August is supposedly one of the most-awaiting months for film enthusiasts as people gather at the Cultural Center of the Philippines to witness masterpieces from independent filmmakers and directors. But, due to the COVID-19 outbreak, for the first time in its 16-year running, the Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival will push through online this year, as the country’s biggest independent film festival will be screened on Vimeo— an online video platform. Although unlike the usual, the festival will feature 10 short films this year instead of full length films. In an interview of CNN with Cinemalaya festival director Chris Millado,...

Many people have been resorting to Netflix for their daily dose of entertainment, especially during the quarantine. Aside from numerous K-drama series and Western movies, Netflix is also home to great documentaries that you can watch — and some of them are true-crime documentary series. There are tons of true crime docuseries in the platform that will surely baffle your mind, trigger your emotions, and make you slightly uneasy. Trigger warning; all of these documentaries contain disturbing events and scenes that some audience may find too hard to handle. Please watch at your own risk. Here are some of our...

Pageantry just like other industries is one of the most affected by COVID-19 outbreak as it always involves a huge crowd and live events. Miss Universe Philippines—the youngest national pageant organization in the Philippines, announced that the pageant will be rescheduled on October 25th this year which was originally set on May 3, 2020. The national pageant also released a video on their Facebook page containing an explanation about their decision to push through on October 25. “Holding a title should never be just about the presence of bright lights, cheers from millions of fans, and glamorous gowns." Shamcey Supsup-Lee...

Friday night hangouts have been our way of relieving stress from the busy and tiring week. We got used to going out, drinking with our friends, going to cinemas to see a movie, having dinner with family and loved ones, or just go home after work to take a long rest. But due to coronavirus, we have to lie low from our typical night-outs to welcome the weekend. It can really be upsetting to be stuck inside the house and get tired of the mundaneness of daily routine—waking up every morning, making your coffee, and begin to think when will...

Heartfelt, spontaneous, and tragic—these are some few words to best describe the number 1 movie on Netflix Philippines today. The comedy-drama of 2018, ‘Through Night and Day’ has brought us into the realm of realizations to contemplate if we are choosing the right person to be with for the rest of our lives—as scary as it may seem, but damn, this was the film all about. Screenshot from Netflix   Ben (Paolo Contis) and Jen (Alessandra De Rossi) have been lovers since fourth grade. Truly, they are #RelationshipGoals. They were sure to marry each other one day. With 13 years...