Nighttime in Pasig City has just become a lovelier and more exciting sensory experience. This year, Ortigas East and Capitol Commons opened the Christmas Street Light Musical Tunnel and Illuminated Path, respectively, to bring festive moments to shoppers and families. Both attractions light up every night from 6pm to 10pm until January 8, 2023.
As part of Ortigas Land’s Merry Magical theme, the award-winning Christmas Street Light Musical Tunnel adds sparkle to shoppers’ holiday experience at Tiendesitas. Known for its cluster of stores or “villages,” Tiendesitas houses some of the best antiques, handicrafts, fashion items, native food, pet and plant essentials the country has to offer.
Each Christmas tunnel arch has spherical lights and small tube lights that change color to the melody of upbeat Christmas jingles. It’s a lovely sight for families and individuals as they do their Christmas shopping or while grabbing dinner at the restaurants in Tiendesitas. Even cars that drive by Central Avenue will get the chance to see the vibrant display.
People can safely watch the Christmas Light Tunnel display up close from the Central Avenue sidewalks. They could also take photos with the colorful lights as background when the road is free of cars.
Over at Estancia Mall, the Illuminated Path envelopes the Capitol Commons Park and surrounding buildings with a colorful light display. The modern buildings surrounding the park, which house premier global and local brands, as well as scrumptious food finds, are also decorated with projected images of snowflakes.
Together with lively Christmas music, shoppers will feel like they’re in a winter wonderland while strolling with their loved ones. Even those walking their pets can experience this immersive nightly attraction. Plus, there are many spots for photo opportunities to create lasting memories at Capitol Commons.
From Thursday to Sunday at 4pm to 10pm, shoppers can stop by the Christmas Food Bazaar at Ortigas East and Capitol Commons, where they can try a variety of food and beverages, and enjoy their night with loved ones while watching the Christmas Street Light Musical Tunnel show and Illuminated Path.
The combination of lights and sound, and a festive food bazaar brings joy to Filipinos as they create merry, magical memories at Tiendesitas and Capitol Commons.
Ortigas Malls has other Merry Magical attractions for families. It recently opened the Greenhills Christmas Night Market in San Juan City, which offers delicious cuisines and a variety of products and holiday gifts.
Experience Christmas and make family bondings memorable at Ortigas Malls. Download the Ortigas Malls app and be part of the community; like the Tiendesitas and Estancia at Capitol Commons Facebook pages, and follow @tiendesitasph and @estanciaph on Instagram.
With the holidays coming up, we can’t help but dream of the mouthwatering feasts that will grace our tables for our Noche Buena and Media Noche. Of course, when it comes to our biggest celebrations, the beloved lechon is always present to make such meals even more special, with its tender meat and that crispy skin!
If you’re on the lookout for places where you can order the roasted pig that will rule your celebratory spread, then this list is for you! Here are some of the places where you can order this holiday fave!
Contact them through these numbers: 8731-7551-52 / 8732-4116, or through Viber: 0917 622 1695. You can also message them on Facebook and Instagram. Visit their shop at the 3/F Foodhall, Fishermall, Quezon City.
Contact them at 032 2317615, or via these mobile numbers 0922 8268133 and 09274406891. You can also message them on Facebook and Instagram. See their prices here.
Contact them through these numbers: 0917 863 2282 and 0917 836 2282. You can also shop and check the prices through their website, www.abubslechon.com. For more updates, follow them on Facebook and Instagram.
Contact them through these numbers: 0917-189-6465, 0919-004-2865, and 029716465. For more information and updates, you can also follow them on Facebook and Instagram. See their prices here.
Contact these numbers: 0920 123 9999, 256-7150, 656-2005, 961-9934, or visit the Balai Mart website to order. You can also order through their social media pages on Facebook and Instagram. See their prices here.
See their contact numbers per branch and price list here. You may also order through their website, lydias-lechon.com. For more information and updates, follow them on Facebook and Instagram.
For Manila orders, you can contact them through 0908 873 4755, or visit their website www.zubuchonorders.com. For more updates, follow them on Facebook and Instagram. See their prices here.
