ENTERTAINMENT NEWS, REVIEWS
Netflix released the trailer for Balaraw, a mystery-thriller starring Janine Gutierrez as Sabina, who ventures to a dangerous, hidden island to find her missing mother. Directed by Rae Red, the series premieres October 29, 2026, on Netflix.
In Netflix’s upcoming Filipino mystery-thriller series Balaraw (Oct 29), Sabina searches for her missing mother, Rebecca, on an uncharted island. The show explores dark family secrets, Sabina’s mysterious dreams, and why inhabitants stay or leave.
Co-presented by Rep. Javi Benitez, MMPRESS revives the Golden Screen Awards after a 10-year hiatus with the “2026 Dekada Awards,” honoring outstanding actors, directors, and producers who gained local and international acclaim over the past decade.
From returning favorites and exciting anime, to fresh releases like Rae Red’s Balaraw (starring Janine Gutierrez, Charlie Dizon, and Agot Isidro!), here are 16 titles that will surely move and hook you beyond the spooks on Netflix this October.
They say “all we need is love,” but with all the technology has given to us, we overlook the things that matter the most. #MMFF2025 entry ‘REKONEK’ wants to show what we’re missing from all the noise of social media.
Watch #RekonekMMFF in cinemas December 25.
THIRD WORLD ROMANCE (2023) ReviewDirected by Dwein Baltazar Other movie blogger friends asked me if I liked Dwein Baltazar’s latest movie ‘Third World Romance.’ I answered with conviction, yes. Because this is that rare movie or story that we get to see ordinary people with their ordinary lives nothing extra special but the thing that …
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After becoming a household name for her award-winning role in the movie “Fan Girl,” Charlie Dizon is playing another fearless character in her latest project – a hopeless romantic searching for true love, even if it kills her. Charlie refuses to let a deadly illness hold her back as she unexpectedly falls in love for the …
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After reigning the 2020 Metro Manila Film Festival at the box office and awards night, Antoinette Jadaone’s ‘Fan Girl’ will start streaming on Netflix on June 17 worldwide! Synopsis: College student Jane’s obsession with celebrity heartthrob Paulo Avelino – 1⁄2 of the country’s most popular love team – leads her to hide at the back …
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FAN GIRL (2020) ReviewWritten and directed by Antoinette Jadaone WHAT. A. RIDE. If someone tells me that Antoinette Jadaone is doing a movie about a fan girl starring Paulo Avelino and newcomer Charlie Dizon, this is not what I would expect. The film is deeply engrossing from start to finish, and not just because of …
Fresh from glowing reviews from its Japan and Estonia premieres, the latest film from Antoinette Jadaone is about the fan girl in all of us- with brilliant performances from newcomer Charlie Dizon and Paulo Avelino, who’s playing as himself. If you had one night with your idol, are you ready for the most memorable day …
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