South Korean actor Yoo Ah-in is set to return to the big screen with “Vampir,” an upcoming mystery occult thriller directed by Jang Jae-hyun, the filmmaker behind the hit 2024 horror movie “Exhuma.” The film’s distributor, NEW, announced Tuesday that Yoo is part of the cast, marking his...
When your golf ball strays away from the manicured fairways of the golf course you’re playing on, the term used is to say you’ve found the “rough.” With all the events of the film “Filipiñana” taking place on the way to, and while at, a golf course, it seemed only right to use a golf...
Anne Hathaway has a simple proposal for Hollywood: if a movie is going to kill a dog, it should automatically get an R rating. The Oscar-winning actress made the tongue-in-cheek declaration while promoting “The End of Oak Street,” her new sci-fi survival film with Ewan McGregor. “I feel like...
Two very different dinosaur movies took a modest bite out of the North American box office this weekend, although neither came close to challenging “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” for the top spot or “The Odyssey” for second place. “The End of Oak Street,” an original PG-13 action film...
Wilbert Ross had to get used to throwing punches. Eric Ejercito, on the other hand, had to get used to making people laugh. That’s one of the amusing things we learned about “The Guardian,” a Korean-Filipino action film that finally gets a Philippine theatrical release on September 2, more...
A suburban family, a mysterious phenomenon and dinosaurs running loose through an ordinary neighborhood is an undeniably fun combination. Directed by David Robert Mitchell ("It Follows"), ‘The End of Oak Street’ combines family drama, science fiction and dinosaur spectacle into an unusual and...
"HB2ME (Happy Birthday To Me)" is the kind of film that can make you laugh, then quietly make you uncomfortable. Well acted and excellently shot, the film takes an interesting premise about birthday pranks that have gone too far and turns it into a darkly comic story about family, trauma, revenge...
We came in absolutely expecting nothing much from “Dear You,” especially since its story revolves around people and circumstances that initially felt so far removed from our own. And given the current tensions in the West Philippine Sea, we were almost ready to dismiss it as another piece of...
The MTRCB has pushed back against proposals to ban movies and television programs with violent themes, saying stronger parental guidance and responsible content regulation are more effective than outright prohibition. In a statement released Aug. 5, the Movie and Television Review and...
Vice Ganda remains absent from "It 's Showtime" days after the show 's producers met with the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) over complaints stemming from a controversial segment on the program. The comedian has not appeared on the noontime show since July...
Filipina-American actress Mary Rivera, who won the hearts of Marvel fans worldwide with her memorable role as Ned Leeds ' grandmother in "Spider-Man: No Way Home," has died. She was 82. Playing Ned 's "Lola," she shared the screen with Jacob Batalon, Zendaya, Tobey Maguire and Andrew...
If you thought the action in "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" felt different, you 're not alone. The film 's fight scenes are faster, more fluid, and packed with practical martial arts choreography that stands out from the usual superhero spectacle. The reason? Director Destin Daniel Cretton...