To order, you can message them through 0917 866 0662. Click here for more details. You can check out their prices here, and follow them for more updates on Instagram.
Contact them through these numbers: 09188282647 (Gilmore, QC), 09167068223 / 09998785384 (Reposo, Makati), or 09266529702 (BGC, Taguig). For the latest updates, follow them on Facebook. See their prices here.
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— Homestream images from Abub’s Lechon and Tatang’s Lechon.
Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA), makes a big comeback to live performances with an all-new original Filipino musical, Walang Aray.
Playwright Rody Vera reveals that Walang Aray was originally written in 2007 as a screenplay commissioned by Jun Reyes, the award-winning filmmaker, veteran advertising director, and founder of top creative content agency Indie.Go Media. Fittingly so, Reyes is the great-grandson and creative heir of Severino Reyes, who wrote the famous 1898 zarzuela Walang Sugat, on which Walang Aray is based.
The Indie.Go Media film project, however, did not push through as originally planned, as Vera tells, “I had so much fun writing the screenplay, but unfortunately, the cost of doing such a wonderful musical film was much too high. The piece was shelved and for more than ten years it remained in the ‘baul’.”
In 2018, Vera presented Walang Aray to PETA, and Artistic Director Maribel Legarda suggested having original music for the show instead of the initial plan of using OPM songs. “At first, I was a bit reluctant, saying that choosing which OPM song to sing was integrally part of the whole style and tone of the screenplay. But when Vince Lim churned out his first few songs, I was conVinced,” Vera enthused. After much adjustment and revisions to translate the musical from screen to stage, Walang Aray was first performed in a PETA Lab show in 2018 and 2019 under the direction of Ian Segarra with original music and musical direction by Vince Lim, generating an enthusiastic and positive response from audiences and critics alike.
Vera’s updated stage version of Walang Aray is literature and history brought to life in the most cutting-edge and entertaining way, as the musical masterfully blends the timelessly old with modern terminology, funk and pop music, and tongue-in-cheek comedy.
It is a farce and a tribute with so many layers: the musical form of the zarzuela that has been labeled as “outdated” has been reinvented for new audiences without compromising its roots, and the historical narrative also resonates with the present time.
Vera states that amidst the humor and entertainment, Walang Aray also provides commentary on the institutions of old. But is it just poking fun at the villains of our history? Not quite, because the institutions placed under farcical scrutiny in Walang Aray are still here, though modified or configured differently.
“The hypocrisy, the power trips, hidden desires, deceptions, and idiosyncrasies — they’re all still here. And I think that’s exactly what makes this ‘slight’ adjustment from the original zarzuela relatable to us today,” Vera explains.
As the first show to hit the PETA stage after the COVID-19 pandemic, Walang Aray represents the hope that theater can now enter a new chapter after years of global tragedy and hardships. “The pandemic was a long, terrible nightmare and now, we’re back on track ready to fulfill what we all planned – and more!,” says Vera. “While we’re aware these things indeed happened and may happen again, we’re also here to remind people that theater, always… ALWAYS dies and is born anew.”
Walang Aray celebrates the joys and victories of Filipinos, while remembering our colorful history in the theater, and against our oppressors.
The musical is top-billed by Star Magic’s “hottest musical couple” #KDLex, KD Estrada and Alexa Ilacad, alternating with triple threat theater artists Gio Gahol and Marynor Madamesila as Tenyong and Julia. The cast also features PETA artists Jarred Jaicten, Kiki Baento, Carlon Matobato, Gie Onida, Norbs Portales, Neomi Gonzales, John Moran, Tom Bienvenida, Donn Boco, Gerard Dy, Yeyin Dela Cruz, Ada Tayao, and Ayla Garcia, with Gardo Exconde and Csai Habla as the swings.
The musical features young PETA artists at the helm of its creatives: Ian Segarra (director), Vince Lim (composer, musical director, sound designer, additional lyrics), Happy Constantino (sound designer), Gio Gahol (choreographer), Julio Garcia (production designer) and Ayla Garcia (voice coach). They are joined by guest artists, David Esguerra (lighting designer), and JayLo Cunanan (costume designer).
