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SPOILER-FREE tayo mga kababayan from this world and all parallel worlds! It's our Forgotten Island episode mga "loh-lo" and "loh-la". We journey with H.E.R. and Liza Soberano to Nakali in this Dreamworks animated feature based on Filipino mythology. To celebrate or criticize? Pag-usapan natin 'yan. But before that, we talk about MMFF 2025's best picture winner that's now on Netflix, Sigrid Andrea Bernardo's I'mPerfect. Was it deserving of its accolades? We'll touch on that for sure. Pagkatapos, we talk about another Netflix chart topper, the teen sports drama series starring Miku Martineau, Crew Girl. Is this a series about rowing with some romance or a romance with some rowing? And somehow, from Crew Girl napunta ang uspan sa Heated Rivalry. If you've seen that, you are more welcome to chime in. Then meron pa kaming isang napanood sa sine na ayaw pa panoorin ni Ham nung una dahil takot siya, Resident Evil! Zach Cregger's film about the beloved video game franchise has some people throwing praises while some people are up in arms. Which one is it? Nagsisi ba si Ham? Let's go! Follow us on Instagram, Threads, Facebook, Twitter, Tiktok, and Letterboxd @pleasepauseph We'd really appreciate it if you tell someone about the podcast! Thank you for supporting Please Pause!

A SPOILER-FREE season premiere to all! Year 8 na tayo or more accurately, akalain mong naka-Year 8 pa tayo? So let's see how much further we can drive this car on empty. Mike starts things off by telling Ham about the number 1 series on Netflix, the true crime documentary, Death of the Pastor's Wife. If that's not depressing enough, we also talk about Shugo Praico's crime series, Drug War: A Conspiracy of Silence. With the final's release in limbo and its episodes taken down from Youtube, the question is, malalaman pa kaya natin kung anong ending nito? We also have another Netflix chart-topper, Dan Villegas' rom-com starring JMFyang, Almost Us. Tapos napag-usapan rin ang Japanese drama series tackling various sexual problems, S&X. We also got into Sadie Sandler's tearjerker of a movie, Don't Say Good Luck. Then last but not the least, we talk about Ridley Scott's post-apocalyptic drama/thriller, The Dog Stars. Jacob Elordi, Josh Brolin, Margaret Qualley, and Guy Pearce survived the apocalypse—now what? Please Pause Season 8! Now what? Follow us on Instagram, Threads, Facebook, Twitter, Tiktok, and Letterboxd @pleasepauseph We'd really appreciate it if you tell someone about the podcast! Thank you for supporting Please Pause!

SPOILER-FREE, always! It's our season finale! So let's pretend that means something. We started off with Mike telling Ham (and doing a really poor job at it) about the Prime Video teleserye starring Janine Gutierrez and Jericho Rosales, The Loyalty Game. Then we talked about Piolo Pascual and crew on the MMFF 2025 film, Manila's Finest. Tapos isa pang Pinoy movie ulit with Ganito, Ganyan, Ganoon. Jodi Sta. Maria and Agot Isidro lead this unconventional family drama but does it hold up with the classics? Pag-usapan natin! After that, si Ham naman ang nagkuwento about Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor dealing with dinosaurs in the sci-fi survival family movie, The End of Oak Street. Taumbahay Mike then tells her about Greta Lee in the sci-fi survival family Netflix original, The Last House. Then we top off the episode with two of the most popular series in the world, House of the Dragon and Our Sticky Love! Follow us on Instagram, Threads, Facebook, Twitter, Tiktok, and Letterboxd @pleasepauseph We'd really appreciate it if you tell someone about the podcast! Thank you for supporting Please Pause!

SPOIILER-FREE and spider-filled, this episode is! It's a rainy episode so pagtiyagaan niyo muna 'yung background noise. We hope everyone's safe and dry while you're listening to our Spider-Man: Brand New Day episode extravaganza! But before that, we ramble about some Pinoy movies that we watched in a very "casual" manner. We start with Wonderful Nightmare ni Kim Molina and Jerald Napoles. Napag-usapan rin ang MMFF 2024 film na My Future You with FranSeth. Tapos MMFF 2025 naman with Shake, Rattle & Roll: Evil Origins. Then napunta ang usapan sa Come Dine with Me: Celebrity Philippines, ang latest reality show na aming kinahuhumalingan. Ito naman seryosohan na with Angelica Panganiban and Zanjoe Marudo in Unmarry. Then as an appetizer before we get to our main course, we talk about the Prime Video series, Spider-Noir! And syempre, we saved the best for last because we have a lot to say about the MCU's latest billion-dollar blockbuster, Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Ito daw ang first movie ever that was shot for ScreenX so if you're looking to try that experience, we got you. Dito ka na kung hanap mo ay ScreenX MeMa. Of course, we also get into Peter Parker's post-No Way Home adventure and this time, he has the Punisher and Sadie Sink to back him? Or fight him? Pag-usapan natin 'yan and more! Follow us on Instagram, Threads, Facebook, Twitter, Tiktok, and Letterboxd @pleasepauseph We'd really appreciate it if you tell someone about the podcast! Thank you for supporting Please Pause!

