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  • 8 Movies Coming to PBO Channel This March 2022

    After a hectic new year and a busy love month, March is here! If you feel like spending some of your free time this month on the couch, watching films, PBO Channel has you covered with their lineup of Pinoy movies. And to make it even easier for you, we’ve rounded up eight movies from their lineup that you might want to catch on your TV!

    Check them out below:

    Talk Back and You’re Dead

    Starring James Reid, Nadine Lustre, and Joseph Marco
    March 4, 5:15 PM | March 12, 7 PM | March 22, 11 AM

    Ang Pagsanib Kay Leah dela Cruz

    Starring Sarah Lahbati, Shy Carlos, and Julian Trono
    March 5, 5 PM | March 15, 9:15 AM | March 25, 3:15 PM | March 31, 11:30 PM

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xwZlUbiDx0

    Call Her Ganda

    March 5, 9:30 PM | March 9, 3:15 PM | March 11, 9:30 AM | March 14, 5 AM | March 20, 11:30 PM

    Manila Kingpin: The Asiong Salonga Story

    Starring E.R. Ejercito, Carla Abellana, and Baron Geisler
    March 10, 8:45 AM | March 20, 7:15 PM | March 23, 11:15 PM

    Biyernes Santo

    Starring Ella Cruz, Gardo Versoza, and Mark Anthony Fernandez
    March 12, 9:30 PM | March 13, 11:15 AM | March 15, 3 PM | March 17, 9:15 AM | March 21, 1 PM | March 26, 11:30 PM | March 30, 9:30 PM

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSFFNhtar_I

    Nuuk

    Starring Aga Muhlach and Alice Dixson
    March 13, 1:15 PM

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYIQcIwGMWE&t

    Waves

    Starring Baron Geisler, Ilona Struzik, and Pilar Pilapil
    March 14, 9:30 PM

    Hindi Tayo Pwede

    Starring Lovi Poe, Tony Labrusca, and Marco Gumabao
    March 19, 9:30 PM | March 20, 11 AM | March 23, 3:30 PM | March 25, 7:30 PM | March 29, 1 PM

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=–aQSO_NjYw

    For more Movies on PBO Channel this March and for the daily schedules of PBO, click here.

    [Note: schedules are subject to change without prior notice]

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  • Starbucks Philippines Offers New Digital Services to Enhance Customer Experience

    Starbucks Philippines recently launched three new services that bridge both physical and digital experiences. With customer convenience and safety in mind, Starbucks Philippines makes ordering easy, contactless and rewarding. Partnering with leading e-wallet platform, GCash, the first of these services include gifting of digital Starbucks gift certificates through GLife. In addition, the company now allows Starbucks Rewards members to collect Stars with purchases from the official Starbucks LazMall Flagship Store on Lazada, and expanded their Mobile Order & Pay features with new pickup options.

    Send Starbucks eGifts through GLife on Gcash

    GLife

    For little occasions that deserve something extra, sending a Starbucks eGift is now just a tap away. Customers can order and send Starbucks eGifts starting at Php 300 through GLife on GCash. Customers can choose to share Starbucks eGifts through messaging apps and redeem by showing the eGift QR code to pay for drinks, food or merchandise in any Starbucks store in the Philippines. For more information, visit https://starbuckscard.ph/sbcard/egift or through https://gcashapp.page.link/Starbucks via mobile. 

    Collect Stars with purchases from the official Starbucks LazMall flagship store on Lazada

    Starbucks

    Starbucks now gives Starbucks Rewards members more reasons to collect merchandise from the comfort of their own homes. Members who link their accounts to Lazada will earn 1 Star for every P25 spent on purchases from the Starbucks LazMall Flagship Store.To link a Starbucks Rewards account, customers can simply click the ‘Member’ tab found in the Starbucks LazMall Flagship Store, and sign-in using a registered Starbucks Rewards email and password. For more information, visit https://starbuckscard.ph/sbcard/faq.  

    Try new ways to pick up favorites with Starbucks Mobile Order & Pay

    Mobile Order Pay

    Mobile Order & Pay allows Starbucks Rewards members to place orders ahead of their visit and pick up at their chosen Starbucks store, all within the Starbucks app. The app estimates wait time. When their order is ready, the customer can simply breeze in and get their order from the handoff. For more information, visit https://starbuckscard.ph/sbcard/orderandpay. 

