As the world shifted due to the pandemic, so did the movie industry and movie consumption as we know it. We found some gems this strange year despite the absence of the true cinematic experience. Come for our favorite movies of 2020, stay for Ramon’s epic hot takes on WW84!

With all of us mostly stuck inside this 2020, TV and streaming platforms reigned supreme. We've singled out our favorite, most bingeworthy offerings from networks and streaming services, and ranked them in true obsessive list-making fashion. From Crash Landing on You to I’ll Be Gone in the Dark to The Queen’s Gambit - did your favorite shows make the cut?

Mel, Quark, and Ramon start the new year with guest, entertainment journalist MJ Felipe, to roundup the year that was in Pinoy entertainment - the Sarah G-Matteo wedding, JaDine breakup (and makeup), BL series taking the Philippines by storm, and the shocking closure of ABSCBN. It’s a 2020 Showbiz Kachipan extravaganza!

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and our annual MMFF special episode! Our gift to you, dear listeners, is a fun sit down with the people behind Fan Girl - director/writer Antoinette Jadaone and stars Paulo Avelino and Charlie Dizon. Last minute casting choices, tips on how to shoot a sex scene, one star’s life as a kpop trainee - and more! SPOILER ALERT: Halfway through the episode we do a deep dive into the film, so make sure you  watch Fan Girl before listening. 

The pandemic year has been bleak AF but what undoubtedly saved 2020 was the global explosion of Korean pop culture. Quark, Ramon, and Mel chat with returning K-resource and journalist, Shai Lagarde, and K-content creator, Nelson Adrian, about the peaking of this Hallyu wave, what dramas were hits and misses, and what are most likely going to rock our 2021 (32:11). Plus - PLOT TWIST- Ramon waxes poetic about his latest obsession, K-pop! We attempt to intellectualize our love for Loona, BTS and...

The long wait is over - David Fincher’s much-awaited new film, Mank, is finally here! Did we rewatch Citizen Kane to prep? Did Mank exceed our expectations? Is this Fincher’s shot at Academy glory? Where does this rank in one of our favorite director’s filmography? Plus - the lowdown on the Warner Bros streaming bomb - and what that really means for us viewers.

The country's most famous Argentinian influencer, businessman, endorser, and celebrity hubby, Nico Bolzico, bonded with Endslate hosts Mel, Quark, and Ramon about top TV&movie drinking myths, how to responsibly enjoy a glass of whiskey, and his newfound love for Gossip Girl (39:58). Plus, our reviews of Netflix kweens The Crown S4 (25:56) and The Queen's Gambit (07:32), The New Mutants (19:01) and a quick catch-up with Start-Up and BTS's latest comeback, Be (02:22). And remember -...

Hello Pancakes! Gaya sa Pelikula stars Ian Pangilinan and Paolo Pangilinan, and creators Juan Miguel Severo and JP Habac joined the Endslate Zoom room to spill all the GSP tea: casting stories, on-set shenanigans, the amazing GSP fans, and how they really felt about THAT TV guesting.

Podparents Jim and Saab (of Wake Up with Jim and Saab) stop by for a fun, insightful convo on parenting and passing on pop culture, introducing sex and violence to your offspring, and if Back to the Future’s incest angle is appropriate or not (37:55). Plus our capsule reviews of Start-Up (2:05), The Way I See It (06:04), Borat Subsequent Movie Film (11:28), and On the Rocks (23:58).

We’ve got creepy tales from movie sets, fave horror movies, and more from the cast and director of the upcoming horror-sci fi movie, Midnight in a Perfect World - Jasmine Curtis-Smith, Glaiza de Castro, and Direk Dodo Dayao (25:52). Plus rapid reviews of The Trial of the Chicago 7 (17:50), Kajillionaire (04:37), The Forty-Year Old Version (15:14), and What the Constitution Means to Me (11:45).

How do we feel about Ridley Scott, and where does he place in our pantheon of directors? Is he one of the greats or is he lost like tears in the rain (44:04)? We discuss his movies and Raised By Wolves(32:06), an HBO show he directed and executive produced.  Plus - reviews of Enola Holmes (6:19) and The Boys S2 (25:00), and what the hell is going on at Netflix (16:11)?! And of course, some excitement over Mel’s first BTS concert online.

We’ve been shining through the city with a little funk and soul lately with all the content that we’ve been consuming. Enjoy our spoiler-y, honest reviews of Bill and Ted Face the Music (37:27), I’m Thinking of Ending Things (46:06), and The Devil All the Time (63:54). Mel also dishes on her latest chapter in her Korean Odyssey - life as a new BTS fan and K-pop newbie (3:00). Plus capsule reviews of Ted Lasso, Feels Good Man, Get Duked, and The Social Dilemma. 

It’s the crossover podcast of the year! Writer-director-podcaster superstars Antoinette Jadaone and Juan Miguel Severo dropped by the Endslate pod to talk about their creative journeys, the writing process as bodily functions, and what the ending of Never Not Love You really meant.