SPOILER-FREE and long story short, it's our The Odyssey episode! It's a Greek mythology extravaganza sprinkled with modern controversy, manufactured or otherwise. Christopher Nolan has successfully brought people to the theaters again but ito na nga ba ang pinaka-ultimate Nolan cinematic experience? Pag-usapan natin! And that's not all! We finally saw the acclaimed Cinemalaya sapphic film starring Janella Salvador, Jasmine Curtis-Smith, Leanne Mamonong, and Klea Pineda, Open Endings! We missed this in the cinemas but now it's on Prime Video just like The Sheep Detectives! If you're not familiar at all, yes, they're sheep solving crime. And yes, it was fun! Then last but not the least, whether we want to or not, we finally talk about the Netflix Korean series, Teach You a Lesson! Napanood niyo or hindi, let us know what you think! Follow us on Instagram, Threads, Facebook, Twitter, Tiktok, and Letterboxd @pleasepauseph We'd really appreciate it if you tell someone about the podcast! Thank you for supporting Please Pause!

SPOILER-FREE kami... If you care about that sort of thing. We know, we know. This episode is overdue. Our past few weekends have been full but finally, here we are with so much backlog to get through! We begin with the recently concluded series, The Bear. It's been a rollercoaster ride of a series in terms of greatness and not-so-greatness but now, we're at closing time so we're gonna have to say our goodbyes to Chef Carmy, Sydney, Richie and crew. Pagkatapos nun, we get into the live-action remake of one of Disney's most beloved movies in the modern era, Moana! Catherine Laga'aia brings Moana to life while The Rock is still... The Rock. We then get into one of Netflix recent rom-com hits, Voicemails for Isabelle. Was it something to fall for or something to forget? Pag-usapan natin! Last but not the least, we also have our Queen Rhaenyra, Milly Alcock, in Supergirl! The much anticipated film from James Gunn's DC Universe is finally here BUT... Yeah, there are probably a lot of buts. Listen in and let's talk about it! Follow us on Instagram, Threads, Facebook, Twitter, Tiktok, and Letterboxd @pleasepauseph We'd really appreciate it if you tell someone about the podcast! Thank you for supporting Please Pause!

SPOILER-FREE kahit na ang gulo na ng release schedule namin! Nonetheless, this is a special all-sine episode! Puro sine tayo ngayon so kung nag-iisip pa kayo to watch or not to watch, this is for you. Inuna na namin ang latest film ni Steven Spielberg, ang Disclosure Day. Ilalabas ba ni Emily Blunt and Joshua O'Connor ang mga alien? Alien! Sinundan namin yan ng hit horror love story movie ni Curry Barker na Obsession. Finally, napilit rin ni Mike si Ham na panoorin 'to. Nagsisi ba siya? Listen in and find out! And that's not all. Napanood rin namin ang reunion movie na pang millenials and older, ang Home Along Da Riles Da Reunion. The Kosme family is back—only question is do we really have to go back to the tracks? Pag-usapan natin! Then last but not the least, kung nostalgia lang din naman, we reminisce about our childhood (and adulthood) toys habang pinag-uusapan ang Toy Story 5! Follow us on Instagram, Threads, Facebook, Twitter, Tiktok, and Letterboxd @pleasepauseph We'd really appreciate it if you tell someone about the podcast! Thank you for supporting Please Pause!