    “We’re very proud of how our partners (employees) consistently deliver an unparalleled store experience. With the pandemic and customer’s shift to digital channels, our goal is to continuously transform the Starbucks Experience and provide innovative ways whether a customer chooses to connect with us at a store or through an app,” said Jamie Silva, Senior Manager for Marketing, Digital Customer Experience & Loyalty at Starbucks Philippines.

  • 10 Movies Coming to Cinema One This March 2022

    Cinema One is serving a variety of must-watch films for the month of March! Asian movies, blockbuster hits, romantic comedies, and more are in store for you when you tune in to Cinema One Channel. Here are ten films to check out this March 2022 if you’re planning a movie marathon at home:

    Everything About Her

    Starring Angel Locsin, Xian Lim, Vilma Santos
    March 1

    A caregiver struggles with her new client, a powerful businesswoman prone to treating the people around her badly.

    Mood of the Day (Dubbed)

    Starring Moon Chae-Won, Yoo Yeon-Seok
    March 6

    A train ride brings two unlikely people together. 

    Catch Me… I’m In Love 

    Starring Sarah Geronimo, Gerald Anderson, Christopher De Leon
    March 6

    A young girl with high ideals about romance is assigned to accompany the spoiled son of the president as he goes on an immersion trip. Coming from different worlds, the two find much to fight about. But an attraction soon grows between them.

    The Super Parental Guardians

    Starring Vice Ganda, Coco Martin
    March 8

    Arci gains custody of his best friend’s children before she dies and the children’s uncle has no choice but to join in on the craziest adventure of their lives as they play the roles of Momshie and Popshie to the kids.

    Reset

    Starring Yang Mi, Wallace Huo
    March 11

    A single mother who works as an associate reacher helping to complete a technology that can allow people to go back in time. Her son then gets kidnapped by a mysterious man and is forced to hand over her life’s work to save his son.

    Glorious

    Starring Angel Aquino, Tony Labrusca
    March 13

    A woman in her 50s begins a passionate affair with a 22-year-old who sweeps her off her feet, but those around them are quick to judge their love.

    The Healing

    Starring Vilma Santos, Kim Chiu
    March 17

    A community that relies on the powers of a faith healer is torn apart as the healing brings them a terrible curse that threatens to cause everyone great harm.

    Barcelona: A Love Untold

    Starring Kathryn Bernardo, Daniel Padilla
    March 21

    A young man still trying to get over a past love meets a young woman in Barcelona trying to run away from her pain.

    Must Be… Love

    Starring Kathryn Bernardo, Daniel Padilla
    March 24

    A tomboyish young girl is distraught when her male best friend starts courting another girl. She must consider changing herself in order to win him over.

    Kasal

    Starring Bea Alonzo, Paulo Avelino, Derek Ramsay
    March 31

    Lia is set to marry Cebu’s most eligible bachelor and mayoral candidate Philip. Conflict begins when Lia’s ex-boyfriend Wado works for them on a project that will potentially help Philip win the elections.

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    For more Cinema One movies this March and for daily schedules of Cinema One, click here.

    [Note: Channel schedules and movie lineup are subject to change without prior notice]

  • With a questionable premise, ‘Sing 2’ is as hollow as it is excessive

    I never got to see the first movie so I came into the movie without any attachments or expectations from the movie. I’m guessing most of the character work for these characters was done in the first installment but ‘Sing 2’ doesn’t do much with the characters they already have. While the film feels designed to just entertain and give its audience a good time, I find myself questioning a lot of the messages that are found in this movie for kids.

    The film begins with a musical that our characters are performing in – success that they have found obviously after the challenges they must’ve faced in the previous film – and they are quite victorious. They sing a very modern take on Prince’s ‘Let’s Go Crazy’ in a nod to Alice in Wonderland. Even with their sold-out performances, the show’s manager, Buster Moon, is hoping they’d catch the interest of the talent scout Suki, who is looking for new talent to bring to a Las Vegas composite called Red Shore.

    But to their dismay, Suki says that their show is entertaining but not quite what Red Shore is looking for. “You won’t cut it in Red Shore,” she says (and I’m paraphrasing) and she delivers the killing blow: “You’re just not good enough.”

