Please Pause: Filipino TV and Film

Another week, another SPOILER-FREE episode! Best effort! To start off, we talk about the latest Disney movie, Wish. Full disclosure though, hindi namin siya napanood. But we're talking about it nonetheless as only Please Pause can. Then we get into the first bonafide Netflix original Filipino series from Project 8 Projects starring Alessandra de Rossi, Piolo Pascual, and Sam Milby, Replacing Chef...

SPOILER-FREE as usual from the best TV and film podcast in the Philippines—according to us. Because we're delusional. And on this episode, we'd like to tell you all about The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes! We know what you're going to say, we said we weren't that interested, but hear us out! Maybe we'll get some of you to let Tom Blythe and Rachel Zegler take you back to good ol...

SPOILER-FREE so you can listen WORRY-FREE! On this week's episode, we're offering an apology, a bunch of shout outs, and some call outs--all interwoven among a web of tangents, as only Please Pause can do! First off, we went to the special screening of Trolls Band Together and apparently, a great way to make yourself realize that you're not a kid anymore is to watch a movie for little kids, with l...

SPOILER-FREE meaningful and meaningless conversations about the stuff we watched! And boy did we lean into the meaningless this week! Right off the bat, we just want to let you know na mukhang wala kayong matitinong mapapala from us sa episode na 'to. Simulan natin with Direk Rod Marmol's The Cheating Game. Starring Julie Anne San Jose and Rayver Cruz in their first movie together? Nabasa lang nam...

SPOILER-FREE as usual! Two new movies are enough para sa episode na 'to! First up, napanood na namin sa wakas ang Cinemalaya audience favorite na Rookie because it just came out on Prime Video. Directed by Samantha Lee, written by Natts Jadaone, and starring Pat Tingjuy and Aya Fernandez, we probably had too much fun watching and talking about this queer romance na ang lakas maka-high school vibes...

SPOILER-FREE when it matters! They say consistency is key when it comes to podcasting kaya naman we're releasing episodes whenever we're releasing episodes! So let's put some searchable key words here in the episode description. We watched the Filipino folk horror film of Kenneth Dagatan, In My Mother's Skin. You can also watch it on Prime Video if you're interested to see Jasmine Curtis-Smith as...

SPOILER-FREE but you already know that so let's go! The era of Dolly de Leon is upon us so after ng A Very Good Girl last week, Keys to the Heart naman tayo ngayon. Starring Zanjoe Marudo, Elijah Canlas, and Dolly de Leon, this straight to Netflix Filipino remake of a Korean movie is designed to tug at your heartstrings. So did it? Listen in and let's talk about it! Pagkatapos nun, we get into a M...

We're back and we're SPOILER-FREE! We missed releasing an episode last week for reasons that we revealed in this episode—EXCLUSIVE!!! Well, you probably don't care about that so onto our watchlist last week! Unahin na natin ang A Very Good Girl that stars a very good actress in Dolly de Leon and a very good A-lister in Kathryn Bernardo. Was it worth the very good hype? Napanood niyo na or hindi, j...

SPOILER-FREE as usual! Napanood niyo man or hindi, no problem! Sinimulan namin sa John Wick spin-off series na The Continental where we follow a young and dashing Winston Scott before he was the manager of the hotel. Join us and pag-usapan natin—kailangan nga ba talaga ng John Wick ng spin-off? Or is this just how modern movie franchises work? After that, Ham tells us all about the R-16 dog movie...

SPOILER-FREE and supersized, this episode is! So much to talk about but so little time so hindi na kami magpapaligoy-ligoy pa. Pinag-usapan namin ang sort of out of nowhere na Netflix Philippines chart topper ni Alessandra de Rossi and JM de Guzman na What If! Is it a drama? Is it a comedy? Is it an island getaway? Or is it a natural disaster? Baka naman all of the above? Listen in and join the co...

A SPOILER-FREE start to Season 5! Yes, eto na ang 5th season ng Please Pause dahil we're now entering our 5th year. How the years go by when we're having... Fun? Sure, let's go with that! And with our new season we've brought some new adventures with us starting with the much anticipated live-action adaptation of One Piece! Did Netflix finally get one right? Can one even judge if hindi naman niya...

SPOILER-FREE as usual kaya kuwentuhan lang! Alam niyo naman, here at Please Pause, we're all about spreading film literacy to whoever's willing to listen. Or not. Probably not. What we're doing may even be detrimental to the cause. But that'll never stop us from delivering your weekly dose of movie mischief! Una na diyan, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turles: Mutant Mayhem! The lovable foursome of Leonardo...

