No easy way for Warren Brown to say goodbye to ‘Strike Back’
It’s hard to treat the last season of Cinemax’s action-packed series “Strike Back” with merely a shrug or a satisfied grin, especially after having followed its continually evolving characters for...
View Article‘Spenser Confidential’: Fresh spin on the wronged-cop formula
The story of Netflix’s “Spenser Confidential,” which premieres on Netflix today, isn’t something viewers haven’t seen or heard before. But there’s more to this tale than director Peter Berg’s...
View ArticleBest of British theater to be screened at BSM
If you’re a theater buff but neither has the time nor dough to fly to London’s theater mecca, here’s your chance to watch some of the best shows and performances the UK theater scene has to offer....
View ArticleGrowing up . . . and moving ‘Onward’
Disney Pixar’s coming-of-age tale “Onward” provides more than just adventure or entertainment. For people who appreciate or miss the reassuring presence of fathers and father figures in their midst,...
View ArticleWelcome change of pace for estrogen-fueled latest season of ‘Westworld’
Just how many times does one have to die to realize his or her purpose? In the case of “Westworld,” whose eight-episode third season launches on March 16 at 9 a.m. on HBO and HBO Go, as many as modern...
View ArticleWhy the music of Miguel Odron, ena mori and LoveLeo needs to be heard
Miguel Odron’s self-penned debut single “Chevy Cruze” plays well to the insecurities that helped draw attention to his musicality and relatability in the ABS-CBN talent search, “Idol Philippines.” The...
View Article15th edition of Israeli fest celebrates ties that bind
The 15th Israeli Film Festival introduces four contemporary films whose thematic persuasions are just as universal as the issues their Filipino counterparts find appealing. Take Jonathan Geva’s...
View ArticlePrescient HBO series uncovers ‘Plot’ against humanity
HBO’s compelling miniseries “The Plot Against America” couldn’t have come at a more pertinent time. The show, which began its six-episode run at 9 a.m. yesterday (with an encore telecast at 10 p.m.) on...
View ArticleLove, travel and serendipity merge in heady dating show
(First of two parts) We initially had doubts when we were asked to check out TLC’s 10-episode, 30-minute reality dating show “Travel for Love,” a “social experiment” that sends five romantic hopefuls...
View ArticleLove, travel and serendipity merge in heady dating show (Conclusion)
The reality dating show “Travel for Love” sends five influencers across Southeast Asia in search of romance and adventure. The 10-episode series, which will air Episode 7 on Friday on TLC (channel 32...
View ArticleWarren Brown on McAllister’s one-man do-or-die mission in ‘Strike Back’
It’s never easy for any actor to say goodbye to a character he has grown to love—and Warren Brown is no exception. In the fifth episode of “Strike Back’s” 10-episode final season aired on March 14,...
View ArticleMusical mood boosters: The Weekend, Finneas and Maroon 5
The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” single, about a man who’s going through a romantic withdrawal, is rumored to be about his ill-fated relationship with one of his famous exes, among them Selena Gomez,...
View ArticleLani’s latest ballad is heartbreak thoughtfully vivified
Lani Misalucha has expressive pipes that vivify heartbreak like no other. Take “I Can’t Give Anymore,” the songstress’ first recording with Star Music since 2014’s “The Nightingale Returns.” The...
View ArticleThe main attraction in Maine Mendoza’s soothing new single
The year 2020 will be remembered as an annus horribilis for the global community. But it’s been particularly daunting for Filipinos, who had to endure a series of shockingly calamitous events that...
View ArticleLove on the ‘Run’
What would you do if you wake up one morning and realize your life hasn’t become the dreamy and satisfying future you think you deserve? To raise the stakes for quarantined viewers who are forcibly...
View ArticleTV, movie doctors cheer up medical front-liners
It’s no work of fiction. The world is waging a different kind of war that involves the whole global community. These days, however, it’s of the medical sort—with doctors, nurses and other medical or...
View ArticleHeading ‘Home’
Have you had your fill of Troye Sivan after his gorgeous sophomore collection “Bloom” came out in 2018? If the answer is no, brace yourself for another groove-driven treat with the release of his heady...
View Article‘Liar’: Rape victim goes through the wringer in 6-part whodunit
AMC Networks’ Sundance TV has yet to disappoint us. In the latest set of screeners its publicity and promo team sent Inquirer Entertainment, it doesn’t just examine the ordeal rape victims have to...
View ArticleLessons from kiddie ‘Monster’ series
Here’s one animated series not just “locked down” and “stranded” young children at home can enjoy. To be honest, we thought we were already too old and “world-weary” for kiddie shows that don’t hew...
View ArticleMaricel’s ‘maturing’ candor
In our most recent chat with Maricel Soriano, we noticed how local Tinseltown’s so-called Diamond Star has become a wee bit more careful with her famous take-no-prisoners approach. If she couldn’t...
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