ENTERTAINMENT NEWS, REVIEWS
Despite overexplaining its lore, Insidious: Out of the Further is a fresh step forward. Director Jacob Chase respects the universe, offering solid scares, unexpected twists, and an expanded take on “The Further” that breathes new life into the series.
Dakota Johnson and Anne Hathaway star in Verity, a seductive psychological thriller based on Colleen Hoover’s best-selling novel. Uncover dark secrets and mind games in Philippine cinemas September 30! 🤫
Dustin Celestino’s A.ni.mal is one of the funniest, most daring satires in recent Cinemalaya history. Backed by a brilliant ensemble cast, it uses sharp comedy to confront our political biases and double standards with uncomfortable accuracy. A must-watch!
Records have been broken as “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” web-slings itself to the biggest post-pandemic opening weekend in the Philippines.
The highly anticipated superhero adventure accumulated 586.9 million PHP during its first 5 days of release July 29 to August 1 on over 700 screens, also claiming the title of the biggest Spider-Man movie and 3rd biggest opening weekend in the Philippines, trailing “Avengers: Endgame” and “Avengers: Infinity War.”
This August, stream the upcoming DC Studios series, Lanterns, starring Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre, HBO Original Call My Manager and new thriller from Indonesia, The Invisible Guest. Don’t miss Korean romantic comedy series My Bias, My Boss, starring Kim Hye-jun, Kang Hoon, and Cha Woo-min, all on HBO Max.
“Psycho Killer,” the terrifying horror film from 20th Century Studios and New Regency, will stream August 5 on Disney+.
Four years after erasing his existence from their memories, Peter Parker struggles with isolation as MJ and Ned return to New York as college graduates. As his friends sense a lingering absence in their lives, Peter must navigate his heart-wrenching path alone in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, arriving in Philippine cinemas on July 29.
Stream House of the Dragon Season three and new series like the highly-anticipated Max Original Stuart Fails to Save the Universe, featuring favorite characters from The Big Bang Theory, Stuart, Denise, Bert and Barry, The Five Star Weekend, starring Jennifer Garner and Gemma Chan, as well as Korean cooking series Undercover Chef – Korea, on HBO Max.
Back for an even bloodier game of cat and mouse, Searchlight Pictures’ Ready or Not 2: Here I Come is now streaming on Disney+ Philippines.
Making a feature film just got a lot easier for this year’s Puregold CinePanalo filmmakers. CMB Film Services is officially back on board as a festival partner, and they are bringing a massive budget boost with them by raising their equipment rental grants to a cool PHP 1.25 million per project—marking a PHP 250,000 bump from last year.