SPOILER-FREE so don't worry if manonood pa lang kayo! We went on a mini-vacation this past long weekend but we made sure that we found some time to record an episode! E pano ba naman, we just had to share our thoughts about the movies na kakanood lang namin. Unang-una na diyan ang latest film ng DCEU, Blue Beetle! If you heard us talk about this movie in our past few episodes, then you know that w...

SPOILER-FREE so you can listen WORRY-FREE! Our episode this week comes a bit later than usual but no matter, we're here now for your weekly dose of TV and film mischief. Sinimulan namin with the newest Netflix chart topper starring Gal Gadot, ang Heart of Stone! It sure looks like it's one of Netflix's biggest movies of 2023 but is it also going to be it's biggest flop? Listen in and let's talk ab...

SPOILER-FREE as always! While we're still recovering from the last few weeks of mega-blockbusters, Netflix and chill lang muna tayo in this episode. We're talking about a bunch of Netflix chart toppers starting with Hidden Strike! Jackie Chan and John Cena as partners? Was it a match made in heaven or a match only good on paper? Pag-usapan natin! Pagkatapos noon we got into the heartwarming feelin...

SPOILER-FREE pa rin as usual! Alam naman naming kung hindi pa kayo nakakanood, you will eventually. We're still recovering from the opening week that will go down as one of the greatest in cinema history. Barbie. Oppenheimer. Enough said! Christopher Nolan. Atomic bomb. An iconic doll. Margot Robbie. Cillian Murphy. Robert Downey Jr.. We're just listing stuff from the biggest opening weekend in ye...

98.6% SPOILER-FREE overall but 100% SPOILER-FREE guaranteed when it matters! We ate our words from last week's episode and we ended up watching much acclaimed Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One after all. We had a lot of ground to cover here from the different tiers of being a tito or tita, to the classic Windows Media Player audio visualizer, to the kinds of stunts a 95-year old actor ca...

SPOILER-FREE pa rin but never any less fun! Unang-una na, nangangalahati na ang Secret Invasion on Disney Plus so we present our halftime analysis of this series. Is it as good as its comic book counterpart? Is it as huge as an alien invasion should be? Let's discuss! Isa pang pinapanood namin currently–Fit Check: Confessions of an Ukay Queen! This Amazon original series from ABS-CBN and Dreamscap...

SPOILER-FREE as usual but unqualified as ever! Check out our brand new segment where we try to decide if it's worth investing in some upcoming movies–M.I.F.: Maharlika Investment Film! Then let's talk about the newest K-drama hit, King the Land. K-pop stars Lee Jun-ho and Im Yoon-ah give us the usual rom-com beats so let's see if they have more in store. Due to Ham's insistence, pinanood din namin...

We're back with another SPOILER-FREE episode! Finally, nakabalik na si Ham from her long business trip and nakapag-record na kami in person. So yes, the podcast still exists and we had a lot to catch up on! Parang hindi nga lang masyadong masaya si Ham to be back sa magulo niyang home country but at least she finally got to watch Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse! Did she think it was worth Mike...

SPOILER-FREE! When it counts! Well, someone hasn't moved on from Voltes V yet so we're still discussing Prince Zardoz's bedroom business, Boazanian helmet logistics, and potential spin-offs. But despite Ham still being away on her business trip, there is so much to get through! We have big things going on with Eat Bulaga, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, and Unbreak My Heart. Ted Lasso is over...

SPOILER-FREE! When we're not talking about Piolo Pascual songs, we also talk about movies and series. Baka ma-convince kayo na manood din or hindi na lang, either way OK lang! So we just watched Shazam: Fury of the Gods... And that was that! If only Zachary Levi's enthusiasm was shared by the audience but oh well. Join us as we talk about this movie that we weren't really excited about but saw any...

SPOILER-FREE! When it counts! Dahil kaka-Mother's Day lang, we dedicate this episode to Mary Anne Armstrong and Camilla dela Rosa--dalawang nanay na napag-usapan namin in this episode. Kasi we're talking about a pair of major achievements in the Philippine TV and film industry. Una na, the long wait is over bcecause Voltes V: Legacy is finally on TV. Ham watched the first five episodes and Mike sa...

SPOILER-FREE pa rin so don't worry kung manonood pa lang kayo! Well, except towards the end where we go all out talking about Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. We're back face-to-face in the Please Pause studio dahil nakabalik na si Ham from her trip and there's a lot to discuss! Like James Gunn's storied career, Rocket Raccoon and the High Evolutionary, and Vol. 3 being the last film for the Guardi...

Kuwentuhang SPOILER-FREE! Join us as we catch up on what we've been watching this past week. Ham is still away on a trip so Zoom-Zoom muna ulit kami. She was nice enough to recount her learnings as she toured around Hollywood. Pero ang agenda talaga namin is to talk about The Super Mario Bros. movie! Pinanood namin siya in separate countries so let us tell you all about our cinema experiences. It...