Antoinette Jadaone’s ‘Sunshine’ is not only a powerful story on hope and resilience that criticizes the romanticization of Manila and women’s lack of agency with striking clarity, but it’s also one of the best pieces of recent Philippine Cinema. 

By stripping away names and portraying sections of history through figurative and literal shadows, Raymond Red’s ‘Bayani’ builds an incredibly intriguing perspective that lingers beyond the textbooks and documents it lifts from.

‘Madea’s Destination Wedding’ is everything Tyler Perry’s loyal audience will like and his naysayers already don’t. If you want to see what narrative and comedic set-ups Perry will squander, sit back, relax, and press play.

‘Bride Hard,’ starring Rebel Wilson, is the type of project with a canvas wide enough that if utilized well, would potentially be an entertaining romp, sadly we live in a world where that didn’t materialize.

A nostalgic immersion into the world of SEVENTEEN, best experienced in theaters a decade after their original debut in 2015.

The Philippou brothers’ sophomore effort ‘Bring Her Back’ slumps audiences into grief and dread as two orphaned siblings enter a home that may not be as loving as it seems.

‘Superman’ sparks conversation, not confrontation — and that’s the kind of storytelling the world needs.

Despite its star power and the joke that is incompetent men lead governments today, ‘Heads of State’ uses recycled character dynamics and lackluster humor that makes it just another action comedy.

In ‘Godzilla Minus One,’ the famous kaiju is neither foul nor frightful so much as desiccated and hollowed-out, as writer-director Takashi Yamazaki substitutes Godzilla’s – and, correspondingly, man’s – familiar savagery for the even more common cliché.

‘Adolescence’ exemplifies and extends the problems of misogyny, incel culture, and the nature of social media beyond what we know and usually practice, exploring how each of us has our own roles in protecting young children online.

Beyond the exquisite cooking and dynamic character moments, The Bear season four further draws its strength from portraying deeply flawed human beings, characters who reflect who they are and who they might become, despite their shortcomings.

‘The Four Seasons,’ starring Tina Fey, Colman Domingo, and Steve Carrell, as 3 middle-aged couples going on weekend getaways for each season of the year, is guaranteed to win over most audiences with its wisdom and subtlety.

Where ‘Andor’ truly stands out from other mainstream stories on war, is its fearlessness into showing the murkier and uglier sides to waging revolutions.

With ‘Incognito,’ you can see the Netflix imprint on ABS-CBN with its slick style and quality action, but it never forgets its Filipino roots through family and camaraderie.

Hirokazu Kore-eda's second Netflix family drama series, ‘Asura,’ boasts a renowned ensemble cast and dives headfirst into the not-so-new affairs of men through the eyes of four sisters, each with their own secrets to tell, making it one of the early standouts of the year.