    Motivated by the wise words of their rich patroness, Nana Noodleman, to work hard and prove everyone wrong, Buster takes his crew and goes to Red Shore anyway to audition anyway even if they weren’t invited to go.

    It’s this premise that gets me nervous. Instead of working hard to make a better show that would impress talent scouts, Buster Moon sneaks into an audition they were not invited to go and then proceeds to make a promise to give a show that includes a reclusive superstar, Clay Calloway, whom they have never met before.

    With a questionable premise, ‘Sing 2’ is as hollow as it is excessive

    Buster Moon and his company get the gig despite not having an invite, not having a script, nor having a superstar that they promised to deliver. All his crew’s hopes and dreams are resting on a lie, aside from the fact that everyone seems to be unprepared for the big-time like Suki had said.

    And then things get worse – for the crew, yes, that’s the heart of the story – but also for the questionable messages within the film.

    Mina, the sweet elephant with the amazing voice, is nervous about kissing her co-star, whom she’s never met. Buster Moon tells her, in a passive-aggressive way, to suck it up. There’s something wrong here. Rosita, a pig who is juggling her performing career and motherhood, is forced to do a dive from a great height when she has had no training or preparation. She’s just expected to do this because it’s the act that they wrote on the fly with no concerns about whether she could do it or if she was okay with it.

    With a questionable premise, ‘Sing 2’ is as hollow as it is excessive

    And then there’s the gorilla Johnny, who has to do a dance battle and it appears that he has no classical training and is constantly harassed by the master choreographer Klaus Kickenklober, who is mean and ruthless in his training. This bothers me a lot because, while Klaus is unnecessarily mean, it positions him and classical dance training as a bad thing. Later, the proposed solution to this is “going with the flow.” It undermines formal education in the arts. I have nothing against self-trained individuals but to demonize classical training seems very wrong.

    The film is filled with problematic storylines like this and handled in such a quick and dismissive way – some successfully while others not quite – which can exacerbate the misconceptions about what it takes to truly make it.

    And then, there’s the whole concept of making it. Red Shore looks and feels a lot like Las Vegas. It’s excessive and loud and bright. There’s no subtlety or class to all of this and it really equates success to money and bringing in the audience and it doesn’t quite anchor what it is they are doing – putting on a good show – to anything personal or meaningful. 

    If anything, the film really pushes a capitalist agenda by equating success to big and loud and bright and by any means necessary. 

    With a questionable premise, ‘Sing 2’ is as hollow as it is excessive

    The animation is amazing, though. The textures of the different fur and scales of the various animals are wonderfully executed. And you can’t go wrong with the songs of U2 (Bono does the voice of Clay Calloway). Even with the new arrangements, the songs are stunning. There are even some very spirited numbers like Coldplay’s ‘A Sky Full of Stars’ and Ariana Grande’s ‘Break Free’ in a spectacular visual feast.

    But at the heart of it all, it’s empty and shallow. The emotional beats are not fully pushed to their most satisfying end. It’s all visual gags – some quite good – and easy wins that don’t really stick because they came without any real deep struggle. 

    My Rating:

    5 stars - Don't Look Up review




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    Sing 2 is now showing in cinemas nationwide. Find a cinema near you.

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  • Celebrate Strawberry Day with These 7 Desserts in Metro Manila

    In case you didn’t know, February 27 is National Strawberry Day! Of course, the best way to celebrate this occasion is to dive into the sweet and tart fruit not just in its purest form but also in the many ways it is transformed into delectable desserts! With Strawberry Day coming up, we’ve rounded up seven strawberry desserts around the metro that you might want to celebrate with!

    Cupid’s Strawberry Chantilly

    by Butternut Bakery

    This beautiful cake that’s currently available for pre-order until February 28, offers 8-inch vanilla sponge layers with Butternut Bakery’s luscious berry compote and melt-in-your-mouth créme chantilly, topped with a generous heap of fresh flowers, more berries, 24k gold flakes, and so much more!

    Order here.

