How The Good Place Saved My Life (and the Modern-day TV)

12/23/2021 07:30:00 PM

Why has The Good Place saved my life? And how come?

Flick Peek: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

06/16/2023 11:05:42 AM

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 movie poster (Disney.PH)

May 2023 is somehow monumental for me as a seldom movie watcher. If we talk about Marvel Cinematic Universe here, this marked my tenth year since the first time watching a MCU movie. And sure, I may not be able to watch every single flick since then. However, I never missed a time of seeing both the first and second installments of Guardians of The Galaxy at the cinemas. 

The Rundown Slam: WWE Royal Rumble 2023

02/10/2023 03:50:42 PM

Photo from WWE.Obtained via Bleacher Report

You know, I shouldn't be writing stuff about this monumental wrestling event. Hey, we're almost three weeks removed from the Royal Rumble, so why do we need to milk more on this annual January WWE show which shows the opening salvo on the WrestleMania season?

The Rundown Slam: WWE Survivor Series: War Games

12/09/2022 10:39:54 AM

WWE Survivor Series 2022. Image from DAZN News UK

This has been perhaps one of the unexpected twists since Triple H took over as one of the top executives of World Wrestling Entertainment. A rare time of having a non-traditional tag team elimination match for an event that is annually known for such. Really?!

Flick ReView: Don't Look Up

01/12/2022 02:13:33 PM

Don't Look Up poster (IMDb)

It was funny yet depressive. Some fans loved it, and some critics had opinions about this. Nevertheless, it is known that Don't Look Up has been one of the best movies shown before the year-end, topping over fellow Netflix offerings like the supposedly timely-mockumentary Death To 2021.

PlayBack: The Bloomfields – A Drop into the Blue (album)

03/15/2021 09:40:01 AM

It was the most significant milestone for The Bloomfields to end the decade. Eight years since releasing Hit The Ground Running, this old-school soundin' quartet launched its latest album. Unleashing their "originals" side apart from headlining solo shows usually run on a series of good ol' rock n' roll covers.

The Rundown Slam: WWE WrestleMania Backlash

05/25/2021 06:07:03 AM

Photo credits: WWE.com/Casgeside Seats

WrestleMania season doesn't end in April, eh? 

The Rundown Slam: WWE Royal Rumble 2021

02/04/2021 10:33:11 PM

Photo from WWE.com

Say, it seems that WWE is now listening to its fans for real, eh? 

PlayBack: Apartel – Full Flood

09/15/2020 02:54:58 PM

It was somewhat turn-around from what they did in the past. Not fully, but still. The soul train that is  Apartel just got bigger in 2018, and its Full Flood proved that they don't show any signs of sophomore slump despite going undergoing a lot of changes since the Inner Play-era.

The Rundown Slam: WWE WrestleMania 36

04/11/2020 02:47:39 PM

It's a shame that The Show of Shows went the quarantine-ish way. They could've postponed it until the pandemic subsides to manageable extents of having people come together and watch the spectacle live. Not to mention, WrestleMania 36, the annual biggest extravaganza by World Wrestling Entertainment, appeared to be another bad case of overbooking with the total duration of six hours – eight, if you add the two-hour king kickoff shows. 

PlayBack: Orange & Lemons - Pag-Ibig Sa Tabing-Dagat

06/21/2019 02:44:47 PM

It was in September 2017 when Orange & Lemons shocked the country by returning to the Philippine music scene in such improbable fashion. It was a resurgence that came out of nowhere – or right after re-tuning their tunes from the pop band's debut album Love In The Land Of Dirty Shoes and Ice Cream. 

Flick ReView: MARIA

05/26/2019 09:51:13 PM

Maria official movie poster (IMDB)

It seems to me that VIVA Films has been producing some of the high-quality local movies recently. Buy Bust somehow raved for its grotesque and proved Anne Curtis can be a tough ass-kicking agent, plus Arjo Atayde being such a devilish guy as a character actor.

PlayBack: Sheila and the Insects – Love or Limbo (album)

04/15/2019 05:26:42 PM

I'm probably one of the latecomers in the room here. Well, I already heard the name Sheila and the Insects during my college years when I randomly watched music videos at MTV. Despite that, I rarely listened to their music back then.

Flick ReView: Avengers: Endgame

04/25/2019 03:14:45 PM

Avengers: Endgame poster (IMDB)

Warning: This review article may or may not contain potential spoilers. So in case you haven't seen the movie yet, I suggest you close this page, get your patootie in the movie house near you, and prepare to spend for like three hours of your daily life (aside from the money, of course). Otherwise, CONSIDER YOURSELF WARNED.

PlayBack: Farewell Fair Weather – Blank Pages (Album)

01/23/2019 04:41:00 PM

It was a long time coming. Very, very long time.

The Rundown Slam: WWE Royal Rumble 2019

02/02/2019 12:42:55 AM

Seth Rollins just burned Royal Rumble to the grounds of Chase Field! (Photo credits: What Culture Wrestling)

January 2019 has seen the wrestling world exploding into new heights yet again – and we're not talking the lackluster lineup of the Wrestle Kingdom 12 (but they still deliver better than WWE). With the new promotion emerging from the ground, it seems that that World Wrestling Entertainment realized they have a legitimate threat – no matter how much some claims that All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as the alternative from the usual.

As always, WWE is kicking off the year – and the road to WrestleMania – with its first pay-per-view,(PPV) event, the Royal Rumble. With the baseball stadium called Chase Field serving as the venue, the 32nd annual Royal Rumble was served with grandeur in such a dragging manner; housing more than 40,000 people in attendance who had seen a total of nearly seven hours (including 2 in the kickoff). Seven championship matches also took place.

Flick ReView - GLASS

01/24/2019 02:11:55 PM

Makes me wonder: Glass is a movie that should focus on M. Night Shyamalan's villain who goes as an alter ego to Elijah Price, right?

PlayBack: Autotelic – Takipsilim (EP)

01/08/2019 04:58:55 PM

Two years since releasing its debut album under MCA Music, pop rock band Autotelic released its second record, a five-track EP titled Takipsilim.

PlayBack: UNIQUE – The Grandma Tour Live

01/07/2019 02:07:12 PM

The year 2018 saw one young man emerged from the shadows of his old band and transformed himself into a heck of a new person. It was a series of shocking events leading to his evolution as a musician, I must say.

After breaking away from IV of Spades, Unique Salonga exposed his talents elsewhere under Kean Cipriano and OC Records; making him the top-tier of the singer-songwriters at his age. Truly, that made him living to his namesake. Hype then followed the shadows of this wonder kid, leading to his own solo album and his solo concert that raised eyebrows of many, including yours truly.

The Rundown Slam: WWE TLC 2018

12/28/2018 10:43:49 PM

Photo credit: Still Real To Us

It was a rough year for the World Wrestling Entertainment, with the product seemingly went from bad to worse in nearly every pay-per-view (PPV) event – including WrestleMania. And its last gig for the year titled TLC is the last resort to redeem themselves after a year that saw Chris Jericho and Kenny Omega taking NJPW to the stratosphere, plus an independent wrestling show ALL IN sending a strong threat in the competition.