Please Pause: Filipino TV and Film

Wala na ba talagang Season 3? We're talking about Hospital Playlist! Suction... Mosquito forceps... The microscope can come in now! This top rating K-Drama just concluded its 2nd season and people can't get over it. Join us as we follow the 99ers Ik-jun, Jeong-won, Jun-wan, Seok-hyeong, and Song-hwa as they inspire us to be better humans. Pwede bang lahat na lang ng doctors katulad nila? Sana tumu...

Graduate ka na rin ba? Director JP Habac is on Please Pause! We talked to him about his filmmaking career--from studying film locally and abroad, working as a crew member in various productions, building a resume with short films, to directing his first feature. Syempre pinag-usapan din namin ang movies niya. Maraming tanong na wala namang nagtatanong ang nasagot sa episode na 'to! Kaninong sablay...

We're going SPOILER-FREE this week on Please Pause with another edition of The Binge! Marami na naman kaming napanood kaya marami rin kaming pinag-usapan. We started with a couple of Disney movies released a few months ago, Cruella and Jungle Cruise. Medyo late na kami pero kakanood lang din namin ng sequel na hindi na kasing tahimik nung original, A Quiet Place: Part II. We also talked about Paol...

We're talking about Jerrold Tarog and TBA Studios' Bliss! Join us for our SPOILER-FREE take in the first part of this episode then we're going full spoilers with our Best and Worst and Necessary Nitpicks! Starring Iza Clazado and Adrienne Vergara, nalaman namin kung bakit muntik na 'tong movie na 'to hindi mapalabas noong 2017 dahil sa X rating na binigay ng MTRCB. And more than the psychological...

Director Irene Villamor is on Please Pause! Isa na namang very insightful episode as we talked to Direk Irene about her career—from choosing film in college, to working as an intern in Bb. Joyce Bernal's productions, then to finally writing and directing her own films. Listen in and hear her personal process on developing concepts into films, writing cinematic but realistic dialogue, and the press...

Director Rae Red is on Please Pause! Listen in as she shares the story behind her latest film starring Francis Magundayao and Francine Diaz, Tenement 66—from its original concept to the adjustments they had to make due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. She also talked to us about her work as a screenwriter on Birdshot, Neomanila, and Eerie, co-directing with Fatrick Tabada on the black comedy...

SPOILER-FREE in the first part of this episode! We're talking about the latest movie from the DCEU, The Suicide Squad! Ito na siguro ang pinakamagulong episode namin in the history of this podcast. Join us as we get into the fun and gore from the mind of the director best known for MCU's Guardians of the Galaxy, James Gunn. Starring Margot Robbie, Idris Elba, Viola Davis, Joel Kinnaman, John Cena,...

Pepe Herrera is on Please Pause! Hindi kami mapipigilan ng mabagal na internet connection sa Pilipinas in our Season 3 opener! We talk to Pepe about his journey from working as a singing waiter (or waiting singer?) in a cruise ship, to starring in stage productions, then his transition to the realm of TV and movies. Bilang mga walang alam sa filmmaking, marami kaming natutunan kay Pepe on the diff...

SPOILER-FREE tayo as we end Season 2 of Please Pause with another edition of The Binge! We're talking about a bunch of Filipino movies! Una na ang My Amanda, a Netflix original written and directed by Alessandra de Rossi na kanya ring pinagbibidahan kasama si Piolo Pascual. In this episode, we tried and probably failed to answer the question: Can a man and a woman have a purely platonic relationsh...

Hey ya'll! Another MCU series is in the books! Oras na para pag-usapan natin ang Loki! Kahit wala kayong Disney+, alam naming napanood niyo na 'to and got to know new and new-ish characters played by Tom Hiddleston, Sophia Di Martino, Owen Wilson, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, and Jonathan Majors (not Jonathan Strong; sorry mali sa recording, akala kapatid ni Tara). And of course, Tara Strong as the voice of t...

SPOILER-FREE ang usapan namin about Black Widow in the first part of this episode! Kung hindi mo pa 'to napapanood or if you're still on the fence if it's worth downloa–we mean, streaming... Somewhere... Somehow... We may be able to help you out! After multiple delays, Black Widow has finally been released! Starring Scarlett Johansson, Florence Pugh, David Harbour, and Rachel Weisz, Marvel Studios...

We're playing another game of Please Pause Password! It's been a while since our last Password episode so we're taking this back–WAY BACK–to the very beginning! Dating back to the 7th month of 2020 AD, this is the very first edition of Please Pause Password ever recorded. According to historical accounts, the groundbreaking movie-guessing game was first played with family and friends of the podcas...

Director Theodore Boborol talks to us about his multi-awarded and critically-acclaimed 2019 film, Iska! First time namin makapanayam ng isang filmmaker whose movies have hundreds of millions of pesos in box office returns! Listen in to find out how Iska was the movie na ginawa niya nang "wala siyang pakialam". Plus nagkwento rin siya kung paano makatrabaho ang stars of Iska, Ruby Ruiz and Angie Ca...