SPOILER-FREE as always! Had to put together an episode while we feel like being responsible TV and film podcasters. We've left a lot on our "we want to watch that" list. We don't know how long those movies will remain on that list but for now, we begin with Eraserheads: Combo on the Run! The documentary on Philippine's most iconic band is finally on Netflix. Para sa fans? Pano sa mga hindi? Pag-usapan natin! We then move on to the massively successful sci-fi horror film from A24, Backrooms! From creepypasta to Youtube series to box office hit, director Kane Parsons gives us a tour of this endless maze of unsettling vibes. Pagkatapos nun, we give our final word on the number one series in Korea, Filing for Love. Then while still on the topic of office romance, we talk about, well, Office Romance. Starring Jennifer Lopez and Brett Goldstein, sabi ng Netflix NSFW daw ang relationship nila—talaga ba? Last but not the least, napanood nga rin pala namin ang latest movie ng DonBelle, ang Tayo Sa Wakas! At heto na nga daw ang wakas—as in this is DonBelle's final film as a love team... Until it's not. Listen in and let's talk about it! Follow us on Instagram, Threads, Facebook, Twitter, Tiktok, and Letterboxd @pleasepauseph We'd really appreciate it if you tell someone about the podcast! Thank you for supporting Please Pause!

SPOILER-FREE pa rin! We promised an episode and here it is! We talked about Perfect Crown last week so this week, it's just right that we address the controversy surrounding this hit K-drama. And now that it's over, we move on to our newest K-drama obsession, Filing for Love! Pagkatapos nun, we get into the first Star Wars movie in years, The Mandalorian and Grogu. Pedro Pascal and his cute little apprentice are here with a new adventure but is it worthy of the big screen? And since Star Wars na lang rin ang pinag-uusapan, na-bring up na rin ang animated series na Maul: Shadowlord sa Disney Plus. Then still on Disney Plus, putukan na! Dahil napunta naman kami sa latest Marvel Special na Punisher: One Last Kill which was co-written by Jon Bernthal, Frank Castle himself. And last but not the least, we also got into Irene Emma Villamor's latest film, Midnight Girls. Jodi Sta. Maria, Sanya Lopez, Jane Oineza, and Loisa Andalio bring us the OFW drama as hostesses in Japan in a departure from the usual themes of Direk Irene's films. Napanood niyo na? Want to know more? Pag-usapan natin! Arigato Gozaimasu! Follow us on Instagram, Threads, Facebook, Twitter, Tiktok, and Letterboxd @pleasepauseph We'd really appreciate it if you tell someone about the podcast! Thank you for supporting Please Pause!

Aaand... We're back and we're still SPOILER-FREE! We have a lot to catch up on and we finally found some time to blab about all the stuff we watched! We begin with the alternate history K-drama, Perfect Crown! IU and Byeon Woo-seok served up some royal kilig but did they capture our hearts? Or is it more of the same old Korean shenanigans? Pag-usapan natin! After that, we have more from K-drama land as we give our final word on Phantom Lawyer Shin I-rang. And pagkatapos noon, sa ibang lawyer series naman tayo with Daredevil: Born Again! Did Season 2 live up to Season 1's promise? Listen in as we talk about Matt Murdock and his big, bald nemesis, Mayor Wilson Fisk. From series, we move on to a bunch of movies that we watched starting with The Devil Wears Prada 2. Anne Hathaway and Meryl Streep sure got the Prada-natics excited so pag-usapan natin ang 20 years of the Prada-verse. Napanood rin namin ang Netflix chart-topping survival thriller na Apex starring Charlize Theron as she tries to survive in the jungles of Australia. And last but not the least, we saw some fatalities in Mortal Kombat II! Follow us on Instagram, Threads, Facebook, Twitter, Tiktok, and Letterboxd @pleasepauseph We'd really appreciate it if you tell someone about the podcast! Thank you for supporting Please Pause!

Still here and still SPOILER-FREE! This episode was recorded last Sunday. It should have been out by last Monday but you get what you get. It is what it is. Anyway... We had a somewhat busy past two weeks. We were in Davao very briefly so of course, we'll tell you about that. Then onto 18th Rose! Xyriel Manabat stars in this Filipino Netflix original romantic drama. So maganda ba? Pag-usapan natin! We then get into another Netflix chart topper, the shark movie Thrash. Napag-usapan rin ang Beef Season 2 with Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, Cailee Spaeny, and Charles Melton. But do people even know that there's a Beef Season 2? Then in his never ending search for that romance high, Mike shares his initial thoughts on the Thai GL series Fulfill. Labas na nga rin pala ang Michael Jackson biopic na Michael. We just didn't watch it. What we watched was another movie about another pop star, Anne Hathaway's Mother Mary! That and more in this episode! Follow us on Instagram, Threads, Facebook, Twitter, Tiktok, and Letterboxd @pleasepauseph We'd really appreciate it if you tell someone about the podcast! Thank you for supporting Please Pause!

