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Angela Yuen as online gamer Summer in a still from Gamer Girls (category IIB, Cantonese), directed by Veronica Bassetto and Sophie Yang.

Entertainment

Review | Gamer Girls: Angela Yuen leads beguiling Hong Kong esports drama

This engaging tale of an all-female esports team delivers an underdog story with a light touch and punches well above its modest budget.

11 Mar 2026 - 7:15PMvideocam

Is ‘Die on This Hill’ singer Sienna Spiro, 20, the next Adele?

11 Mar 2026 - 6:15PMvideocam

Steve Carell returns to TV comedy as a well-meaning dad in HBO series Rooster

11 Mar 2026 - 3:15PMvideocam

Entertainment

12 new Hollywood movies to watch in spring 2026, from Toy Story 5 to Michael

The Mandalorian and Grogu, Mortal Kombat II and The Devil Wears Prada 2 join Toy Story 5 and others in our list of exciting coming releases.

11 Mar 2026 - 7:15AMvideocam

Woody, voiced by Tom Hanks, and Buzz Lightyear, voiced by Tim Allen, in a still from Toy Story 5. The return of Pixar’s flagship franchise is among a slate of Hollywood films coming to Hong Kong cinemas in the next few months of 2026. Photo: Pixar

Entertainment

Review | Project Hail Mary: Ryan Gosling is stranded in dull Martian clone

Ryan Gosling plays an astronaut on a mission to save Earth in this film directed by The Lego Movie’s Phil Lord and Christopher Miller.

10 Mar 2026 - 9:00PMvideocam

Entertainment

How Hoppers star Piper Curda hopes to inspire people in Pixar’s new film

Curda says she hopes her character’s determination to save animals rubs off on viewers of Daniel Chong’s environmentally friendly animation.

10 Mar 2026 - 5:11PMvideocam

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Arts

Review | Sir John Eliot Gardiner’s CCO plays sumptuous Mozart at Hong Kong Arts Festival

The Hong Kong debut of Gardiner’s Constellation Choir and Orchestra was impressive in its attention to detail and colourful musicality.

10 Mar 2026 - 3:15PM

Sir John Eliot Gardiner and his Constellation Choir and Orchestra performed two Mozart works at the Hong Kong Arts Festival on March 6. This was the Hong Kong debut of Gardiner’s new ensemble, founded in 2024. Photo: Hong Kong Arts Festival

K-drama

Still Shining: Park Jin-young, Kim Min-ju in slow-burn romance K-drama

Starring Got7’s Park Jin-young and ex-Iz*one member Kim Min-ju, Still Shining is an appealing concept but is yet to reward viewers’ patience.

9 Mar 2026 - 5:15PMvideocam

Entertainment

With Hoppers, Pixar is back with a new idea. Will audiences bite?

Pixar bets on Daniel Chong’s latest film Hoppers to break through in a box office dominated by sequels and reboots.

9 Mar 2026 - 3:15PMvideocam

Arts

‘Beautiful and unexpected’: join Pulitzer Prize winner on a Hong Kong stroll

‘Trust’ author Hernan Diaz talks about his lauded 1920s New York-set novel and architectural power symbols on his first visit to Hong Kong.

9 Mar 2026 - 12:23PM

Pulitzer prize winner Hernan Diaz, in Central. Hernan Diaz is in the city for Hong Kong International Literary Festival (HKILF). 03MAR26 SCMP / Jonathan Wong

Entertainment

This Hong Kong martial arts movie pioneered the superhero team in Chinese cinema

The Five Venoms launched the iconic run of the Venom Mob, a group of actors brought together by Chang Cheh that appeared in various films.

8 Mar 2026 - 5:15PMvideocam

Lo Mang (left) in a still from Five Deadly Venoms, Chang Cheh’s 1978 film.

Entertainment

Ahead of One Piece season 2 release, stars look to season 3 and beyond

Jacob Gibson, Emily Rudd, Iñaki Godoy and Charithra Chandran talk about keeping the show going, battle scenes and more.

8 Mar 2026 - 4:15PM

Entertainment

‘People can tell us apart’: Bridgerton’s Katie Leung on her acting journey

The Scotland-born actress of Hong Kong Chinese descent reveals which TVB shows she grew up watching and how she fell into acting.

8 Mar 2026 - 12:45PMvideocam

K-drama

Latest K-drama casting news about Lee Jong-suk, Song Kang and more

Lee will star in Iseop’s Romance, Song and Kim may reunite in White Scandal, and Jung Kyung-ho will lead Unshakeable Forties’ Romance.

7 Mar 2026 - 5:15PM

Lee Jong-suk in a still from the unreleased 2026 Disney+ K-drama The Remarried Empress. The Korean actor has also been cast as the star of upcoming chaebol drama Iseop’s Romance. Photo: Disney+

Arts

Review | Stella Cole Quartet’s delightful delivery of jazz and film classics in Hong Kong

Smooth, playful, dramatic and teasing, the Stella Cole Quartet gave its Xiqu Centre audience a night of all-American nostalgic glamour.

7 Mar 2026 - 3:15PMvideocam

Stella Cole performs with the Stella Cole Quartet at the Tea House Theatre at Hong Kong’s Xiqu Centre, in the West Kowloon Cultural District, on March 3, 2026. Photo: Kenny Cheung / Premiere Performances of Hong Kong

Entertainment

Why anarchist thriller V for Vendetta, 20 this month, is as relevant as ever

Political dissent, societal control, a devastating virus: 20 years on, V for Vendetta looks less like a film than a prescient warning.

6 Mar 2026 - 5:15PMvideocam

K-drama

Review | Boyfriend on Demand: AI dating K-drama with Jisoo is too conventional

Blackpink singer stars opposite Seo In-guk as woman dating AI-generated men in a show hampered by its adherence to the K-drama romcom model.

6 Mar 2026 - 4:00PMvideocam

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Opinion | Lunar New Year doesn’t need a home-cooked feast to be full of flavour

Phoebe Zhang

19 Feb 2026 - 10:23AM

Language Matters | Word of the Year 2025 choices reflect how virtual our reality has become

Lisa Lim

20 Dec 2025 - 5:15PM

Language Matters | The enduring legacy of bamboo, a symbol of resilience and strength in Asia

Lisa Lim

6 Dec 2025 - 8:15AM

Being Chinese | Life and finance lessons from my Hong Kong mahjong parties

Foong Woei Wan

20 Sep 2025 - 12:19PM

Being Chinese | What’s in a Singaporean Chinese name? It’s a long story

Chang Zi Qian

14 Jul 2025 - 12:30PM

Being Chinese | Dating in the UK, Chinese auntie-style

Shzr Ee Tan

28 Jun 2025 - 10:38AM

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Photo trove offers window on life in China’s wartime capital Chongqing

A man descends one of Chungking’s many stone staircases on a mule. Photo: A Danger Shared/Melville Jacoby

Behind the scenes of classic 1987 movie The Last Emperor in photos

Wu Tao, a Beijing born student who had never acted before, played Pu Yi at age 14. Peter O’Toole took the role as his tutor quite literally, and started teaching Wu some basic acting techniques beginning with their first scene together. Photo: Basil Pao

Wonders old and new in China’s Greater Bay Area, land of opportunity

The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) links Hong Kong to the western part of the Greater Bay Area. Photo: Huang Kunzhen

Instantly familiar, strangely foreign: photos of 1970s Hong Kong

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A herbalist at his shop, Hong Kong.

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