What would a homicide detective do if she suspects her husband as the wanted murderer? This is the premise of Flower of Evil, a 2020 South Korean drama series on Netflix.
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Spy x Family
How could a spy father, an assassin mother, and a telepath child be a “perfect” family if the father and mother do not know each other’s true identity?
Tell Me Who I Am
Tell Me Who I Am is a documentary film shown on Netflix. This film was based on a 2013 book by twins Alex and Marcus Lewis and Joanna Hodgkin which explores who we are if we lose our memory.
Murder on the Orient Express
Murder on the Orient Express is an Agatha Christie 1934 novel featuring Hercule Poirot based on the Lindbergh kidnapping and Christie’s experiences on board the Orient Express.
KFC Cheezy Bacon Famous Bowl
KFC offers the Cheezy Bacon Famous Bowl which is one of the items in their Cheezy Bacon Fest promo.
Inventing Anna
Inventing Anna (USA, 2022) is a Netflix mini-series created and produced by Shonda Rhimes and was inspired by Jessica Pressler’s article “How Anna Delvey Tricked New York’s Party People” in 2018.
Don’t Look Up
Don’t Look Up (USA, 2021) is a satire that provides a serious socio-political commentary of our current situation. It received mixed reviews by critics as not all satires are appreciated especially when the viewers are not familiar with the original source material.
School of Chocolate
School of Chocolate focuses on positive messages and role models. It seems that the contestants are there to learn instead of winning.
Wordle
Once in every few years, there is a game that will go viral. One of them is Wordle, a daily word puzzle which reminded me of MasterMind, with the skills of Scrabble.
Ate Rica’s Bacsilog
The first time I’ve heard of Ate Rica’s Bacsilog was three years ago over Karen Davila’s TV show, “May Puhunan”. Since then, I became curious about what it tastes like. Come on, who doesn’t love bacon?
Trese
What if humans and the supernatural used to co-exist in Manila? That’s the initial premise of Trese, an animated series on Netflix based on a comics series written by Budjette Tan and illustrated by Kajo Baldisimo.
Castlevania
Netflix already announced that they are ending the series with Season 4 but hinted that they would come up with a spin-off set in the same Castlevania universe with an entirely new cast of characters without Warren Ellis, the show’s creator and writer.
Salvi: Ang Pagpadayon (Salvi: The Journey Continues)
This is my first time to watch a regional film from the Visayas, one of the featured films in the 4th Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino. Salvi: Ang Pagpadayon (Salvi: The Journey Continues) is a 2013 independent Hiligaynon film (with English subtitles) written and directed by T.M. Malones.
RPG Metanoia
RPG Metanoia is the first full-length Filipino 3D animated film and one of the official entries in the 2010 Metro Manila Film Festival written and directed by Luis C. Suarez
Markova: Comfort Gay
Is an LGBTQ film shown in 2000 still relevant after twenty years? This is what I’ve asked myself when I learned that Markova: Comfort Gay is one of the 170 films featured in this year’s Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino (Filipino Film Festival) in its digitally restored and re-mastered form.
4th Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino: #SamaAll
Now on its fourth year, as the world is facing the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino will be running from 31 October to 13 December 2020 instead of its usual week-long run via its FDCP Channel online, showcasing more than 170 Filipino films consisting of 80 short films and 90 full length features, across different genres.
Next In Fashion
It can be compared to Project Runway, as this is a reality TV competition among fashion designers. But their differences are what made me like this series.
The Irishman
Having these three veteran actors plus an award-winning film director in one movie is already a treat. Never mind the 3 hours 48 minutes, the whole story deserved that length. At first, one may think that the Taxi Driver meets Goodfellas and then The Godfather. But this is based from a true story and Sheeran’s actions may have answered Hoffa’s long-unsolved disappearance.
The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman Story
The Boy Band Con is a US documentary film produced by *NSYNC’s Lance Bass. The film shows the career and legacy of Lou Pearlman, the man behind the Backstreet Boys, *NSYNC, etc. and the frauds he committed until his death in prison.
Hong Kong Style Noodles
The first time I tasted Hong Kong Style Noodles was sometime 2006 or 2007. If my memory serves me right, this is the first of its kind and other brands of stir-fried noodles followed suit.
Snickers
Recently, I went to a 7-Eleven store and found different varieties of Snickers. I fancied to take one of each to taste them all and here’s what I can say.
Bone in the Throat
Anthony Bourdain’s Bone in the Throat his first fictional novel about a sous chef and his uncle who belonged to the mob, living in Manhattan’s Little Italy.
Casting JonBenet
Casting JonBenet is a 2017 documentary film by Kitty Green about the JonBenet Ramsey murder case in 1996 and the actors’ thoughts about her death and its investigation.
Carmen Sandiego
It is far different from the game because this series fleshed out Carmen’s backstory.
Star Stack 