This sexy K-movie follows a conductor who sleeps with the replacement player for his cellist fiancée, who seems to have disappeared.
23 Dec 2024 - 1:15PM videocam
From a Thai tear-jerker to a Korean cross-dressing romcom and a hand-drawn Japanese anime, our pick of the best Asian films of the past year.
19 Dec 2024 - 7:15AM videocam
Other films being released from December 2024 to March 2025 include Paddington in Peru, Captain America: Brave New World and The Brutalist.
12 Dec 2024 - 5:37AM videocam
Hou Hsiao-hsien acolyte Huang Xi’s second feature is an absorbing, skilfully crafted family drama anchored by Chang’s nuanced performance.
10 Dec 2024 - 1:45PM videocam
Kenji Kamiyama directs this animated film set 200 years before LotR and starring the voices of Gaia Wise, Brian Cox and Luke Pasqualino.
11 Dec 2024 - 3:30PM videocam
From takes on the Legend of the White Snake to baffling tales of half-snake girls and soft-core erotica, 10 movies for the Year of the Snake.
7 Dec 2024 - 5:00PM videocam
Despite interesting cultural observations in the first third, this comedy thriller is let down by poor writing and very stilted performances.
28 Nov 2024 - 9:45AM videocam
The controversial movie starring Sebastian Stan that chronicles Donald Trump’s rise to power was cut for its Hong Kong cinema release.
22 Nov 2024 - 12:23PM videocam
Yang is the stand-out star in this ambitious, heartfelt series that sends up police procedural TV shows and addresses racial stereotyping.
21 Nov 2024 - 10:02AM videocam
Kasumi Arimura and Kentaro Sakaguchi talk coffee, playing the piano and which of their body parts they would like to live on in someone else.
13 Nov 2024 - 7:15AM videocam
Starring Sutthirak ‘Gee’ Subvijitra and Maylada Susri (Bow), My Boo is best as an unabashed romance as much of the humour misses the mark.
11 Nov 2024 - 7:45PM videocam
From a film about the ‘real’ Kris Kringle to a Tim Burton-esque movie to Die Hard with Santa, 10 other times Christmas has been on the line.
6 Nov 2024 - 1:16PM videocam
Sung Kang is tame as a tycoon fighting Evans’ drug cop to get at his estranged wife and her son, in a film that has action but lacks panache.
5 Nov 2024 - 5:48PM videocam
Korea’s rampant misogyny and homophobia are highlighted in this intelligent romcom, boosted by a fine performance from Kim Go-eun.
24 Oct 2024 - 1:15PM videocam
‘GL’ fans will love watching lesbian stars Freen Sarocha Chankimha and Rebecca Patricia Armstrong, but Uranus 2324 offers little to others.
22 Oct 2024 - 6:15PM videocam
Jackie Chan stars as himself as he jets off to adopt a panda cub and has to fight off kidnappers in this terrible family film.
18 Oct 2024 - 7:30AM videocam
This year’s programme includes a drama ripped from Hong Kong headlines, a social satire in a near-future Japan and a modern romantic drama.
15 Oct 2024 - 7:15AM videocam
Korean star Gang Dong-won talks about practising his sword swing on the golf course, and how Netflix allows filmmakers more artistic freedom.
10 Oct 2024 - 7:15AM videocam
Nick Cheung plays an ex-soldier who takes on a drug cartel after his family die, in a ridiculous thriller whose action scenes can’t save it.
9 Oct 2024 - 11:15AM videocam
The film’s demeaning portrayal of the deaf community and a final reveal that is insulting in its sheer stupidity make this one to miss.
7 Oct 2024 - 11:15AM videocam
Song Joong-ki stars as an immigrant who becomes a Colombian crime lord in Korean movie Bogota: City of the Lost, a one-star waste of time.
4 Oct 2024 - 2:15PM videocam
The Taiwanese Netflix drama depicts the rivalries, rejections and heartbreak suffered by women in show business.
3 Oct 2024 - 10:11PM videocam
In Netflix Japanese drama, Kasumi Arimura plays the girlfriend of an organ donor and Kentaro Sakaguchi the recipient of his heart.
3 Oct 2024 - 1:00PM videocam
Big on sword-fighting, but lacking in narrative, Netflix historical movie follows two friends who end up on opposing sides in a rebellion.
2 Oct 2024 - 11:46PM videocam
Four lonely souls in Taipei engage in extreme sex in a search for meaning to their lives. They bare their bodies but not their souls.
Like Donald Trump as portrayed by Robert de Niro, Farrell’s New York mobster Oswald Cobb is a brilliant creation, backed up by a great cast.
13 Sep 2024 - 12:00AM videocam
Transformers One, featuring the voices of Scarlett Johansson and Chris Hemsworth, returns to the franchise’s animated roots in this prequel.
12 Sep 2024 - 9:00PM videocam
Kim Woo-bin plays a martial artist who finds some much-needed purpose in new Netflix action comedy Officer Black Belt, directed by Jason Kim.
10 Sep 2024 - 8:30PM videocam
Also featuring Karena Lam and Stephy Tang, Tales of Taipei doesn’t have much to do with that city nor its 10 component films with each other.
10 Sep 2024 - 6:15PM videocam
Blockbusters, sequels and prequels, from It Ends With Us to Wicked and sequels to Moana, Joker and Gladiator – here is a selection of the Hollywood films coming to cinemas near you this autumn.
5 Sep 2024 - 5:14PM videocam