Walang Aray will run at the PETA Theater Center from Feb 17-May 14, 2023. Tickets are available via TicketWorld.com.ph starting December 10, 2022. For bulk tickets and showbuying inquiries, contact Mitch Go at 0917-539-1112.
Absolutely quiet and still, ‘Plan 75’ is a chilling look into a dystopian world where Japan has found a startling way to handle its growing elderly population: a government program that offers assisted suicide to all citizens aged 75 and above. The program itself, the titular Plan 75, offers a cash handout for the volunteers to do with as they please and are assisted all the way through cremation services to make everything easy and tidy. By all means, this film falls under the realm of science fiction but first-time feature film director Chie Hayakawa is not interested in the macro view of this imagined bleak future. Instead, she focuses her camera on three characters: at its center is Michi (played by the arresting Chieko Baisho), a 78-year-old woman with no family, who is struggling to keep her independence in a society that sees no value in someone of her age; Himoru Okabe (played by Hayato Isomura), a sales agent for Plan 75, who truly believes in the cause until he meets an estranged aged family member who signs up for the program; and rounding out the cast is Maria (played by Stefanie Arianne), a Filipina caregiver, who is working in Japan to pay for her daughter’s expensive life-saving surgery, who accepts work from Plan 75.
As a film, ‘Plan 75’ is a character study. The film’s central premise pushes these three characters towards their own crisis of faith and in the process, we watch as this world normalizes death and the discarding of anything that is no longer deemed as valuable. Hayakawa, who co-wrote the screenplay with Jason Gray, covers this deterioration of society with almost no fanfare, as if this was ordinary and normal and it’s a chilling reminder of how bureaucracy and keeping the status quo seems more important on a larger scale for civilizations than the slow degradation of our humanity.
Photo courtesy of TBA Studios
‘Plan 75’ poses its questions and arguments through Michi, Himoru, and Maria. The film is never loud with its objections or statements. We are invested in Michi’s desire to remain “useful,” At 78, she’s struggling to find work to support herself as all her friends are succumbing to old age. Without a family, she is completely on her own and society is pushing her towards volunteering for Plan 75 as there are no opportunities available for her to keep on living.
This is all done without drama, without highlighting the emotions involved. It’s a quiet film that basks in the silences of heavy thought and meditation. Even when Himoru wavers from his own convictions and takes a more personal approach to assisting his uncle with his plans, the film never judges him nor pities him. It is what it is. When Maria discovers, through her work in the Plan 75 facility, what happens to the things left behind by the seniors who have passed on, the film never underlines the sadness or the horror of the insights that are gleaned from this.
Photo courtesy of TBA Studios
What the film manages to do is show us how society and the world is slowly just accepting these questionable changes happening around us. How, in the name of efficiency and the common good, we are allowing people to be left behind and pushed away in favour of those who can contribute more. There’s a hierarchy that is proposed in this film that mirrors what’s happening in real life and ‘Plan 75’ manages to highlight the impact this can have on the people intrinsically linked to it.
Photo courtesy of TBA Studios
This is not an easy film to watch but it is an important one. It skillfully manages to ask important questions over a hypothetical situation and by putting front and center Michi, an elderly woman with no family, no one to vouch for her or fight for her and defend her, the film asks us to make a decision about her. While Hayakawa manages a burst of hope, a moment of urgency at the film’s third act, it still leaves the final verdict to us. Are we as powerless as Maria, victims of our own circumstances or will we have a crisis of conviction such as Himoru, or will we have the strength to stand up against the forces that dictate our worth?
This is not an easy film to watch but you have to watch it.
My Rating:
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— Plan 75opens in cinemas nationwide on December 7. Buy your tickets here.
An adventure of epic proportions. Check out the payoff poster for Paramount Pictures’ “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” and get ready to see it in cinemas across the Philippines March 29, 2023.
A charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers undertake an epic heist to retrieve a lost relic, but things go dangerously awry when they run afoul of the wrong people. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves brings the rich world and playful spirit of the legendary roleplaying game to the big screen in a hilarious and action-packed adventure.
