The way we’re getting new seasons of Black Mirror, The Last Of Us, and Andor, among others, in the same month.
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The month may begin with April Fool’s Day, but April 2025, or at least the new movies, shows, and seasons coming out within the month, are no laughing matter. With the summer season officially in full swing, and not to mention Holy Week in the middle of the month, it might be tempting to book that trip to the beach. But we’d argue the content coming to cinemas and streaming services this month would also make for a great summer viewing session. Check out our picks to have on your radar below.
GULAY LANG, MANONG
The Audience Choice Award winner of Cinemalaya 2024 is back in cinemas, this time for an Ayala Malls Cinemas-exclusive run. In Gulay Lang, Manong!, struggling farmer Manong Pilo (Perry Dizon) joins forces with local policeman Ariel Lacson (Cedric Juan) to rescue his grandson Ricky (BJ Forbes) and take down a marijuana cartel. But, as the unlikely duo navigates the murky waters of alliances and revelations within the cartel, Pilo and Ariel uncover a startling truth: the cannabis trade, linked to a powerful senator, isn’t just recreational, but a crucial lifeline for medical relief for the Senator’s epileptic daughter.
This discovery shakes Pilo and Ariel to their core, challenging their moral compasses. Amidst betrayals and unexpected alliances, they face a pivotal choice: succumb to temptation and secure their future or uphold their principles, risking everything in a battle that tests their souls. The movie is showing in cinemas now.
LOCKED
Bill Skarsgård and Anthony Hopkins in one movie, and it’s a horror movie? Oh, we’re seated. The film follows a carjacker who becomes trapped in a heavily modified car by a mysterious sociopath and is in for the worst ride ever. You can watch this in local cinemas now.
A MINECRAFT MOVIE
In this movie adaptation of the popular video game, four misfits – Garrett “The Garbage Man” Garrison (Jason Momoa), Henry (Sebastian Eugene Hansen), Natalie (Emma Myers), and Dawn (Danielle Brooks) – find themselves struggling with ordinary problems when they are suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into the Overworld: a bizarre, cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination.
To get back home, they’ll have to master this world (and protect it from evil things like Piglins and Zombies, too) while embarking on a magical quest with an unexpected, expert crafter, Steve (Jack Black). Together, their adventure will challenge all five to be bold and to reconnect with the qualities that make each of them uniquely creative…the very skills they need to thrive back in the real world. Book a trip to the cinemas as the movie is now showing.
DEVIL MAY CRY
Adi Shankar, who you may know as the creator behind the popular Castlevania Netflix animated series, is back for another animated adaptation of a popular video game franchise. This time, it’s Devil May Cry, with Studio Mir serving as the production studio behind the show. The series follows Dante, a handsome demon hunter, who has to stop a mysterious villain who threatens to open the gates of Hell. You can stream this on Netflix now.
MY HERO ACADEMIA: VIGILANTES
TBH, Crunchyroll Philippines is a goldmine for new animes to watch legally, such as this entry in the My Hero Academia series. Koichi Haimawari is a dull college student who aspires to be a hero but has given up on his dream. Although 80% of the world’s population has superhuman powers called Quirks, few are chosen to become heroes and protect people. Everything changes for Koichi when he and Pop☆Step are saved by the vigilante Knuckleduster and get recruited to become vigilantes themselves. You can stream this on Crunchyroll Philippines starting April 7.
KIAN’S BIZZARE B&B
Another month, another quirky Korean reality series featuring our fave K-pop idols. On a remote island, Kian84 hosts a quirky B&B escape, where BTS’ Jin and Ji Ye-eun lead guests through playful exploits and delightful chaos. It streams on Netflix this April 8.
DROP
Anything can be turned into a horror movie if you think hard enough, and that includes random media drops you sometimes get on your phone in public. When widowed mother Violet (Meghann Fahy) finally takes the plunge and steps out on her first date in years with the charming and handsome Henry (Brandon Sklenar), she starts receiving harmless but annoying media drops on her phone.
Things begin to take a turn for the nightmarish as the drops turn into threats as she is instructed to tell nobody and follow instructions or the hooded figure she sees on her home security cameras will kill Violet’s young son and babysitting sister. She is directed to kill her date or risk losing her son. Time is ticking as she races to unveil the tormentor hiding in plain sight at the restaurant where her date is taking place. See it all go down when the movie… drops in cinemas on April 9.
THE AMATEUR
Rami Malek is back in his hacker bag in The Amateur, an espionage-thriller that follows Charlie Heller, a brilliant but introverted decoder who takes matters into his own hands after his wife is killed in a terrorist attack. With no formal field training and his grief as a motivator, find out where his quest for vengeance takes him in this gritty revenge thriller which comes to Philippine cinemas on April 9.
A WORKING MAN
If you loved 2024’s The Beekeeper, you might like this as director David Ayer and star Jason Statham team up once more. We follow Levon Cade, a former Royal Marine Commando who now works as the leader of a construction team. He is close with the Garcia family that runs the company. But when their teenage daughter Jenny is kidnapped by Russian traffickers, Levon takes matters into his own hands to get her back. It screens in cinemas this April 9.
