ENTERTAINMENT NEWS, REVIEWS
The dust has settled and the victors stand triumphant. At the end of the most competitive Puregold CinePanalo awards season ever, “Mono No Aware” and “Limlim” took home the top prizes in their respective categories.
Netflix has officially unveiled the trailer for 18th Rose, the streaming platform’s first original Filipino film for 2026—offering audiences a glimpse into the heartfelt coming-of-age world of Rose (Xyriel Manabat) and Jordan (Kyle Echarri), set against the backdrop of early 2000s Romblon.
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 challenge in making a film that is set within 24 hours is to keep the audience engaged from start to finish through just the conversations, and that’s what Nuel Naval’s ‘The Last Beergin’ did.
THE LAST BEERGIN is now showing in cinemas nationwide.
Class is in session in Kontrabida Academy with Barbie Forteza and Eugene Domingo, only on Netflix this September 11!
ILAWOD (2017) Review Directed by Dan Villegas Dan Villegas’ first venture into the horror genre as a director with a script from Palanc winner Yvette Tan delivers what a horror film needs, scares but the story is safe, not digging deeper for a more genuine horror movie experience. The film has all the Asian horror …
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Ilawod is the story of a family’s breakdown in the midst of a demonic attack. Dennis, a reporter, accidentally invites the ilawod–the elemental of water that flows downstream–into his home, where it latches onto his young son, Ben. What follows is a battle for not just the family’s lives, but their souls as well. Watch …
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