SPOILER-FREE like we always do. We know we've been gone for a while but we're back with a vengeance! Yes, it's finally here. Fresh from a staycation in Cavite, it's the much-anticipated Please Pause Cavite Special! This is where we pay tribute to all things Cavite like no other TV and film podcast can so listen at your own risk! Just remember, fun-fun lang. And yes, we watched The Super Mario Galaxy movie in Cavite. Have we got a story for you. Chris Pratt and all the major players are back but does the sequel measure up to the original? Pag-usapan natin! We also watched Zendaya and Roberto Pattinson in The Drama which is, well, a drama about them as a soon-to-be-wed couple. Not your usual drama though as this was way more stressful than your average romance. Also in this episode, Phantom Lawyer and Daredevil Born Again. Plus some Netflix chart toppers in The Immortal Man, The Red Line, and The Last Beergin. Fun-fun lang! Follow us on Instagram, Threads, Facebook, Twitter, Tiktok, and Letterboxd @pleasepauseph We'd really appreciate it if you tell someone about the podcast! Thank you for supporting Please Pause!

SPOILER-FREE, in case you didn't know! Our last episode was a little light so bawi kami ngayon. We begin with a couple of Netflix romance series that we finally finished watching. Napag-usapan ang virtual reality dating app na nakahumalingan ni BLACKPINK Jisoo sa Boyfriend on Demand. So was it kilig or cringe? That's the question. We then move on to a Japanese series about a romance between a Korean girl and a Japanese guy, Gimbal and Onigiri. We've been touching on these for a few weeks now so now that it's over, we finally get to answer if all of that's worth it. Pagkatapos nun, Ham tells us about Ready or Not 2: Here I Come where the returning badass bride, Samara Weaving, is joined by her sister played by Kathryn Newton. Then it's Mike's turn to tell Ham about Made in Korea, the Netflix Indian movie that was... Made in Korea. Mike also talks about Season 2 of the much anticipated live action adaptation of One Piece. Then onto the main event of the episode, Project Hail Mary! Science, space, and Ryan Gosling plus his adorable friend. It's one thing to be worthy of a trip to the cinema but in this economy? Pag-usapan natin! Also in this episode, a movie called Eden starring A-listers Jude Law, Vanessa Kirby, Sydney Sweeney, Daniel Brühl, and Ana de Armas. And also in this episode, an extremely inaccurate teleserye conversation about Batang Quiapo and What Lies Beneath that definitely needs some fact checking. Follow us on Instagram, Threads, Facebook, Twitter, Tiktok, and Letterboxd @pleasepauseph We'd really appreciate it if you tell someone about the podcast! Thank you for supporting Please Pause!

SPOILER-FREE no matter how crazy we sound! In celebration of Women's Month, we start this episode with Direk Jun Robles Lana's latest film, Sisa! Actually, we started with the number one movie on Netflix, War Machine, starring the hulk of a man that is Alan Ritchson but whatever. Sisa though, is it a psychological thriller? Is it a historical drama? Is it a war movie? Pag-usapan natin. After that, Ham tells us about The Bride! from writer-director Maggie Gyllenhaal. Is Frankenstein alive again (as an IP)? Well, this isn't really about him, apparently. Last but not the least, we get into Pixar's latest feature that's not Avatar but very much like Avatar, Hoppers! This movie has certainly a lot of lessons to teach but is it even fun? Listen in and let's talk about it! Also in this episode, some of the stuff we're watching like Paradise and Scrubs. Let us know what you'e watching as well! Follow us on Instagram, Threads, Facebook, Twitter, Tiktok, and Letterboxd @pleasepauseph We'd really appreciate it if you tell someone about the podcast! Thank you for supporting Please Pause!

SPOILER-FREE! You already know that! Good luck sa Spotify in auto-generating chapters for this episode. But before anything else, the people behind the podcast would like to apologize on behalf of Ham dahil medyo inaantok-antok pa siya at the start of the recording. We begin with crime—as in Chris Hemsworth as a jewel robber in Crime 101. The movie doesn't exactly teach you how to do crime but we hope you learn something new from this episode. We go on to talk about Margaret Qualley as the sexually charged private detective, Honey, in Honey Don't which is now available on HBO Max. Pagkatapos, sa Prime Video naman kami with the sort of erotic thriller series, 56 Days, starring Dove Cameron. Sa dakong Netflix naman, we also saw the Korean drama film, Pavane. Kung napaiyak kayo nito, raise your hand. Last but not the least, we cannot NOT talk about the best thing on TV right now, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. Tara, kinig na! Follow us on Instagram, Threads, Facebook, Twitter, Tiktok, and Letterboxd @pleasepauseph We'd really appreciate it if you tell someone about the podcast! Thank you for supporting Please Pause!