Paramount Pictures Presents In Association with eOne A Jonathan Goldstein & John Francis Daley Film
Directed by Jonathan Goldstein & John Francis Daley, screenplay by Jonathan Goldstein & John Francis Daley and Michael Gilio. Story by Chris McKay & Michael Gilio
Based on HASBRO’S DUNGEONS & DRAGONS
Produced by Jeremy Latcham, p.g.a., Brian Goldner, Nick Meyer; the Executive Producers are Denis L. Stewart, Jonathan Goldstein, John Francis Daley, Chris Pine, Zev Foreman, Greg Mooradian
The film stars Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Regé-Jean Page, Justice Smith, Sophia Lillis, Chloe Coleman, Daisy Head and Hugh Grant.
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves is distributed in the Philippines by Paramount Pictures through Columbia Pictures. Connect with #DnDMovie and tag @paramountpicsph
Photo & Video Credit: “Paramount Pictures International”
The fun spirit that is truly TGI Fridays is more alive than ever. To celebrate Fridays’ 28th anniversary in the country, an exciting one-day promo will be held on December 12: Grab their signature Chicken Fingers for just P28!
A restaurant classic, it is a mainstay on the menu since 1965 when the first TGI Fridays was founded in New York. These hand-battered, deep-fried golden chicken tenders are a favorite choice of guests across all ages.
Enjoy a serving along with other signature dishes like burgers and ribs with luscious desserts and wide beverage menu. All these amidst a vibrant and happy vibe that makes every day feels like Friday.
This offer for dine-in only with maximum of 2 redemptions per transaction. Follow @tgifridaysph.
Last December 4, M Bakery spread the holiday cheer to even more people with its third branch at SM Megamall in Mandaluyong. With Christmas-themed desserts in tow, the world-famous bakery has geared up for the holiday season with an array of freshly baked desserts perfect for reunions, parties, and gifting.
Baking Fresh Daily at SM Megamall
M stands for Megamall as the NYC-based bakery opens its doors at the Upper Ground Level, Mega B at SM Megamall this December 4, Sunday. Customers can expect the same freshly baked goodies that have made M Bakery a favorite dessert destination in the metro, offering its world-famous banana pudding, signature cupcakes, cookies, brownies, cheesecakes, tres leches, and so much more. The first 50 customers on opening days (December 4 and December 5) get a complimentary small Classic Banana Pudding for every PhP 500 purchase.
M Bakery Winter Cakes
“We know many of our loyal customers wanted us to open more branches, so we are closer and more accessible to them. We are excited to finally open in Megamall this December, in time for the holidays. We continue our commitment to share the same NYC experience with our patrons. We’re likewise excited to offer our Holiday-themed desserts perfect for this season as more and more people go out of their homes to celebrate with family and friends,” shares Stewart Ong, Managing Partner of M Bakery Philippines.
Christmas Cupcakes to bring joy this season
M Bakery is rolling out its Holiday collection ideal for family reunions, parties, Noche Buena and gifting.
M Bakery’s Christmas Cupcakes and Mini Christmas Cupcakes up for grabs.
M Bakery’s Christmas Cupcakes are made with vanilla and chocolate cakes, topped with vanilla or chocolate buttercream and finished off with festive Christmas decons. Order per piece (PhP 165) or by box of 2 (PhP 330) or 6 (PhP 900). It also comes in mini size by the dozen. (PhP 840).
Limited-Edition Chocolate Peppermint Cupcake
M Bakery also features a special limited-edition cupcake, the Chocolate Peppermint Cupcake. Bite into chocolate peppermint flavor with this delectable treat made of moist chocolate cupcake iced with red and white peppermint meringue buttercream and topped with crushed peppermint candies.