    Fancy Pants Ice Cream

    by Bubu Bars

    If you want a quick snack with some strawberry goodness, this popsicle from Bubu Bars is worth biting into. It is made with a sweet and tart 100% vegan ice cream blended with roasted strawberries, and covered in thick Auro 77% single origin dark chocolate. Making each stick even more eye-popping are the Freeze dried strawberries topped over the chocolate coating.

    Order here.

    Strawberry Cream Cheese Pancakes & Waffles

    by Single Origin

    Strawberry can even become more crave-worthy with the right combination of cream cheese. All-day breakfast cafe Single Origin offers pancakes and waffles with the best of both worlds, topping them with whipped cream cheese, maple syrup, and slices of delicious strawberries.

    Order here.

    Strawberry Milk Pies

    by Tokyo Milk Cheese Factory

    Known for their treats infused with Hokkaido Milk and the world’s best cheeses, Tokyo Milk Cheese Factory recently put a spin on their beloved milk pies! Introducing the Strawberry Milk Pie, a flaky puff pastry with a rich Hokkaido milk and strawberry filling that bursts into your mouth in every bite!

    Order here.

    Strawberry Rose Cake

    by Bizu Patisserie

    Here’s another pretty cake that’s perfect as a gift for someone or just for yourself. The Strawberry Rose Cake is a 6-inch by 5-inch cake made with layers of moist sponge cake, chantilly cream, strawberry sauce, and rose essence. Crowning this pastel pink treat are Rose Macaron de Paris and meringue.

    Order here.

    Strawberry Dreamcake

    by Le Sucre Lab

    Le Sucre Lab offers dreamy and delectable cakes in cans that are too tempting not to dive into! Their Strawberry Dreamcake delivers luscious layers of pillowy chiffon cake, fresh strawberries, and strawberry cream that will turn into reality your sweetest strawberry dreams!

    Order here.

    Strawberry Shortcake

    by Vizco’s

    Why not celebrate Strawberry Day with something more classic and with an esteemed reputation? Fortunately for us Manila folks, Baguio’s Vizco’s opened two branches in Metro Manila late last year. Of course, their famous Strawberry Shortcake is a no-brainer choice for cake fans, with its rich fusion of luscious cream and strawberries that will surely indulge anyone’s sweet tooth.

    Locations: Lower Ground Floor, SM Megamall, Building A / SM North Edsa, Annex

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    Homestream images from Tokyo Milk Cheese Factory and Butternut Bakery.

  • ‘Woof woof!’: Filipino pet brand Doggo opens first pop-up #DoggoHouse in BGC

    Something fur-ry exciting has arrived – pet care brand Doggo has launched its very first pop-up store called the #DoggoHouse, marking its success as becoming every fur-parent’s go-to brand for dog food and treats, toys, grooming essentials, and accessories during the pandemic.

    The pop-up shop opened in Bonifacio High Street, Bonifacio Global City, a spot popular with animal lovers for its pet-friendly spaces. #DoggoHouse brings Doggo’s quality products closer to dogs and their owners, and serves as a one-stop destination for all dog care essentials.

    Doggo - Doggo House Pop-up Store 1
    Doggo’s #DoggoHouse Pop-up Store

    The pop-up store is a key milestone for Filipino-owned Doggo, one of the most trusted pet care brands in the country today. Launched only in 2019, Doggo managed to grow exponentially amid the pandemic and is now one of the top five pet brands in popular e-commerce platforms, and a leading supplier in pet store chain, Pet Express.

    The launch was attended by Doggo CEO Kurt Cheng and hooman ambassador, Nico Bolzico. A select number of guests witnessed the official opening ceremony, with strict safety protocols in place. To cater to the event’s fur-ry important guests, a Doggo Treatos Table was set up, which served a  buffet of treats for fur-friends to enjoy. Staff also handed out their best-selling dog treats to pet passersby in the area. Dog trainer Milo and Friends also kicked things up with a short show.

    Doggo - Doggo House Ribbot Cutting Event
    #DoggoHouse Ribbon Cutting Event

    “This achievement is for our fur-friends and their owners. We can’t wait for everyone to get to know our brand better through #DoggoHouse. Gaining loyal customers online is one thing, but having the chance to interact with them personally through this store makes all of us at Doggo very excited,” said CEO Kurt Cheng.

