As someone who grew up as a fan of Japanese animation, I would often sketch characters that I created in the same style. So, I was looking forward to trying out the UGreen and Honkai Star Rail collaboration. Granted, I don’t play the game, but it’s not hard to be a fan of the character style...
After years of multiverse chaos, universe-ending stakes and Avengers-sized responsibilities, Spider-Man: Brand New Day finally remembers what makes Spider-Man special: he doesn 't always need to save the world to be compelling. Sometimes, all he needs is New York, a handful of bad guys, and a...
The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) has ordered the producers of "It 's Showtime" to submit a joint position paper and a compliance plan after a hearing over the noontime show 's controversial "Memerimar" segment aired on July 24. In a statement released...
Riveting. If there 's one word that best describes Dreamscape Entertainment 's "Someone, Someday," it 's that. We had the chance to watch the first two episodes ahead of its July 27 premiere across ABS-CBN 's platforms, and it 's safe to say the series left quite an...
Disney 's decision to remake "Moana" as a live action film was always going to divide audiences. The original animated film, released in 2016, remains one of Disney 's most beloved modern classics. It has been replayed countless times in homes around the world, and audiences only...
A two-year-old album review has turned into one of music 's messiest online feuds. The latest exchange began after YouTube music critic Anthony Fantano, better known as The Needle Drop, joked on social media that people seemed "more into the review than the album" when referring to his...
There comes a point in every pop legend 's career where someone inevitably suggests they should "go back to what worked." Usually this produces something depressing: an album that mistakes recreating old production tricks for recapturing old inspiration, like watching someone desperately try...
Executive Secretary Ralph Recto has directed government agencies to accelerate the implementation of their 2026 budgets and finalize priority expenditures for next year in line with President Marcos ' push to improve public service delivery. Recto convened key Cabinet officials on June 22 for...
Around 25,000 persons with disabilities (PWDs) in Parañaque can now watch movies for free every Tuesday, the city government announced. This is made possible through City Ordinance No. 45, Series of 2025, officially titled “An Ordinance Providing Free Movie Admission for Persons with Disability...
When Milly Alcock first popped up for a short cameo in James Gunn’s “Superman,” she was quick to win over audiences for her snarky, carefree attitude. Now, it 's her time to shine in her solo movie with David Guillespe’s “Supergirl.” Does she have the power to carry an entire film,...
Government preparations for the possible implementation of the proposed global top-up tax are ongoing, as large multinational enterprises (MNEs) have expressed a preference to settle the 15 percent global minimum tax in the Philippines rather than comply with “unfamiliar rules” abroad. Bureau...
In the late 1990s, as the elder two of my three sons were growing up, it would not be unusual to hear the words “By the Power of Grayskull!” being shouted from the playroom as the two role-played. And of course, the younger one would have no choice but to play Skeletor to his kuyas’...
