Please Pause: Filipino TV and Film

SPOILER-FREE unlike your good-for-nothing ex! Full disclosure, this episode is probably not as good as our last but we fight on! Sinimulan namin with JoshLia's much talked about and much cried about reunion movie, ang Un/Happy for You! Director Petersen Vargas and Star Cinema are at it again but one of us wasn't too excited to go and see it. Hulaan niyo na lang kung sino. Pagkatapos nun, we talk a...

SPOILER-FREE pa rin! TV and film—it's not a genre. It's a lifestyle! We took a break last week so ito na ang aming revenge episode! Tikman niyo ang poot ng aming paghihiganti! So much to talk about, so little time. Simulan natin sa pinakabagong paiyak ng Netflix from director Benedict Mique, ang Lolo and the Kid! Let's talk about how Joel Torre and Euwenn Mikael Aleta served us a dose of family dr...

SPOILER-FREE—that's our advocacy. Deadpool & Wolverine is finally upon us! 'Yan ang pag-uusapan natin sa episode na 'to. Pero bago 'yan, kaunting appetizer muna starting with Maharaja! The Tamil-language film by Nithilan Swaminathan that fascinated and confused people straight to the top of Netflix charts. Starring Vijay Sethupathi bilang ang barbero na si Maharaja. Ano ba 'to? Comedy? Action? Cri...

SPOILER-FREE ang aming SOP! We hope everyone's safe amid the inclement weather. This week, we bring you another siksik na episode na umaapaw sa magagandang asal at mabubuting aral! So nanood kami ng Twisters—the standalone sequel that Ham was way too fired up about. She might not sound like it here, but believe me, she's fuming. Listen in and join us as we get into Glen Powell, Daisy Edgar-Jones,...

SPOILER-FREE! Our latest episode is. From the only podcast you'll ever want for your TV and film needs, if you didn't know any better. Well, this was a very productive episode. We had so much accomplished! We talked about the Quiet Place franchise prequel, A Quiet Place: Day One. We have aliens. We have survivors. We have cats. Kaya maman nagkaron din tuloy ng mahabang usapan tungkol sa mga pusa....

SPOILER-FREE as always! FAQ: Kailangan ba napanood mo lahat ng mga 'to to enjoy the episode? Absolutely not! So kung hindi mo pa napanood ang The Exorcism, no problem! Starring Russell Crowe na last year lang ay meron na ring isa pang exorcism movie. Iba ba 'to? Pag-usapan natin! Then we also get into how we're finding the second season of House of the Dragon so far. Napanood na nga rin pala namin...

SPOILER-FREE tayo, kelangan pa bang i-memorize 'yan? It's our Inside Out 2 episode and please bear with us, we had too much fun talking about this hit sequel. Join us as we try to figure out why this movie works and what brought people to the cinemas in droves. We also dug up some of our own Teacher Rubylin memories from our formative years. Kung saan-saan nakarating but that's Please Pause for yo...

SPOILER-FREE pa rin as usual! We hope this episode finds you well. We're going with a lot of stuff that we were able to finally watch like Sharon Cuneta and Alden Richards' mother and son drama in MMFF 2023, Family of Two. Napanood na namin 'to wakas sa Netflix pero dapat ba hinabol namin siya sa sinehan? Sama na rin natin sa usapan na yan ang Penduko which was directed by Jason Paul Lacamana and...

SPOILER-FREE and as packed as it can be! Don't call it a comeback! It took us some much needed soul-searching but we're back in business. Sinimulan namin with George Miller's return to his radioactive desert wasteland, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga! Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth racing around the apocalypse in their death machines may be compelling enough for a prequel but how does it fare against...

SPOILER-FREE—in all the parts that matters! After a hard-fought battle with our personal schedules, we finally managed to complete this podcasting "masterpiece" to add to our ever growing gallery of auditory artworks. A true masterclass in nonsense and stupidity. So let's go! We begin by recounting our recent trip to Cebu to attend a wedding. We then explore some wide age gap romances, both real a...

SPOILER-FREE and you already know that! Hard to believe that this episode runs for under an hour when it seems like we've covered so much. We're already sleepy while writing this description and probably no one reads it anyway (you're more than welcome to disprove us) so we'll just rattle off what's in store for you in this episode. First of all, Ham was eating a donut so that'll explain the chewi...

We're back and we're SPOILER-FREE! We managed to piece together this monstrosity of an episode from our TV and film adventures of past two weeks. We have the Netflix chart topper (no surprise there), A Journey, starring Tabing Ilog-ers Kaye Abad, Paolo Contis, and Patrick Garcia. Directed by RC delos Reyes, this film promises some nostalgia and more. Kaya naman pag-usapan natin if it was able to b...

Another SPOILER-FREE podcasting "masterpiece" delivered from our mouths to your ears! While that statement is questionable at best, we're certain that we had too much fun in this episode. Napanood na namin sa wakas ang phenomenal hit na Rewind kasi nasa Netflix an siya. Hindi naman siguro mapapakinggan ni Dingdong Dantes and Marian Rivera 'tong episode na 'to ever and that's probably for the best....

