Panlaban na Pinoy
Roadkillers | November 30, 2023
A suspense thriller about Stacey (Nadine Lustre) who’s on a mission to retrieve her dead father’s body. Stacey is thrown headfirst into a dizzying wild ride as a stranger begins blackmailing her to do mysterious tasks. The stranger forces her to steal and commit brutal murder. All this with a promise from the stranger that she will get her father’s body back. Who is her father’s captor and why are they doing this to her? The more Stacey bends to the whims of her tormentor, the more she falls down a black hole where she is forced to face the consequences of her own sins from the past. Set in the eerily quiet rural roads of Luzon. One woman. One car. And a load of thrills.
Christmas Time
Candy Cane Lane | December 1, 2023
Eddie Murphy stars in this holiday comedy adventure about a man on a mission to win his neighborhood’s annual Christmas home decoration contest. After Chris (Eddie Murphy) inadvertently makes a deal with a mischievous elf named Pepper (Jillian Bell) to better his chances of winning, she casts a magic spell that brings the 12 Days of Christmas to life and wreaks havoc on the whole town. At the risk of ruining the holidays for his family, Chris, his wife Carol (Tracee Ellis Ross), and their three children must race against the clock to break Pepper’s spell, battle deviously magical characters and save Christmas for everyone.
Merry Little Batman | December 8, 2023
Merry Little Batman is an animated family action comedy destined to join the rogue’s gallery of classic holiday movies. When young Damian Wayne finds himself alone in Wayne Manor on Christmas Eve, he must transform into “Little Batman” in order to defend his home and Gotham City from the crooks and supervillains intent on destroying the holidays.
Your Christmas or Mine 2 | December 8, 2023
It’s the most wonderful time of the year … but will it be for James and Hayley? James’ father has invited the Taylors to spend Christmas in a luxury ski resort in the Austrian Alps, so they can meet his new American girlfriend. However, Hayley’s dad Geoff insisted on handling his family’s side of the booking and something clearly got lost in translation. After a mix-up with transport at the airport, the two tribes end up at each other’s accommodations, on different sides of a valley and opposite ends of the Tripadvisor ratings scale. Can Hayley and James’ relationship survive another turbulent family Christmas, or has their future together gone off-piste?
Korean Lovers
My Man is Cupid | December 1, 2023
The story centers on a star-crossed love story between a love fairy and a human woman. Cheon Sang-hyuk (Jang Dong-yoon) is a love fairy who lost his wings in a tragic incident 500 years ago. Since then he has been going through metamorphoses and living as a human in order to regain his wings. He comes across Oh Baek-ryun (NANA), a veterinary surgeon whose beauty attracts many men. Unfortunately, men who try to get romantically involved with her are inexplicably struck by supernatural accidents. The pair who have been unlucky in love feel drawn to one another, but will fate be on their side?
SBS Inkigayo Live in Tokyo | December 7, 2023
A historic event for the renowned K-Pop show “Inkigayo,” marking its first overseas performance in 27 years. Held at the Ariake Arena on October 3-4, 2023, the two-day extravaganza featured a stellar lineup: NiziU, Oh My Girl, ATEEZ, TEMPEST, ZEROBASEONE, NCT Dream, SHINee’s Key, (G)I-DLE, INI, Kep1er, The New Six (TNX), NCT Dream, and TNX.
Death’s Game | December 15, 2023
The story centers on Choi Yee-jae (Seo In-guk) who is down on his luck in every facet of his life. Overwhelmed with all of his failures, Yee-jae wants to take his own life and “control death.” Death (Park So-dam) then decides to punish Yee-jae to a game of death where he is reincarnated 12 different times. 12 different lives with diverse occupations such as a painter, a detective, a prisoner, an athlete, and more await him. In this game of death, Yee-jae must stop their imminent deaths.
US Film & Series
Reacher | December 15, 2023
Reacher Season Two begins when veteran military police investigator Jack Reacher (Alan Ritchson) receives a coded message that the members of his former U.S. Army unit, the 110th MP Special Investigations, are being mysteriously and brutally murdered one by one. Pulled from his drifter lifestyle, Reacher reunites with three of his former teammates turned chosen family to investigate, including Frances Neagley (Maria Sten); Karla Dixon (Serinda Swan), a forensic accountant for whom Reacher has long had a soft spot; and fast-talking, switchblade-wielding family man David O’Donnell (Shaun Sipos). Together, they begin to connect the dots in a mystery where the stakes get higher at every turn, and brings about questions of who has betrayed them—and who will die next. Using his inimitable blend of smarts and size, Reacher will stop at nothing to uncover the truth and protect the members of his unit. If there’s one thing Reacher and his team know for certain, it’s that you do not mess with the Special Investigators. This season, get ready for Reacher and the 110th to hit back hard.
Based on Bad Luck and Trouble, the 11th book in Lee Child’s global best-selling series, Reacher Season Two stars Alan Ritchson in the title role of Jack Reacher, with Maria Sten, Serinda Swan, and Shaun Sipos as key members of the 110th MP Special Investigations Unit. Rounding out the cast are Ferdinand Kingsley as A.M., a mercenary that homeland security refers to as a “ghost;” Robert Patrick as Shane Langston, head of security for a private defense contractor with a questionable track record; and Domenick Lombardozzi as tough NYPD detective Guy Russo.
Saltburn | December 22, 2023
Academy Award winning filmmaker Emerald Fennell (Promising Young Woman) brings us a beautifully wicked tale of privilege and desire. Struggling to find his place at Oxford University, student Oliver Quick (Barry Keoghan) finds himself drawn into the world of charming and aristocratic Felix Catton (Jacob Elordi), who invites him to Saltburn, his eccentric family’s sprawling estate, for a summer never to be forgotten.