Paalis na ang tren pero hahabol pa kami sa Trese bandwagon! If you think you've heard everything to be said about this animated series, you're wrong. Hindi niyo pa naririnig ang pinakawalang kwentang usapan about Trese care of self-proclaimed and self-accredited Trese NON-EXPERTS, Mike and Ham! Iba-ibang kababalaghan ang napag-usapan mula sa mga kapre sa Masbate hanggang sa manananggal ng Sampaloc...

This has got to be one of the episodes we had the most fun recording. Let's talk about the legal K-Drama from JTBC and Netflix, Law School! Hindi kami lawyers, hindi man lang law students, at lalong hindi kami detectives pero we really enjoyed this series! Starring Kim Myung-min, Ryu Hye-young, and Kim Bum, this series is as much a legal drama as a whodunnit and that's what we like about it. Medyo...

We're fulfilling another entry from our listeners! This time it's Netflix's Lucifer! With the recent release of the second part of its 5th season, Lucifer's eager fans finally got new episodes after COVID-19 cut production short in 2020. Starring Tom Ellis as Lucifer and Lauren German as Detective Chloe Decker, this not-so-accurate comic book adaptation still stands under its own merits. Detective...

SPOILER-FREE na usapan about a bunch of movies and series in this edition of The Binge! We get into the much anticipated HBO special, F.R.I.E.N.D.S.: The Reunion! Even if one of us never really watched F.R.I.E.N.D.S., kilala naman niya si Ross, Rachel, Monica, Chandler, Joey, and Phoebe. We also talk about Netflix's newest number one movie starring Dave "Batista" Bautista, Zack Snyder's Army of th...

Tuloy ang laban sa episode na 'to ng Please Pause as we talk to none other than Ang Probinsyano's Ambo, Nonong Ballinan! Join us as Nonong shares behind-the-scenes stories from Pinoy Big Brother, Home Sweetie Home, and Ang Probinsyano. He also shared with us movies he saw recently and his favorites of all time. Somehow, napag-usapan din ang jet ski rentals, choosing vaccines, and si Tirso Cruz III...

Our SPOILER-FREE take in the first part of this episode! We're talking about the 2019 Korean drama thriller movie, Bring Me Home. As the debut feature film of director Kim Seung-woo, Bring Me Home tells the story of a mother still searching for his son six years after he went missing–ang lungkot! Join us as we get into this emotional ride starring Lee Young-ae, Park Hae-Joon, and Yoo Jae-Myung. We...

This week on Please Pause, we're talking about the number one series on Netflix, Vincenzo! Sa episode na 'to, nag-usap tungkol sa K-Drama ang mga walang alam sa K-Drama! Join us as we talk about South Korean politics, characters we love to hate, and deliberately misleading trailers. We also get into the mafia organizational chart, memorable music, and product placement. If you've seen this series,...

This week, we're talking to stand-up comedian and movie star, Victor Anastacio! Join us as we try to bring out our inner Tito Boy in a futile attempt to be showbiz interviewers. We had a lot of topics to cover starting with World War II, Nazis, and concentration camps–yes, seriously! Siyempre napag-usapan din ang mga projects ni Victor katulad ng Dito at Doon, Elise, Goin' Bulilit, Bubble Gang, at...

Check out our SPOILER-FREE thoughts in the first part of our episode! There has never been another Steve Rogers, has there? We're talking about the recently concluded Marvel series, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier! Created by Malcolm Spellman and starring Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, and Wyatt Russell, we're glad Marvel didn't shy away from tackling worldly issues in a series without androids...

We're looking back on 2014's Captain America: The Winter Soldier! Join us as we talk about our first time rewatching this movie since we've seen it in the cinema. As things come to a head in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier on Disney+, we're returning to Steve Rogers, Sam Wilson, and Winter Soldier's first encounter in the MCU. Then this week on Off-topic as Always: Batman and Robin, Grogu's forc...

Our SPOILER-FREE thoughts on TBA Studios' latest film Dito at Doon in the first half of this episode! Join us as we share what we loved about this cleverly told lockdown love story directed by JP Habac and starring Janine Gutierrez and JC Santos. Syempre meron din kaming off-topic as always with Victor Magtanggol, showbiz family trees, O Shopping, and modern African literature. If you're still con...

We're going SPOILER-FREE on this episode of Please Pause as we talk about our recent binge! We give you our recommendations and de-commendations (what's the opposite of recommendation?) out of 14 movies and TV shows in one episode! We start with the Monsterverse with Kong: Skull Island, Godzilla vs. Kong, and the Japanese-made Shin Godzilla. We then get into some comedy with Vincenzo, Modern Famil...