Though I would’ve liked to see ‘Mission: Impossible’ go out on a franchise high, that it ultimately fails to reach those heights is a testament to the filmmaking. They never saved their best for last.

While it doesn’t quite capture the magic of the original, the new ‘Lilo & Stitch’ still knows how to warm your heart and remind us what it feels to be a little lost and found.

Aside from Koepp’s sharp-witted screenplay, what makes Soderbergh’s Black Bag so fascinating is the fantastic ensemble, led by an icy Michael Fassbender and an alluring yet cunning Cate Blanchett.

The Margaha Film Festival returns for its 6th run, bringing in new stories and interpretations of old myths from Sagaynon filmmakers — stories that reflect what culturally resonates in Sagay City, Negros Occidental.

‘Final Destination: Bloodlines’ is a gleeful return to the anarchic ultraviolence that is the franchise’s raison d'etre, giving you what you’d expect in subtly different, yet all the more tense and outrageous manner.

‘The Accountant 2’ reunites criminal brothers Christian and Braxton Wolff (Ben Afleck and Jon Bernthal) for an emotional mission, but gives an average story and a regressive depiction of neurodivergence compared to the original. Now showing in cinemas.

Having measly expectations heading into ‘Thunderbolts*’ added a certain satisfaction that took me back to what a Phase One MCU film felt like.

Lemual Lorca’s ‘Water Lemon’ examines a town that is drowning in its personal everyday concerns, yet the environmental crisis still looms. This reflects how immediate challenges of daily survival overshadow the long-term inevitabilities.

‘The Legend of Ochi’ is a lovingly crafted riff on classic fantasy adventure films, one whose intimate foggy mountain atmosphere gives weight to rather broad-brush storytelling.

‘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.

‘The Perfect Couple’ encapsulates all that we love about celebrity scandals, fueling our eagerness to know more about the case without actually caring for the people involved. Now streaming on Netflix.

For its third season, The Bear still makes room for fantastic television. But it’s clear-cut that it has experienced some errors in the kitchen for a string of episodes.