M Bakery’s Winter-Themed Cakes Make for Eye-Catching Centerpieces in Any Christmas Spread
Add sparkle to your Christmas spread with M Bakery’s winter-themed cakes. These are offered in classic vanilla, chocolate or red velvet cake as base and come with a variety of intricate buttercream designs to choose from:
There’s the Snowman Cake (6” size for Php 2,300 and 9” size for PhP 2,850). While the Bottle Brush Tree Cake is designed with pastel blue or pastel pink buttercream icing with white or green sanding sugar. (6” size for PhP 2,450 and 9” size for PhP 3,100).
The Lights & Gifts Christmas Cake (6” size for PhP 2,450 and 9” size for PhP 3,100)
Also get to choose between The Lights & GiftsChristmas Cake (6” size for PhP 2,450 and 9” size for PhP 3,100) or the Winter Cake thatfeatures different winter-themed designs (price starts at PhP 2,300.)
Yule Log Cake with Vanilla Buttercream (Prices start at PhP 2,300)
The Yule Log Cake is available in red vanilla, chocolate, or red velvet cake with vanilla or chocolate buttercream. (Prices start at PhP 2,300.) Also try the Holiday Red Velvet Cake, which is made of red velvet cake iced with white and green vanilla buttercream and decorated with holly confetti sprinkles. (6” size for PhP 2,200 and 9” size for PhP 3,250).
The Chocolate Peppermint Cake is chocolate cake topped with white and red peppermint meringue buttercream icing. (6” size for PhP 2,300 and 9” size for Php 3,250).
M Bakery’s Delectable Holiday Gift Boxes
M Bakery’s limited-time Holiday gifting collection features best-selling cookies, bars and brownies, famous Banana Pudding and more. These treats are crafted to add the ultimate sweetness this Holiday season.
For those who have a sweet tooth, the Baker’s Choice Bar Assortment (PhP 1,950) is a great choice coming in a delicious assortment of four pieces each of double fudge brownies, chocolate chunk brownies, and magic cookie bars.
For cookie lovers, the Baker’s Choice Cookie Assortment (PhP 1,500) offers its best-selling classic cookies that includes 12 pieces each of chocolate chunk cookies and oatmeal raisin cookies.
For chocolate lovers, the Brownie and Blondie Flavor Box (PhP 650) would be perfect with two pieces each of M Bakery’s decadent brownies and blondies inside a Christmas gift box.
M Bakery’sCare Package (PhP2,200) includes six pieces each of M Bakery’s chocolate chunk blondies, double fudge brownies, and chocolate chunk cookies.
The Chocolate Chunk Cookie Favor Box (PhP 450) features six of M Bakery’s classic chocolate chunk cookies while the Cutout Sugar Cookie Favor Box (PhP 450) includes six classic sugar cookies in a variety of seasonal shapes.
The Holiday Cookie Sampler (PhP 1,500) is an assortment of M Bakery’s bestselling cookies. This everything-in-one box includes six pieces each of gingersnaps, sugar cutout cookies, jammy thumbprints, and cinnamon-y snickerdoodles.
Feel the taste of home with M Bakery’s Home for the Holidays (PhP 990) with six jammy thumbprints, six snowballs, and six chocolate crinkles. ‘Tis the Season (PhP 2,450) is perfect for Christmas parties or potlucks as this tray includes 12 pieces each of M Bakery’s jammy thumbprints, snickerdoodles, cutout sugar cookies, gingersnaps, and holiday confetti cookies.
Banana Pudding Party Bowl
Looking for a showstopper for your next gathering? Let your guests indulge in M Bakery’s iconic Banana Pudding Party Bowl, featuring layers of vanilla wafers, fresh bananas, and creamy pudding. It’s available in various flavors and comes in a small bowl good for 8 – 10 pax (PhP 2,300) or large bowl good for up to 20 pax (PhP 3,250).
M Bakery Gift Certificates
Can’t decide which gift to buy for loved ones? M Bakery offers its exclusive Gift Certificates that come in denominations of PhP 500 and PhP 1,000, so they can visit M Bakery’s different branches to get decadent desserts they fancy.
Drop by the flagship store at Lower Ground of One Bonifacio High Street Mall, Bonifacio Global City, or call (+632) 847-9829 or (+63) 917-633-1718 to get your baked treats or to place your advance orders.