A SPOILER-FREE post-Semana Santa to all! Alam naman naming every one of us can't wait to go back to work *sarcastic cough* but we're here for you! Sinimulan namin sa pinakabagong movie ni Sydney Sweeney where she plays a nun na nabuntis in a horror-ridden convent, Immaculate! Nandito nga din pala si Professor Alvaro Morte. Kaya naman pag-usapan natin if nakabawi na si Sydney after Madame Web! Pagk...

SPOILER-FREE pa rin syempre! We're really excited to present this episode to you because we're extremely proud of how it turned out—for all the right (and wrong) reasons! Una nang pinag-usapan ang latest movie ni Millie Bobby Brown na Damsel. Of course, it's a Netflix chart topper but was it worth the watch? Pagkatapos, kukuwentuhan tayo ni Ham about the premiere night of Jasmine Curtis-Smith and...

SPOILER-FREE as usual! We recorded this episode before the Oscars but now we know na ang unang pinag-usapan namin ay nanalo ng Best Adapted Screenplay! We talk about Cord Jefferson's American Fiction! If you haven't seen this film yet, let's just say we highly recommend it, lalo na kung may Prime Video kayo. And then, napanood na nga rin pala namin ang Shake, Rattle, and Roll Extreme kasi nasa Net...

As SPOILER-FREE as a sandworm's underside. How many times do people need to hear that Dune: Part Two is really good? One more can't hurt, right? Just wait 'til you hear this episode! Hindi lang 'yan, we also have more in store. Katulad na lang ng entry natin sa Oscars, Carl Joseph Papa's Iti Mapukpukaw. Finally, this animated feature is now on Netflix for those of us na hindi nakapanood nito sa Ci...

Okay, we're back and we'e still SPOILER-FREE! Ang dami na namang sinasabi this week as we start with something big! Pag-usapan natin ang "big" comeback ni Enrique Gil na I Am Not Big Bird! Directed by Victor Villanueva, this movie promised us something na hindi pa natin nakikita before from its star. Was it able to deliver? Join us and let's talk about the huge expectations from this sex comedy. P...

This episode is dedicated to all the non-believers! SPOILER-FREE pa rin syempre. We're going to start with the Yorgos Lanthimos' widely acclaimed film, Poor Things! It's finally getting a wide release in Philippine cinemas and Emma Stone will finally get the... Exposure. We've seen it and we'll give you a lot of reasons to watch it. Pero matatawag nga ba 'tong masterpiece? Pag-usapan natin! Napano...

SPOILER-FREE pa rin syempre! Tamang kuwentuhan lang! We're going to talk about two on-going series that got us eagerly waiting week after week. Una na diyan ang Hong Kong drama ni Lulu Wang na Expats. Starrring Nicole Kidman and our very own, Ruby Ruiz, this mini-series has not been free of controversy. But as a Prime Video show, worth it ba siyang panoorin? Or is it just a bunch of rich people cr...

SPOILER-FREE so you can listen WORRY-FREE! We're announcing the winner of our New Year's Raffle! In this roller coaster ride of an episode, we talk about the latest K-drama we can't get enough of, Marry My Husband! Starring Park Min-young and Na In-woo, it's an interesting take on traveling back and time and getting a chance to change your life—which you would probably want to do too if you have a...

SPOILER-FREE na kuwentuhan lang! Tayo-tayo lang naman diba? Ang hirap mag-usap about stuff na wala kaming alam about but that never stopped us before so why stop now? Despite going off-topic on beauty pageants, traffic, and celebrity chismis, we did get to a bunch of movies and series in this episode. Habol pa more sa MMFF with our third one this season, Mallari! Boasting a cast of three Piolo Pas...

SPOILER-FREE so you can listen WORRY-FREE! Eh 'di eto na nga, nakahabol kami sa MMFF! And we started with this year's Best Picture, Firefly. Directed by Zig Dulay, this heartwarming and fantasy film starring Best Child Performer Euwenn Mikael Aleta promised some tears, so let's see if it delivered. And meron pa kaming napanood na isa, 'yong 2nd Best Picture naman na Gomburza! Directed by Pepe Diok...

We're back and we're SPOILER-FREE! Kuwentuhan lang! Sa tagal naming nawala, we have so much to catch up on like what is said to be the best MMFF in recent memory—at wala pa kaming napapanood kahit isa! So uunahin na lang namin 'yong mga nahabol namin while recovering from the most tiring vacation of our entire lives. We saw David Ayer's The Beekeeper starring Jason Statham. Showing na 'yan in cine...

SPOILER-FREE as usual! We managed to squeeze in a recording right before we go on vacation and here we are! Let's start with Timothee Chalamet in the chocolate musical, Wonka! Was this one of our much anticipated movies? Not really but somehow it felt like we should watch it. Tapos pinag-usapan namin ang Prime Video series ni President Nadine Lustre na Roadkillers! Written and directed by Rae Red,...