    He adds that Bonifacio High Street was a sure choice for Doggo, given the area’s lively pet-friendly culture. “Any day you come here, owners and their pets are walking, bonding, and spending time together. It gives off such a positive vibe that goes perfectly with Doggo.”

    Doggo - Doggo House CEO with Nico Bolzico and Influencers
    #DoggoHouse CEO with Nico Bolzico and Influencers

    Nico Bolzico, a longtime ambassador of the brand and hooman best friend to Pochola, also feted Doggo on the milestone. “I’m very happy to see that Doggo is here! Definitely, a lot of fur-parents like me are happy and I can’t wait for more people to come visit #DoggoHouse and see why we love the brand.”

    To celebrate this feat, Doggo is offering promos and discounts exclusive to the pop-up store, paw-fect for pet owners and their fur-babies to enjoy. A limited number of treats will also be given for free daily to dogs who will drop by the store or are in the area. A dog water bowl which is being refilled every hour is also available at the side of the store for all the fur-babies!

    Doggo Doggo House Janina Manipol
    Janina Manipol at #DoggoHouse

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    #DoggoHouse is located in Block 3 of Bonifacio High Street, across from Starbucks and FRNK Milk Bar.

  • LOOK: Two Pinoy Artists’ Fan Art Posters Win ‘Morbius’ Global Fan Art Competition

    Columbia Pictures is happy to announce that two Filipino artists are among the five winners of the just-concluded Morbius – Talenthouse Fan Art Global Competition.

    The winning Pinoy artists are Adriann Delmo and Jireh Villafuerte (aka Kyouzins) whose entries captured the essence of the Marvel legend, Morbius.  Lead actor Jared Leto himself selected the winners.  Delmo and Villafuerte will each receive $2,000 and their works will potentially be featured on physical posters or used as digital art to promote the film.

    Check out the winning fan art below and watch the action-thriller Morbius, exclusively in Philippine cinemas March 30:

    Jireh Villafuerte Philippines 1
    Jireh Villafuerte
    Adriann Delmo Philippines 1
    Adriann Delmo

    One of Marvel’s most compelling and conflicted characters comes to the big screen as Oscar® winner Jared Leto transforms into the enigmatic antihero Michael Morbius. Dangerously ill with a rare blood disorder and determined to save others suffering his same fate, Dr. Morbius attempts a desperate gamble.  While at first it seems to be a radical success, a darkness inside him is unleashed. Will good override evil – or will Morbius succumb to his mysterious new urges?

    Morbius is directed by Daniel Espinosa, story by Matt Sazama & Burk Sharpless, screenplay by Matt Sazama & Burk Sharpless and Art Marcum & Matt Holloway, based on the Marvel Comics. Produced by Matt Tolmach, Avi Arad and Lucas Foster. The executive producers are Louise Rosner and Emma Ludbrook.

    The film stars Jared Leto, Matt Smith, Adria Arjona, Jared Harris, Al Madrigal with Tyrese Gibson.

    Morbius is distributed by Columbia Pictures, local office of Sony Pictures Releasing International.  Connect with the hashtag #Morbius

  • The Peninsula Manila’s Asian Restaurant Spices Finally Reopens

    Cheers! Indoor and al fresco dining is back in Spices restaurant of The Peninsula Manila.

    With the ambience of an exotic spice market, it is the perfect place to enjoy fresh and authentic Southeast Asian cuisine in a beautiful setting. Sip a delicious cocktail at the al fresco tables of  Spices Garden or the glass-walled pavilion while admiring the outdoor pool or savor signature dishes like Yam Pla Duk Fu (Crispy catfish salad), Tom Kha Gai (Coconut-poached chicken soup with lemongrass, kaffir lime and galangal), Asam Goreng (Beef short ribs with tamarind sauce), and Spices classic Nali Rogan Josh (Aromatic lamb shank). Vegans can also enjoy delicious “Naturally Peninsula” plant-based selections in the cool and inviting interiors, decorated in natural materials such as bamboo, rattan and coconut.

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    Spices is open Wednesday to Sunday for lunch and dinner.

    For inquiries and table reservations, please call The Peninsula Manila at +63 2 8887 2888 (ext. 6694 for Restaurant Reservations), mobile +63 917 557 8014, or email diningpmn@peninsula.com. Or visit https://www.peninsula.com/en/manila/hotel-fine-dining/spices-asian-cuisine-restaurant.