Get to also visit M Bakery’s other stores in Power Plant Mall (2nd floor) in Rockwell, Makati City, and in SM Megamall (Upper Ground Level, Mega B).
You may also find M Bakery on GrabFood, Food Panda, and Pick.A.Roo. To learn more about M Bakery’s products and treats, follow M Bakery on Facebook or Instagram.
There’s just something so satisfying about a good revenge drama. From watching the downtrodden protagonists get their bearings and become this determinedly vengeful and scheming protagonist to finally witnessing the villains get their well-deserved comeuppance, revenge dramas show that sometimes you just have to take karma into your own hands.
With Viu, the go-to streaming platform for all things Korean and Asian entertainment content, fans of the genre can have their pick of the most nail-biting and addictive revenge dramas –many of which are played by some of the industry’s biggest stars.
If you’re on the lookout good revenge K-dramas, here are some of the biggest titles available on Viu – best streamed through the country’s fastest broadband PLDT Home.
Reborn Rich (2022)
In Reborn Rich, this year’s most anticipated series exclusively shown in the Philippines on Viu, certified K-drama hottie Song Joong Ki plays Yoon Hyun-Woo, a long-serving steward of the Soonyang Conglomerate. Finding himself falsely accused of embezzlement by the conglomerate’s family, he is killed by their youngest son Jin Do-Joon.
That should’ve been the end of his story, but fate has other plans for our wronged hero, as shortly after his death, Yoon Hyun-Woo wakes up in the body of his killer. Not one to miss a chance for revenge, Hyun-Woo decides to not only destroy the family from within, he also schemes to take over and run the company himself.
The Innocent Man (2012)
Song Joong Ki is no stranger to shows where he plays characters out for revenge. He is as equally broody and scheming in his debut drama from 10 years ago, The Innocent Man. In the series, Joong Ki plays a promising young student who gets betrayed by his lover who left him for another – richer – man. Years later, he becomes a bartender-gigolo out to exact revenge on his former lover. What happens next: The student becomes the master as he then seduces the daughter of the man she earlier left him for.
Lawless Lawyer (2018)
In the series, yet another K-drama heartthrob, Lee Joon Gi, who shows you how revenge is best served cold. A lawyer raised by his gang member uncle, Bong Sang Pil (Lee Joon Gi) uses what he learned – which often skirts the definition of what’s legal – to mete out justice. This, all while he’s investigating and trying to avenge his mother’s death.
Taxi Driver (2021)
Perfect for fans of true crime, Taxi Driver is a series based on recent crimes that happened in South Korea with the offenders being punished lightly or, in some instances, let go. Lee Je Hoon plays Kim Do Gi, a not-so-ordinary taxi driver as he is part of a company that provides “revenge service.” The underground group drives their taxis around the city hunting down criminals themselves.
The World of the Married (2020)
Based on a popular BBC UK drama, The World of the Married stars Kim Hee-ae as Ji Sun Woo, a successful doctor who discovers that her ideal life isn’t what it seems after she begins to uncover all the lies surrounding her and discovering her husband’s affair. They say hell hath no fury than a woman scorned with Sun Woo being the perfect personification. The show has become one of the highest-rated K-dramas in Korea and has spawned its own hit Filipino adaptation, TheBroken Marriage Vow.
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The iconic adventurer Indiana Jonesreturns in the upcoming movie Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny! Lucasfilm has recently dropped the trailer for the fifth installment of the famous movie franchise. Check out the trailer for the new film below:
Indiana Jones has become one of the timeless movie icons thanks to the famous trilogy of films from the ’80s, namely, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. In 2008, the franchise was further expanded with Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, to be followed by the upcoming The Dial of Destiny.
In this new film, Harrison Ford is back as the iconic archaeologist and adventurer. While the official synopsis for the movie has yet to be revealed, the trailer hints at looking back on Indy’s past, with action sequences featuring a de-aged Ford.
Directed by James Mangold, the film also stars Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Antonio Banderas, John Rhys-Davies, Shaunette Renee Wilson, Thomas Kretschmann, Toby Jones, Boyd Holbrook, Oliver Richters, Ethann Isidore, and Mads Mikkelsen.
