ABS-CBN and GMA have announced that they are stopping the shooting of their teleseryes and live shows to ensure the safety of their talents and crews. Thus the networks will stop airing current top-raters such as ABS-CBN’s record-setting “FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano” and GMA’s hit Korean-inspired “Descendants of the Sun: The Philippine Adaptation.” Instead, the two …
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As the big two TV networks have paused production of its teleseryes for the safety of its talents, popular older teleseryes have returned to take the places of their newer counterparts. This meant an unexpected development: “On the Wings of Love” was back on the air. “On the Wings of Love,” better known by its …
What if one day you realize you have superhuman powers but Professor X does not bring you to the mutant academy? Or you find out you’re a wizard, but you don’t get a Hogwarts letter? What if you’re left to figure out your super abilities at the most confusing time of your life—puberty? This is …
There is an assumption that K-dramas are for female viewers only, that it’s all rom-coms and family dramas, but there is a subsection of the form that has been tailored specifically to draw in a male viewership as well. There have also been popular crossover properties, of course, but you can usually tell when the …
At the end of Netflix’s “Kingdom” season 1, the fate of Joseon-era Korea was on the brink of chaos as Crown Prince Lee Chang (Ju Ji-hoon) was trying to fend off a horde of infected at the fort at Sangju even as physician’s assistant Seo-bi (Bae Doona) risked her life to get the mysterious Resurrection …
Hasbro’s G.I. Joe toy line gave birth to the term “action figure” in 1964. It’s gone through various sizes from the 12-inch (1/6), 8-inch (1/9, known as Sigma 6) and the definitive 3 3/4-inch (1/18) scale (popularly known as “A Real American Hero” or ARAH). G.I. Joe has seen retail victory and defeat. Now, it …
Tom Holland seems to be cornering the voice acting market this year; he’s a faithful pup in “Dolittle,” and plays basically the same character in “Spies in Disguise” (shy, smart, nerdy) as he does in the latest Pixar release, “Onward.” In the film, Holland’s character has just turned 16, and as a result gets a …
Pixar Animation Studios has banked a gazillion dollars from its fantastic franchises such as “Toy Story,” “Cars” and “Monsters, Inc.” But it is when Pixar goes completely, bonkers-level, original that audience members get a full picture of what Pixar is all about. Think about the emotional exploration of “Inside Out,” the galaxy-spanning love story of …
“John Ambrose is a home-wrecker!” Noah Centineo declared. “No!” Lana Condor said with a laugh. The stars of the phenomenal rom-com “To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before” trilogy were discussing with the media the evolving relationship of Lara Jean Covey (Lana) and Peter Kavinsky (Noah). In the much-awaited sequel “To All The Boys: P.S. …
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“Crash Landing on You” has become such a sensation that the acronym for the k-drama—“CLOY”—has gained a life of its own. Coming from tvN and Netflix, “CLOY” has become the 2nd highest rated cable k-drama of all time behind only JBTC’s soap operatic “Sky Castle” (still first) and now ahead of revered tvN neighborhood portrait …
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