice cast including the likes of John Arcilla, Edu Manzano, and Cherie Gil, this locally-made cartoon pulled out all the stops to make its mark on Filipino animation. Join us as we get into street ball culture, love triangles, crime syndicates, family drama...

If you haven't seen the Mulan remake yet on Dinsey+, no worries, this episode isn't about that! This week on Please Pause, Mike and Ham talk about the 1998 animated movie, the original, Mulan. They touch on musical montages, animal sidekicks, and the Chinese occupation of Tibet? Listen in and join them as they look back on this movie from their childhood! Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and Faceb...

Our adventurers are faced with a difficult decision after a shocking revelation. This week on Please Pause, Mike and Ham take a break from talking about movies and TV shows to try out something different in their most ambitious episodes yet! Join them and their friends as they play Dungeons and Dragons, a role-playing game based on collaborative storytelling between the players and the Dungeon Mas...

Our adventurers march into dangerous territory to confront the forces threatening the town of Shenhuan. Did they bite off more than they can chew? This week on Please Pause, Mike and Ham take a break from talking about movies and TV shows to try out something different in their most ambitious episodes yet! Join them and their friends as they play Dungeons and Dragons, a role-playing game based on...

All great adventures begin with the first step! Enter Middle Realm-a world of fantasy and adventure. Home to men, elves, dwarves and more in an era nearly lost but not forgotten. Close and familiar but distant and strange just the same. A place where dangerous creatures roam and magic abounds! Our adventurers find themselves in the town of Shenhuan Mire. They've been tasked to help the good townsp...

It's time to play another game of Please Pause Password! In this episode, we have a bunch of movie and TV podcasters playing against each other. Joining us in this episode are GP of Da Couch Tomato, Wesley on Wreview, and Dreian and Sandie of Reviewsaurus. Find out who won the coveted Please Pause Password virtual trophy and as always, a new addition to our "Thanks for Participating" board. Listen...

Fear does not exist in this podcast, does it? Pain does not exist in this podcast, does it? Defeat does not exist in this podcast, does it? No, sensei! This week on Please Pause, Mike and Ham travel to the 80s and revisit a pop culture staple, The Karate Kid! This movie by John Avildsen and starring Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, and William Zabka spawned three sequels, a remake, and a hit internet TV...

Thanks to everyone who sent an entry for our August giveaway! We asked you to send us the best (or worst) thing you've watched in recent memory and tell us why. We picked what we thought were the ten most notable ones and we're featuring them in this episode! Listen in to find out who won the one-of-a-kind Please Pause mug! Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @pleasepauseph Shopee or Laz...

What does it take to get closure? How does one know if he has truly moved on? These are the questions we won't be answering in this episode! We're talking about Tayo sa Huling Buwan ng Taon! Originally released in early 2019, the movie was directed by Nestor Abrogena and stars Nicco Manalo, Emmanuelle Vera, Anna Luna, and Alex Medina. We finally got to see this movie after a year of repeat-watchin...

It's morphin' time! In this episode, Mike and Ham take another trip to the 90s as they talk about the 1995 film, Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: The Movie. We find out how watching the movie as adults stacks up against how we remember it when we were kids. Teenage superheroes! Out-of-this-world monsters! Giant robots! Bad CGI? To show our appreciation to all of you supporting the podcast, we're hav...

We're playing another game of Please Pause Password! In this episode, it's another battle of podcasts. Joining us are Tito Epy and Tito Daryl of The Hellomamsir Show and Nick and Gleniz of F Buddies. Find out who won the coveted Please Pause Password virtual trophy and who made our "Thanks for Participating" board. Listen in and play along! To show our appreciation to all of you supporting the pod...

In this episode, Please Pause is going back to the 90s. We're talking about the 1995 movie starring Camille Prats and Angelica Panganiban, Sarah... Ang Munting Prinsesa. Join us as we look back on this Filipino classic and its movie-magic moments from India to Europe to... Baguio? Surprisingly, there wasn't much potato-peeling in this movie! To show our appreciation to all of you supporting the po...

Por Favor Pausa con Mike y Ham está de vuelta! In this episode, we're talking about Parts 3 and 4 of the global phenomenon, Money Heist! Get your red overalls and Dali masks because we're bringing our best and worst and necessary nitpicks. To show our appreciation to all of you supporting the podcast, we're having an exclusive giveaway! Check out our episode for the mechanics. Follow us on Instagr...

It's the Season 2 premiere of Please Pause with Mike and Ham! In this episode, we invited two podcasts to compete in a game of Please Pause Password. Joining us are Ziggy and Russel of The Skeptic and the Rusty and Jan and Shari of The Pechay Show. Find out who won the coveted Please Pause Password virtual trophy and who made it to our "Thanks for Participating" board. Listen in and play along! Th...

Please Pause is back for its 2nd season! Movies, TV shows, and more! Here's a trailer that no one really asked for but we're giving you anyway. As trailers these days go, lots of easter eggs from some of our favorites! Can you name them all? Our 1st episode is out now! Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @pleasepauseph Shopee or Lazada, we can help you with your internet shopping needs!...

Here's one more from one of our listeners! This week's Listener's Choice is a Filipino movie released in February 2020 starring Jane Oineza and RK Bagatsing, Us Again. Thanks @teofee_ for your recommendation! Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @pleasepauseph and keep sending your requests for more Listener's Choice! Watch out for Season 2 of Please Pause, coming soon!

This week on Please Pause with Mike and Ham, we have one more from our Listener's Choice series! We're talking about the 2013 sci-fi thriller, Coherence! If you haven't seen this movie yet, we highly recommend it. Who would've thought dinner parties could be that interesting? Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @pleasepauseph and keep sending your requests for more Listener's Choice! Wat...

We have another Listener's Choice episode this week on Please Pause with Mike and Ham! This week's request is from @lusther from Instagram. We're talking about the 2016 Japanese animated movie, Kimi no Na wa or, as it's known worldwide, Your Name. We get into the stuff we loved about this movie and then nitpicks, nitpicks, nitpicks. Sorry, we can't help it! Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and Fac...

Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance–short, sweet, and spoiler-free. 2019. Based on characters by Jim Henson. Starring Taron Egerton, Anya Taylor-Joy, and Nathalie Emmanuel. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter @pleasepauseph

Atypical–short, sweet, and spoiler-free. On-going since 2017. Created by Robia Rashid. Starring Kier Gilchrist, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Michael Rapaport, and Brigette Lundy-Pane. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter @pleasepauseph