For director Ben Wheatley, the goal for “Meg 2: The Trench” was simple: “Taking ‘The Meg’ and supercharging it – bigger creatures, bigger action, bigger monsters, bigger environments, bigger equipment – the whole thing. Bigger.”   Watch the trailer:    The cast also got a very welcome addition that helped supersize its cast – global action icon Wu Jing, star of five of the 10 highest-grossing films in China. “To be honest, I’ve always been terrified of monster films,” says Jing. “You can ask me to jump off a high-rise building, and I think that’s easier for me – but...

Director Kim Jung-sik, Shin Mina, Kim Young-dae, Lee Sang-yi, and Han Ji-hyeon gathered at a local press conference in Seoul to discuss their new series No Gain No Love. The rom-com centers around Son Hae-yeong (Shin Mina) who aims to avoid losing out in every aspect of her life. She’s countered by her polar opposite Kim Ji-uk (Kim Young-dae) who wants to avoid causing harm to others even at his own cost. Another pairing is found in CEO Bok Gyu-hyun (Lee Sang-yi) who is jaded when it comes to love and web novel author Nam Ja-yeon (Han Ji-hyeon) who is...

Love is in the air, along with a spectacle of hot air balloons, at the 24th Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta in New Clark City, Tarlac. Joining the festivities in anticipation of the big-screen epic adventure of the year., Dune: Part Two will have a hot air balloon booth. Guests can have their photos taken, and take home Dune: Part Two premium souvenir items.     The 24th Philippine Hot Air Balloon Fiesta has multiple activities for guests to enjoy – Hot Air Balloon Riding, Drone Races, Powered Motor Paragliding, Helicopter display, and don’t forget to stay for the...

Photo courtesy of Psychology Foundation of Australia It looks like our social media feeds are beginning to fill with psychology test-like results these days. A survey-like link which currently rounding up on screens is a test to measure the level of our mental health focusing on the three traits of depression, anxiety, and stress known as ‘Depression Anxiety Stress Scales’ or DASS.   Screenshot from openpsychometrics.org   DASS is a self-report instrument developed by psychologists and professors Syd Lovibond and Peter Lovibond at the University of New South Wales in 1995. The questionnaire is in the public domain and may...

February 4 - Nobody (Encore Films) Voice cast: Ziping Chen, Yang Lu, Wenliang Dong Directed by: Shui Yu   Synopsis:  After getting banished from the King’s Cave, a mischievous pig yao (an animal with supernatural powers considered by some as demons), together with three other yaos, goes on a journey to the west.    February 11 - GOAT (Columbia Pictures) Cast: Caleb McLaughlin, Gabrielle Union, Stephen Curry, Nicola Coughlan, David Harbour Directed by: Tyree Dillihay   Official synopsis:  From Sony Pictures Animation, the studio behind “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,” comes “GOAT,” an original action-comedy set in an all-animal world. The...