With the school year starting off this month, our to-do lists are bound to grow in no time. It’s going to be a busy time for sure, but don’t forget to squeeze in an hour or two (maybe even a whole day) for a study break when your schedule allows!
Your vacation may be over, but you can still relive those carefree days with a good movie!
The weekends are a perfect time to do this, and there are always good movies and good company to enjoy for a no-frills night in. It’s a great way to chill; plus, you don’t need to worry about going out because HBO Go’s got you covered. Get unlimited access to a massive library of award-winning and Hollywood blockbusters with HBO Go conveniently charged to your PLDT Home bill. Goodbye boring weekends at home!
If you’re looking to while away some time this weekend, here are the best Hollywood hits on HBO Go that you can check out!
The Matrix Resurrections
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Keanu Reeves reprises his role as Neo in the fourth installment of one of the most iconic sci-fi action films of all time. Neo, now Thomas Anderson, is a successful video game developer with no memory of the Matrix. However, the vestiges of his persona as Neo slowly return as he stops taking the blue pill, which his therapist prescribed to him. Also returning to reprise their iconic roles are Carrie-Anne Moss and Jada Pinkett Smith. Yahya Abdul Mateen II takes over for Laurence Fishburne as Morpheus, while Lana Wachowski makes a comeback without her sister Lilly with whom she co-directed the initial trilogy. Subscribe to HBO Go with PLDT Home to watch The Matrix Resurrectionshere!
Godzilla vs. Kong
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Legendary and Warner Brothers’ monster-verse is on HBO Go! The story picks up the continuity of Kong: Skull Island and Godzilla: King of the Monsters; hence, a direct sequel to both. In this hit, past and present collide as Monarch seeks to uncover the proof of a time when giant monsters walked the earth. Humanity’s fate hangs in the balance as two unstoppable forces of nature collide in a world-shattering slugfest. Godzilla vs. Kong stars Alexander Skarsgard, Rebecca Hall, Bryan Tyree Henry, and Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown. Subscribe to HBO Go with PLDT Home to watch Godzilla vs. Konghere!
The Suicide Squad
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Who says bad guys can’t save the day? In this superhero—err, villain, rather—flick from Warner Brothers and the DC Extended Universe, Belle Reeve prison’s deadliest inmates are conscripted by Amanda Waller to the black ops group Task Force X also called the Suicide Squad. They are sent to infiltrate and destroy a Nazi-era laboratory on the fictional island of Corto Maltese; and when Corto Maltese’s dark secret is unveiled, the squad is forced to play hero to prevent a global catastrophe. The film stars Idris Elba, Viola Davis, John Cena, Joel Kinnaman, Sylvester Stallone, David Dastmalchian, Daniela Melchior, and Margot Robbie. Subscribe to HBO Go with PLDT Home to watch Suicide Squadhere!
F9: The Fast Saga
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The Fast and Furious family is back in the 9th installment of the long-running film franchise. This time, the ghosts of Dominic Torreto’s past return to haunt him as he faces off with his estranged yet equally competent brother Jakob, played by wrestling superstar John Cena. Despite Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham’s departure from the original storyline, F9 doesn’t fall short on action and big-name stars. Returning to the storyline is one of the franchise’s beloved characters Han Lue played by Sung Kang, who was initially believed to be dead. While Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris Bridges, Nathalie Emmanuel, Kurt Russel, and Charlize Theron reprise their roles, Helen Mirren also joins the cast from the Hobbs and Shaw spin-off. Subscribe to HBO Go with PLDT Home to watch F9: The Fast Saga here!
Malignant
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Once again, James Wan displays his visual ingenuity with an homage to classic B-movies in this campy suspense horror. After violently losing her husband to an unseen assailant, Madison Lake begins seeing visions of the killer as the latter goes about hunting down seemingly random victims. Disturbed by these visions, Madison goes to the police, only to become the prime suspect in these murders. Peaky Blinders’ Annabelle Wallis stars as Madison, alongside Maddie Hasson and George Young. Subscribe to HBO Go with PLDT Home to watch Malignanthere!