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is set for a US release on June 30, 2023.
Celebrate a national dream in Thailand with The Lost Lotteries Now streaming on Netflix
Looking for a belly-aching laugh fest this holiday season? This is your winning ticket. Five unlucky strangers are brought together in their fight against a mafia boss, in order to steal back winning lottery tickets worth millions. Tapping on the national dream of winning lotteries in Thailand, The Lost Lotteries appeals to both domestic and international audiences through its delicate balance of various comedic styles that cater to different sensibilities.
Peek into the complex world of Thai boxing in Hurts Like Hell Now streaming on Netflix
With its humble origins in Thailand, Muay Thai has seen its influence spread across the globe. Get an up-close-and-personal look at the world of this beloved sport in Hurts Like Hell, a part-anthology, part-documentary mini series. Fans and even non-fans of the sport will be able to indulge themselves in tracing the sport’s history, as well as its entanglements with the underworld today.
Trapped in a flooded cave complex in the summer of 2018, 12 young Thai footballers had the world watching them over the span of 17 days. Helmed by award-winning director, Pailin Wedel, the compelling documentary, The Trapped 13: How We Survived The Thai Cave, reflects the perspectives of the survivors, delving into the intricacies of the dangerous rescue mission and how they survived this life-changing event.
If documentaries aren’t your thing, tune in to the drama series Thai Cave Rescue. Told with care, compassion, and a commitment to authenticity, this drama series sheds light on the real story behind the cave rescue, with real-life elements including scenes filmed at some of the boys’ homes.
INDONESIA
High-octane action and comedy in Timo Tjahjanto’sThe Big 4 Now Streaming on Netflix
Abimana Aryasatya, Putri Marino, Arie Kriting, Lutesha, and Kristo Immanuel star in the first action-comedy from Indonesian director Timo Tjahjanto. The Big 4 sees four retired assassins joining forces to track down an elusive murderer. Faced with a straight-arrow cop, will this gang of experts be able to catch the killer?
Chase wanderlut in Bali in A Perfect Fit Now Streaming on Netflix
What if fate comes a little too late? A fashion blogger finds herself going down an unexpected path during a life-changing trip to Bali, where she meets a gifted shoemaker. The only question in this whirlwind romance is: can she keep her commitment to her fiancé?
PHILIPPINES
Snuggle up for an emotional story on second chances in Doll House Now Streaming on Netflix
We all need a good cry sometimes, and Doll House is here to help with just that. Praised as a heartwarming tale poignantly portraying the complexities of father-daughter relationships, Doll House’s sentimental plot will have you holding your loved ones a little closer this year.
BONUS: CHINESE LANGUAGE PICKS!
Get ready for heart-pumping action with Louis Koo, Sean Lau and Carina Lau in Warriors of Future Now Streaming on Netflix
When a meteor carrying a destructive plant strikes the world, a suicide squad is given mere hours to save their post-apocalyptic city from total collapse. As humanity faces the threat of extinction, can our heroes emerge victorious against powerful alien creatures? Featuring Hong Kong’s biggest names in the film industry, including Louis Koo, Sean Lau and Carina Lau, Warriors of Future is an ambitious production that is well-placed to live up to the hype.
Go on an emotional roller coaster in Shards of Her Now Streaming on Netflix
The line between what’s real and what’s not gets blurred in this Taiwanese mystery thriller starring Hsu Wei-Ning, Toby Lee and Wen Chen-Ling. After a coma leaves her with amnesia, an accomplished career woman finds herself navigating a warped reality where she is forced to revisit her painful past.
Laugh along with your favorite aunty as she explores the dating life in Mom, Don’t Do That! Now Streaming on Netflix
Everyone has that one aunty whose love life is constantly on the rocks. In this Taiwanese family dramedy, a widow sets out to find new love and comes head-to-head with her own daughter. Filled with hilarious moments while following the ups and downs of relationships, Mom, Don’t Do That! is a heartfelt lesson in sincerity and the value of family.
