Please Pause: Filipino TV and Film

Lawyer up! Let's talk about the sexy, sassy, and sometimes smashy She-Hulk: Attorney at Law! It seems though that this gamma-irradiated green powerhouse is not immune to review bombing so pag-usapan natin what the fuss is about. We get into the creative direction that Jessica Gao took in this sitcom-styled comedy brought to life by Tatiana Maslany. So is it clever or messy? Hilarious or cringey? E...

Naging productive nga ba ang episode namin na 'to? You be the judge! SPOILER-FREE ang usapan namin on assassin on assassin violence in Bullet Train! Brad Pitt and company brought the Shinkansen-set action but was it a fun ride? We then try to put together how we feel about the latest season of Cobra Kai. Do they have anything left to give us after Daniel Larusso and Johnny Lawrence have been going...

In this episode, we're sharing a couple of clips from our guesting on the Fast Cut Podcast where we talked to GP and Wesley about Jo Koy's Easter Sunday, The Rings of Power, and more! Ang dami pang ibang napag-usapan dun na relevant sa buhay natin like diversity, racial identity, and kung naglalaba ba ang mga tao sa Middle Earth. Make sure to check out the full episode on the Fast Cut Podcast feed...

SPOILER-FREE tayo on this edition of The Binge! Hang out with us and pag-usapan natin ang nakaraan at kung bakit may mga taong pilit ibinabalik ang mga bagay na dati nang tapos. If you thought you've seen it all nung 1986, you're wrong--the sequel is upon us in 2022! And ano nga ba ang secret to immortality? We MAY or MAY NOT be talking about Tom Cruise and Top Gun: Maverick! We were able to final...

We don't care how you get here, just get here if you can! Dahil lumabas na ang movie na 'to sa Disney Plus, it's time to talk about Thor: Love and Thunder! There's so much to cover as we got into Natalie Portman's Thor, Gorr's comic book origins, and the MCU's Zeus! For all the acclaim that Thor: Ragnarok got, why wasn't Love and Thunder as well received? Did Taika Waititi overdo it this time? Did...

SPOILER-FREE na usapan this week as we talk about The Sandman and Sleep with Me! We're a bit late to the party but we finally finished Neil Gaiman's The Sandman on Netflix. We try our best to give justice to one of the most streamed series of all time so we're featuring Ham's very intricately worded review of The Sandman in this episode! Na-bring up din tuloy ang movies ni Robin Williams, epic bat...

SPOILER-FREE tayo this week on Please Pause! Wala kaming natapos panoorin for this episode so puro lang simula ang usapan. We talk about a bunch of on-going series that got a lot of people waiting on streaming services like it's Christmas Eve! ThIs episode is packed with political maneuvering, noble houses, and Machiavellianism and we're not talking about House of the Dragon yet! But speaking of H...

Woo-to-the-Young-to-the-Woo! Editor's note: Somewhere in the episode there was a confusion between an anagram and an ambigram. Audiogram? Ambi Pur? The correct answer is palindrome! On top of all the butchered Korean names, it's not the first time we've made mistakes in an episode. And it never stopped us before! We're talking about Extraordinary Attorney Woo! SPOILER-FREE pa in the first part but...

Season premiere! It's the 4th season of Please Pause! Join us as we reflect on our podcasting journey and talk about motivation, passion, inspirations, and regrets. We tried writing that with a straight face but we can't! Anyway, we did try to uncover what we really accomplished in three years of Please Pause, if there's any. But enough about us, this episode is really about endings and new beginn...

It's a SPOILER-FREE episode this week with another edition of The Binge! We open with Pilipinas on Pause where we discussed the metro's flooding and transportation issues. That sounded serious but if you know us, alam mo namang we're really not. We also took the opportunity for a quick Ka-Pause Catch Up Corner where we spotlighted a few messages from our listeners. Then onto movies! Sinimulan nami...

Nagbabalik kami with another SPOILER-FREE edition of The Binge! But syempre we start with Pilipinas on Pause, since medyo maraming nangyari sa Pilipinas this past week. Then onto our binge starting with the Russo brothers' The Gray Man! Isa na namang expensive movie from Netflix and this time we have Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans so we try to answer the question--is it worth it? We then get into th...

We're talking about Ms. Marvel! SPOILER-FREE pa kami in the first part of the episode so don't worry if you haven't watched or finished it yet--pero panoorin niyo na rin because it's really good! To think that Ham actually read a comic book for this episode! We talk about Iman Vellani as Kamala Khan, Ms. Marvel's Inhuman origins in the comics, and the review bombing phenomenon. Napag-usapan din an...