We are so in lesbians with what we’ve been watching lately on our streaming platforms! We celebrate the 10th anniversary of Edward Wright’s cult classic Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (59:50) - a movie that launched a thousand commercial pegs and helped catapult the careers of its stacked cast. Also - enjoy our in-depth discussions on HBO’s Lovecraft Country (04:22), Perry Mason (13:33), and I May Destroy You (22:48), and Apple Plus’s fantastic documentary, Boys State (43:33). 

It’s been so bleak outside that we’ve been watching serial killer movies just to escape from our harsh pandemic reality. In this episode we deep-dive into a classic serial killer double-feature: Jonathan Demme’s Silence of the Lambs and David Fincher’s Se7en (15:42). It’s a free-flowing discussion on thriller vs horror, fave scenes, and what’s stood the test of time. Also - capsule reviews of Umbrella Academy, Relic, and I’ll Be Gone in the Dark. Pop open that bottle of chianti, sit back, and...

Aswang, the creative documentary that shines the spotlight on the people on the ground living through Duterte’s drug war, is harrowing, urgent, and essential viewing. We were fortunate enough to talk to filmmaker Alyx Arumpac and featured photojournalist Bro. Jun Santiago about the making of the film, life and death on the streets, the shock of finding the secret jail cell, and how to not despair in these dark, dystopian, seemingly lawless times. #ItoAngSONAKo

No doubt one of the biggest homeruns during the quarantine was Gameboys - the Philippines’ 1st BL (boy’s love) series that’s taken YouTube by storm. Director Ivan Andrew Payawal and stars Kokoy de Santos, Elijah Canlas, Kyle Velino, and Adrianna So gamely zoomed with Quark, Mel, and Ramon and talked about the intricacies of the BL genre, its potential to be the country’s answer to Korean Dramas, and what it was like to shoot remotely at home (hint: it wasn’t easy!) (19:03). Plus capsule...

A few weeks ago, Ramona Diaz's documentary, A Thousand Cuts, was released on Youtube for Independence Day. The film is an unflinching look into Duterte's Philippines and the attack on news website Rappler during the 2018 senatorial election period. We talk to director Ramona Diaz and the film's subject, Maria Ressa, about the trials and tribulations of being truthtellers in a country that persecutes such people, reasons why they still love the Philippines, and how well George Clooney makes...

After months in one of the world’s strictest lockdowns, Quark, Mel, and Ramon sort through the movies, shows, Kdramas, and YouTube reunions they’ve seen during the COVID quarantine to give you, dear listener, each of their Top 5 Favorites. It’s a hodgepodge of Studio Ghibli, Dave, Devs, Community, Normal People, and Kdrama classics such as Goblin, Coffee Prince, and Fight For My Way. Did some of your faves make the list?

When it comes to iconic Gen X movies, two films cannot be mentioned without the other: Singles and Reality Bites. Where does your 90s pop culture allegiance lie? Quark, Ramon, and Mel relive this more innocent era and debate which Gen X movie’s better, fawn over 90s kweens Bridget Fonda and Winona Ryder, and reminisce the days when OSTs reigned supreme. Grab your Big Gulps and put on your flannels!

Endslate and the Buhay Basket podcasts team up and celebrate the monoculture streaming event of the summer - The Last Dance. Why wasn’t Karl Malone interviewed? Who deserves the next 10-part sports documentary? Who did Quark think Scottie Pippen play for? Press play and enjoy the pod the Jordan-Kenny Lattimore slow jam way!

We absolutely loved Beastie Boys Story! This part music documentary, part love letter to the late Adam Yauch brought on so many feels, so we kicked it with Sandwich band members and Beastie lovers Raimund Marasigan and Mong Alcaraz and talked about this legendary rap trio - their 1996 Manila gig, why Sabotage is just THE BEST, and our other favorite music documentaries.

We miss sports! We miss our friends! So we hit two birds with one stone and invited our two friends of the pod - and passionate basketball fans - Miguel Nacianceno and Chris Costello to talk about the first half of Netflix’s sublime “The Last Dance” (38:10). It’s a hilarious deep-dive into 90’s basketball, loving the Chicago Bulls, and Jordan vs. Lebron vs. Kobe. Spoiler warning: we accidentally tell Quark who won the 97-98 NBA season. Also our quick reviews of Itaewon Class (1:53), Too Hot...

Joining forces with Third World Cinema Club, it's two podcasts for the price of one! Two great tastes that taste great together. Enjoy this crossover episode where we answer You’ve Got Mailbag questions (07:35), dish out a little Showbiz Kachipan: Baron vs Ping and #MeToo in Philippine showbiz (22:25), and give our streaming recos (36:07) including City By Night, Twin Peaks: The Return, Train To Busan, Love Wedding Repeat, ridiculous Indian action movies, and Mel’s newfound obsession with...

Annyeong! Quark, Mel, and Ramon boldly go where no other Endslate host has gone before and pop their Kdrama cherries via this long-overdue deep-dive with news reporter and Kdrama fan, Shai Lagarde (02:27). We also take a closer look at the year's 1st clear runaway hit, Crash Landing On You and why it's captured the hearts of Kdrama fans old and new (40:57).  It's an hour of long, slo-mo walks, chaste kissing, head-patting, and hunky oppas!