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.
Bigger and bolder. This is the direction Filipino viewers are pulling the industry toward, and that is exactly where Netflix Philippines’ 2026 slate is headed. For the first time, the lineup introduces five originals — three series and two films — a major jump that pushes genre, scale, and imagination while staying rooted in Filipino heart.
The groundbreaking collaboration between media giants TV5 and ABS-CBN makes 2023 even more jam-packed and action-filled with the domination of primetime TV by star-studded programs like Dirty Linen and the much-awaited return of Coco Martin in FPJ’s Batang Quiapo, in commemoration of Fernando Poe Jr.’s 18th Death Anniversary. Dirty Linen, which premiered on TV5 on …
‘Bakit Di Mo Sabihin?’ ReviewDirected by Real S. Florido Representation of people with disability in the most popular genre in Philippine cinema, romance. Outstanding performances from Janine Gutierrez and JC de Vera made Bakit Di Mo Sabihin? even more special. Apart from the themes it wants to present, which are the struggles of disabled persons …
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Lovi Poe and Janine Gutierrez will impart eye-opening lessons as interabled lovers out to break free from the constraints of society in iWantTFC’s newest original offering, “Sleep with Me.” “Sleep with Me” is a queer female love story which won the Audience Award for Best Episodic when it made its world premiere last July 19 …
NGAYON KAYA (2022) ReviewDirected by Prime Cruz The film asks the what ifs in life. It is the core theme of the movie. But what the film also tells is the unending compromises we make in our lives. And seeing the same compromises you make put in a film is both heartbreaking and thought provoking. …
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The first big romantic Filipino motion picture of 2022 is set to open on June 22, and its production company has unveiled a trailer and official movie poster. Local studio T-Rex Entertainment, with its project partner WASD Films, has recently dropped a trailer and official movie poster of Ngayon Kaya, a romantic film starring Paulo Avelino …