Stranger Things Season 4 is in the books and it ended with a bang! We can't believe that it's our first ever full episode on this series! Kung hindi niyo pa tapos, don't worry, SPOILER-FREE ang first ng aming episode. Millie Bobby Brown and the entire gang is back this season with some new additions--ang tanong na lang, did they all make it out! Napag-usapan ang aming favorite characters and favor...

Pag-usapan natin ang bagong-bago at mainit na mainit na teleserye gabi-gabi, ang A Family Affair! First off, Ham tells us how her hometown of Masbate was showcased in this series. Then PEP.ph writer and host of Rewined: A Throwback Podcast, Jimpy Anarcon, tells us about this teleserye's history--going back to its postponement due to the pandemic, its revival with a reworked concept, and changing i...

Now that it's out on Disney Plus, it's time to talk about Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness! We get into Cornetto commercials, double-sided tape, and misleading trailers--not all of those are related to the movie. Pinag-usapan din ang importance ng pep talks and the power of self-confidence. This Doctor Strange sequel directed by Sam Raimi gave us reveals, surprises, and scares pero we c...

It's another SPOILER-FREE episode of The Binge! We're back this week after Ham was away last week on vacation (from work, from the podcast, and from Mike) and we have a lot to talk about. Unang-una na, hot off the presses, kakapanood lang namin sa sine, the third and final installment of the Jurassic World sequel trilogy, Jurassic World: Dominion. If you're trying to decide if this is worth watchi...

We continue our binge and syempre this episode is SPOILER-FREE! This week we're doing a midseason report on two of our favorites, Stranger Things and Better Call Saul. We also talk about Sony's latest Marvel movie, Morbius! Akala namin last season na ng Stranger Things ang Season 4 pero hindi pa pala but no matter, this season is bigger than ever. We're going to make a full episode about the Seaso...

It's SPOILER-FREE in another edition of The Binge! We have a lot to cover and we're all over the place as always! First, we introduce a brand new segment that we'd like to call Pilipinas on Pause--a moment dedicated to our beloved country. Join us as we then talk about one of the most enjoyable movies in recent memory, Everything Everywhere All at Once. Since it's the very theme of the story, we g...

Kahtniel is back and so are we, with a Kathniel episode! We're talking about 2 Good 2 Be True! Sorry, ang dami nga lang asides and digressions starting with Mike's PBB rant and Albie Casiño's multiverse of madness. Napuntahan din ang prospective cabinet members ni President Cardo Dalisay when that finally happens in Ang Probinsyano. But going back to Kathniel, we realized na wala pala kaming masya...

SPOILER-FREE in the first part! Sa ngalan ng kapangyarihan ng buwan, we're talking about Moon Knight! Starring Oscar Isaac, Oscar Isaac, and others, it's the newest MCU series that we’re not really sure yet about its place in the MCU. We get into how Director Mohamed Diab pushed for authenticity in portraying Egypt despite not actually shooting in Egypt. We also touched on Moon Knight in the serie...

It's the conversation about the Philippine elections that no one asked for! Let us be your companion habang kayo ay nakapila at nag-aantay na maging part of our country's history. Simulang simula pa lang ng episode usapang sibuyas na agad! But note to self, dahil nga elections na, bawal na mangampanya. We also talked about our recent cinema experience. Nagbabalik din ang segment namin na pinamagat...

We finally finished Business Proposal! And we now understand why this K-drama series has been topping the Netflix Charts since it started airing! Join us as we talk about the multi-talented Kim Sejeong, the candy girl archetype, and prince charming stories. In fairness sa Business Proposal, it had some surprisingly "steamy" situations not just from Sejeong and her leading man, Ahn Hyo-seop, but al...

This week, Please Pause is back with a vengeance! Don't worry, kung hindi mo pa napapanood, SPOILER-FREE pa ang first part ng episode. We're talking about Director Matt Reeves' The Batman! After refusing to watch it in the cinema, we finally saw Robert Pattinson's version of the dark knight when it came out on HBO Go here in the Philippines--and it did not disappoint! Well, it did, maybe in some a...

SPOILER-FREE sa first part ng episode! Sawa ka na ba sa shows about lawyers, businessmen, actors, or doctors? How about a K-drama series about weather forecasters? This week on Please Pause, we're talking about Forecasting Love and Weather! Starring Park Min-young and Song Kang, this series gives the scientific community some much needed representation in the drama world! To say the least, the Kor...

Life, love, and loss in this episode of Please Pause as we talk about the K-Drama series, Thirty-Nine! Kung hindi pa kayo tapos, okay lang kasi SPOILER-FREE ang first part ng episode! When we saw that this series stars Son Ye-Jin from Crash Landing on You, Jeon Mi-do from Hospital Playlist, and Kim Ji-hyun from Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha, we were immediately sold! Samahan niyo kami as we talk about frie...