  • New Movies in Philippine Cinemas this March 2022 

    We’ve got a solid lineup of films hitting the big screen soon! From Robert Pattinson suiting up as the Batman to Jared Leto’s Marvel superhero pic, there are many films to enjoy in the theaters for the month of March.

    March 2022 In PH Cinemas Monthly

    Here’s a list of movies in Philippine cinemas this March 2022:

    1. The Batman

    Wednesday, March 02

    When a killer targets Gotham’s elite with a series of sadistic machinations, a trail of cryptic clues sends the World’s Greatest Detective on an investigation into the underworld.

    2. Turning Red

    Thursday, March 10

    Mei Lee is a confident dorky 13-year-old torn between staying her mother’s dutiful daughter and the chaos of adolescence. Her protective, if not slightly overbearing mother, Ming is never far from her daughter. As if changes to her interests, relationships, and body weren’t enough, whenever she gets too excited she “poofs” into a giant red panda!

    3. Ambulance

    Wednesday, March 16

    A bank heist gone wrong has bank robbers steal an ambulance that has a paramedic and a police officer in critical condition on board.

    4. Paw Patrol: The Movie

    Wednesday, March 16

    Ryder and his crew of pups face a new challenge: stopping Mayor Humdinger from wreaking havoc in Adventure City.

    5. Morbius

    Wednesday, March 30

    Dangerously ill with a rare blood disorder, and determined to save others suffering his same fate, Dr. Morbius attempts a desperate gamble. What at first appears to be a radical success soon reveals itself to be a remedy potentially worse than the disease.

    6. Sonic the Hedgehog 2

    Wednesday, March 30

    Sonic is eager to prove he has what it takes to be a true hero when Dr. Robotnik returns with a new partner, Knuckles. Sonic teams up with Tails in a journey to find a powerful emerald before it falls into the wrong hands.


    [Note: release dates subject to change without prior notice.] 

  • TV Guide: Movies Showing From February 21 to 27, 2022

    Isn’t it a bummer when you see your favorite movie already playing halfway through when you turn on the TV? Fret not! From rom-com and action to horror and thriller, we’re giving you a heads up on all the must-watch movies on TV from February 21 to 27, 2022.

    February 21, Monday

    Jurassic World
    (12:05pm, HBO)
    Located off the coast of Costa Rica, the Jurassic World luxury resort provides a habitat for an array of genetically engineered dinosaurs, including the vicious and intelligent Indominus rex. When the massive creature escapes, it sets off a chain reaction that causes the other dinos to run amok. Now, it’s up to a former military man and animal expert to use his special skills to save two young brothers and the rest of the tourists from an all-out, prehistoric assault.

    Coach Carter
    (2:35pm, Cinemax)
    In 1999, Ken Carter returns to his old high school in Richmond, California, to get the basketball team into shape. With tough rules and academic discipline, he succeeds in setting the players on a winning streak. But when their grades start to suffer, Carter locks them out of the gym and shuts down their championship season. When he is criticized by the players and their parents, he sticks to his guns, determined that they excel in class as well as on the court.

    February 22, Tuesday

    Storks
    (2:50pm, HBO)
    Storks deliver babies — or at least they used to. Now, they deliver packages for a global internet retail giant. Junior, the company’s top delivery stork, lands in hot water when the Baby Factory produces an adorable but wholly unauthorized girl. Desperate to deliver this bundle of trouble, Junior and his friend Tulip, the only human on Stork Mountain, race against time to make their first baby drop before the boss finds out.

    No Other Woman
    (7pm, Cinema One)
    A woman discovers that her husband is having an affair with a customer’s daughter.

    February 23, Wednesday

    The Mall The Merrier
    (7pm, Cinema One)
    Two siblings fight for ownership of their parents’ mall.

    This Time
    (7:30pm, PBO)
    Childhood friends start having feelings for each other, but a long-distance relationship becomes a great challenge for both of them.

    Oblivion
    (8pm, HBO)
    In the year 2077, Jack Harper works as a security repairman on an Earth left empty and devastated after a war with aliens. Jack has two weeks left before his mission ends and he joins his fellow survivors on a faraway colony. However, Jack’s concept of reality comes crashing down after he rescues a beautiful stranger from a downed spacecraft. The woman’s arrival triggers a chain of events that culminates in Jack’s nearly single-handed battle to save mankind.

