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A still from The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, the new film in the long-running Nintendo franchise based on the Italian plumber created by Shigeru Miyamoto. Photo: Courtesy of Nintendo and Illumination

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The tough choices Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto made for new movie

From floaty space dynamics to dropping franchise characters, Miyamoto reveals some of the decisions behind The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.

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Why the beloved romcom Bridget Jones’s Diary feels so dated 25 years on

3 Apr 2026 - 7:15PMvideocam

Bloodhounds season 2: K-pop star Rain joins boxing drama as the menacing villain

3 Apr 2026 - 4:43PMvideocam

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Why fierce mothers and violent monsters star in Joe Hsieh’s animations

Taiwanese director Hsieh reflects on the strength of women, preferring hand-drawn animation over AI, and using violence in film.

3 Apr 2026 - 6:43AM

A still from Night Bus (2019).

Entertainment

‘Like a TikTok trend’: how micro dramas leave big studios in their dust

The head of a Chinese micro drama company shares how studios behind short-form shows for phones use data to keep viewers hooked.

2 Apr 2026 - 5:15PMvideocam

Entertainment

Review | XO, Kitty season 3: To All the Boys spin-off picks up after season 2 dip

Anna Cathcart’s Kitty Song Covey is back in South Korea for a chaotic parade of adolescent experimentation that improves on last season.

2 Apr 2026 - 3:00PMvideocam

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Review | We’re Nothing at All: Herman Yau’s grim social critique lacks all subtlety

A gripping drama, We’re Nothing at All explores societal apathy through a tragic bus blast – but its heavy-handed approach may deter viewers.

1 Apr 2026 - 7:15PMvideocam

Anson Kong in a still from We’re Nothing at All (category III, Cantonese), directed by Herman Yau. Patrick Tam and Anson Chan co-star.

Entertainment

Review | The Super Mario Galaxy Movie: Nintendo sequel looks great but lacks laughs

Donald Glover, Brie Larson and Benny Safdie join the cast in this sequel to 2023’s hugely successful The Super Mario Bros Movie.

1 Apr 2026 - 3:00AMvideocam

K-movies

Review | Humint: dynamic Korean spy thriller from Ryoo Seung-wan on Netflix

Starring Zo In-sung, Park Jeong-min and Park Hae-joon, Humint rewards patient viewers with some of the best heroic bloodshed in recent times.

31 Mar 2026 - 11:46PMvideocam

Arts

Review | South Korean pianist Yunchan Lim, 22, wows the Hong Kong Arts Festival

The Academy of St Martin in the Fields put on a spirited performance with South Korean pianist Yunchan Lim and guest conductor Wilson Ng.

30 Mar 2026 - 7:19PM

Pianist Yunchan Lim with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields orchestra at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall during the Hong Kong Arts Festival on Saturday. Photo: HKAF

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10 of the best new K-dramas to watch in April 2026

From The Scarecrow to the second season of Netflix’s Bloodhounds, here are 10 Korean dramas to watch this month.

30 Mar 2026 - 11:00AMvideocam

IU (left) and Byeon Woo-seok in a still from Perfect Crown, one of 10 new K-dramas to look forward to in April. Photo: Disney+

Entertainment

3 Anthony Wong films from the early 90s that show his wide acting range

Before becoming stereotyped for extreme roles, Wong gave nuanced turns as a whiny gangster opposite Chow Yun-fat and as Veronica Yip’s tormentor.

29 Mar 2026 - 11:15AMvideocam

Entertainment

What would you do to be the next James Bond? Riz Ahmed’s Bait dives deep

Riz Ahmed’s sharp comedy on Prime Video explores identity and ambition as a Pakistani-British actor risks everything for a Bond role.

27 Mar 2026 - 7:15PMvideocam

Entertainment

Profile | How Leslie Cheung broke all the rules to become a Hong Kong superstar

The music and cinema legend’s artistry, vulnerability and defiance in a conservative Asian society forever reshaped Hong Kong pop culture.

1 Apr 2026 - 10:17AMvideocam

Hong Kong pop icon Leslie Cheung on the set of director Wong Kar-wai’s Days of Being Wild in 1990. Cheung was a trailblazing Cantopop icon who reshaped Hong Kong’s entertainment scene. Photo: SCMP

Entertainment

K-pop stars BTS are back, with a new album and a Netflix documentary

BTS are back after a nearly four-year gap. Netflix documentary BTS: The Return explores the making of their latest album, Arirang.

25 Mar 2026 - 7:15PMvideocam

BTS members in a still from BTS: The Return, the Netflix documentary about the K-pop group’s return from national service and their latest album, Arirang. Photo: Netflix

Entertainment

Review | They Will Kill You: Zazie Beetz leads a delicious slice of midnight madness

They Will Kill You delivers dark comic madness, with Zazie Beetz taking a magnetic turn as an ex-con battling satanic elites in New York.

25 Mar 2026 - 12:00AMvideocam

K-movies

The 10 most-watched Korean films of all time, including The King’s Warden

Can The King’s Warden overtake The Admiral: Roaring Currents and Extreme Job to become the most-viewed South Korean film of all time?

24 Mar 2026 - 5:15PMvideocam

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Opinion | Hong Kong can draw on Art March’s success by keeping it authentic

Alice Wu

30 Mar 2026 - 8:30AM

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

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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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