G20
Viola David playing the president of the United States is a premise we can get behind. This film stars the acclaimed actress as U.S. President Danielle Sutton who is forced to defend her family, fellow leaders, and the world when the G20 summit in Cape Town, South Africa is taken over by terrorists. The movie streams on Prime Video beginning April 10.
AVENUES OF THE DIAMOND
The latest entry in the University Series is here. This time, Aubrey Caraan’s Samantha Vera takes center stage as we follow the Ateneo De Manila University student deal with a potential arranged marriage with Cy Ramirez (played by Lance Carr), a med student from UP, by her parents. The series begins streaming on Viva One this April 11.
SAMAHAN NG MGA MAKASALANAN
Our Pambansang Ginoo is now our Pambansang Deacon. In this Filipino comedy, David Licauco plays Deacon Sam, a young deacon assigned to Sto. Kristo, a town filled with sinners. In a quest for the townspeople’s redemption, he forms a special group, the “Samahan ng Makasalanan.” But in his journey to rid the town of sin, he soon finds himself dealing with his own unexpected demons. You can watch this in local cinemas on April 19.
SINNERS
Speaking of sinners, we have another film about it coming out the same day, but on a completely different scale. Director Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan are teaming up in this new horror movie. Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back. Discover a new cinematic fear when the movie screens in cinemas on April 19.
THE ACCOUNTANT 2
Christian Wolff (Ben Affleck) has a talent for solving complex problems. So when an old acquaintance is murdered, leaving behind a cryptic message to “find the accountant,” Wolff is compelled to solve the case. Realizing more extreme measures are necessary, Wolff recruits his estranged and highly lethal brother, Brax (Jon Bernthal), to help. In partnership with U.S. Treasury Deputy Director Marybeth Medina (Cynthia Addai-Robinson), they uncover a deadly conspiracy, becoming targets of a ruthless network of killers who will stop at nothing to keep their secrets buried. Get your monthly dose of big-screen action when the movie arrives in local cinemas on April 25.
THE LEGEND OF OCHI
CreaZion Studios is bringing this A24 charmer to local cinemas. The Legend of Ochi follows the story of Yuri (Helena Zengel), a young teenage girl living in a remote northern village on the island of Carpathia. Raised by her loving yet fiercely militant father (Willem Dafoe), Yuri has been taught to fear and hunt the mythical creatures known as the Ochi, who only appear after dark.
But when she stumbles upon a wounded baby Ochi, abandoned by its pack and vulnerable, she forms an unexpected bond with the creature. Defying her father’s rules and the rigid beliefs of her world, Yuri sets off on a quest to reunite the baby Ochi with its family. The movie plays in cinemas starting April 25.
HAVOC
Director Gareth Evans, the man behind the epic The Raid movie franchise, is back to get the adrenaline to an 11, this time with Tom Hardy. The show centers on Walker, a jaded and battered detective who finds himself on the wrong end of a drug deal gone wrong. With a crime syndicate, crooked politician, and corrupt cops out to get him, Walker must fight his way through a corrupt city’s criminal underworld to save a politician’s son. You can stream this on Netflix on April 25.
UNTIL DAWN
Yes, it does share the same name as the PS4 horror video game, but it’s not a direct adaptation of the story, and more just set in the same universe. One year after her sister Melanie mysteriously disappeared, Clover and her friends head into the remote valley where she vanished in search of answers. Exploring an abandoned visitor center, they find themselves stalked by a masked killer and horrifically murdered one by one… only to wake up and find themselves back at the beginning of the same evening.
Trapped in the valley, they’re forced to relive the night again and again – only each time the killer threat is different, each more terrifying than the last. Hope dwindling, the group soon realizes they have a limited number of deaths left, and the only way to escape is to survive until dawn. It has a sick concept honestly, and we mean that in a good way, so we’re curious to see how this plays out. See this in cinemas on April 25.
UNTOLD
Jodi Sta. Maria in a psychological horror movie? This potential eatery. We follow Vivian Vera, a multi-awarded journalist with a dark past. While she’s good at what she does, she also tends to sensationalize some of her breaking news for her ambition. Her distortion of the truth ruined lives, and soon, these lives haunt Vivian – they want her to join them… or else they will kill everyone around her who helped her in the lie. This Filipino thriller on morality, choices, and the truth makes its way to cinemas on April 30.
THUNDERBOLTS*
April ends on a big note with the MCU’s latest movie. After finding themselves ensnared in a death trap by Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, an unconventional team of antiheroes must embark on a dangerous mission that could bring them redemption if they unite as a team, and will also force them to confront the darkest corners of their pasts. It comes to local cinemas on April 30.
NEW SEASONS
The way April is loaded with some of the biggest new seasons of 2025, we kinda won with that. Here are some of the notable new seasons this month. The Handmaid’s Tale Season 6 (April 8), Black Mirror Season 7 (April 10), Hacks Season 4 (April 10), Doctor Who Season 2 (April 12), The Last Of Us Season 2 (April 13), Andor Season 2 (April 23), YOU Season 5 (April 24).
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