    February 24, Thursday

    Spider-Man: Homecoming
    (11:50am, Cinemax)
    Thrilled by his experience with the Avengers, young Peter Parker returns home to live with his Aunt May. Under the watchful eye of mentor Tony Stark, Parker starts to embrace his newfound identity as Spider-Man. He also tries to return to his normal daily routine — distracted by thoughts of proving himself to be more than just a friendly neighborhood superhero. Peter must soon put his powers to the test when the evil Vulture emerges to threaten everything that he holds dear.

    Babe, I Love You
    (7pm, Cinema One)
    A wealthy architecture professor falls in love with a working-class woman who works as a promo girl.

    Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life
    (7:05pm, HBO)
    Fearless explorer Lara Croft tries to locate Pandora’s box before criminals Jonathan Reiss and Chen Lo use it for evil. According to myth, the box holds deadly organisms that could kill millions of people. With her old partner, Terry, Croft goes on a hunt that takes her from Europe to Asia to Africa, where pal Kosa helps her. Along the way, Croft rappels down cliffs, scuba dives and decimates many male opponents.

    February 25, Friday

    When Love Begins
    (7pm, Cinema One)
    Two lovers have strong feelings but are afraid of commitment.

    IT
    (10:45pm, HBO)
    Seven young outcasts in Derry, Maine, are about to face their worst nightmare — an ancient, shape-shifting evil that emerges from the sewer every 27 years to prey on the town’s children. Banding together over the course of one horrifying summer, the friends must overcome their own personal fears to battle the murderous, bloodthirsty clown known as Pennywise.

    The Dark Knight
    (11:30am, Cinemax)
    With the help of allies Lt. Jim Gordon and DA Harvey Dent, Batman has been able to keep a tight lid on crime in Gotham City. But when a vile young criminal calling himself the Joker suddenly throws the town into chaos, the caped Crusader begins to tread a fine line between heroism and vigilantism.

    February 26, Saturday

    Space Jam
    (4:55pm, Cinemax)
    Swackhammer, an evil alien theme park owner, needs a new attraction at Moron Mountain. When his gang, the Nerdlucks, heads to Earth to kidnap Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes, Bugs challenges them to a basketball game to determine their fate. The aliens agree, but they steal the powers of NBA basketball players, including Larry Bird and Charles Barkley — so Bugs gets some help from superstar Michael Jordan.

    Suicide Squad
    (10pm, HBO)
    Figuring they’re all expendable, a U.S. intelligence officer decides to assemble a team of dangerous, incarcerated supervillains for a top-secret mission. Now armed with government weapons, Deadshot, Harley Quinn, Captain Boomerang, Killer Croc and other despicable inmates must learn to work together. Dubbed Task Force X, the criminals unite to battle a mysterious and powerful entity, while the diabolical Joker launches an evil agenda of his own.

    February 27, Sunday

    Vince & Kat & James
    (5pm, Cinema One)
    Love can be complicated, especially when Vince agrees to secretly woo Kath via text on behalf of James, while falling for her, too.

    13 Hours
    (7:35pm, Cinemax)
    On Sept. 11, 2012, Islamic militants attack the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, killing Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and Sean Smith, an officer for the Foreign Service. Stationed less than one mile away are members (James Badge Dale, John Krasinski, Max Martini) of the Annex Security Team, former soldiers assigned to protect operatives and diplomats in the city. As the assault rages on, the six men engage the combatants in a fierce firefight to save the lives of the remaining Americans.

    Godzilla vs Kong
    (9pm, HBO)
    Kong and his protectors undertake a perilous journey to find his true home. Along for the ride is Jia, an orphaned girl who has a unique and powerful bond with the mighty beast. However, they soon find themselves in the path of an enraged Godzilla as he cuts a swath of destruction across the globe. The initial confrontation between the two titans — instigated by unseen forces — is only the beginning of the mystery that lies deep within the core of the planet.

    Camp Sawi
    (9:30pm, PBO)
    A group of brokenhearted women goes to a resort that specializes in helping people ease their pain.