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Will Poulter in a still from Warfare. Photo: A24
American cinema

Review | Warfare, one of the most authentic combat movies of modern times

Alex Garland teams up with his military supervisor from Civil War for this survival tale based on the latter’s experience of the war in Iraq.

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Art

Are ChatGPT’s Studio Ghibli-style AI images fun memes or copyright breach?

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Korean drama reviews

Buried Hearts midseason recap: corporate melodrama without the drama

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Asian cinema: Japanese films

Review | Grand Maison Paris: Takuya Kimura goes to France in Japanese chef drama

TV show La Grande Maison Tokyo spin-off with Ok Taec-yeon and Kyoka Suzuki a feast for the eyes but not the ears as Kimura butchers French.

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Takuya Kimura in a still from Grand Maison Paris.
Takuya Kimura in a still from Grand Maison Paris.
Cinema

Best movies to watch at the Hong Kong International Film Festival 2025

The 2025 HKIFF boasts a line-up of nearly 200 films to be shown over 12 days. Here is our pick of unmissable movies and programmes.

K-drama news

Why Park Bo-gum was ‘deeply moved’ by When Life Gives You Tangerines drama

‘The warmth in this story made me want to be part of it,’ recalls Park Bo-gum – so much so he postponed work on another drama to take it on.

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Korean drama reviews

The Potato Lab midseason recap: Lee Sun-bin, Kang Tae-oh in generic romcom

The Netflix drama’s fun premise gives way to a run-of-the-mill story with developments that simply feel inconsequential.

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Lee Sun-bin (left) as potato researcher Mi-kyung and Kang Tae-oh as Wonhan executive Baek-ho in a still from The Potato Lab. Like all Korean romcoms, Mi-kyung and Baek-ho’s relationship begins on the wrong foot.
Lee Sun-bin (left) as potato researcher Mi-kyung and Kang Tae-oh as Wonhan executive Baek-ho in a still from The Potato Lab. Like all Korean romcoms, Mi-kyung and Baek-ho’s relationship begins on the wrong foot.
TV shows and streaming video

Is all hope lost in Hollywood? The Studio on Apple TV+ tries to answer that

Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s new comedy show explores the craziness permeating modern Hollywood amid the industry’s current challenges.

Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Review | Peg O’ My Heart: great visuals, awful story in Nick Cheung horror thriller

Andy Lau cameo can’t save Cheung’s film starring himself, Fala Chen and Terrance Lau that is heavy on style but lacks convincing backstories.

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Asian cinema: Korean films

Revelations director Yeon Sang-ho on exploring belief in new Netflix film

The Train to Busan and Hellbound director says his new film with Ryu Jun-yeol draws on people’s tendency to only see what they want to see.

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Ryu Jun-yeol (left) in a still from Revelations. Photo: Netflix
Korean drama reviews

Review | Newtopia, zombie romcom with Blackpink’s Jisoo, misses the mark

The Korean zombie subgenre has rules, and creators break them at their peril. Newtopia is stylish, but its tone is off and it lacks tension.

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Jisoo of Blackpink as Kang Young-soo in a still from Korean zombie romcom Newtopia.
Jisoo of Blackpink as Kang Young-soo in a still from Korean zombie romcom Newtopia.
Asian cinema: Japanese films

Review | In 1st Kiss, Japanese time-travel romance, Takako Matsu woos a younger man

Director Ayuko Tsukahara’s story follows a middle-aged woman who travels back in time to save her marriage and her husband’s life.

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Asian cinema: Korean films

In Streaming, Kang Ha-neul plays someone ‘you don’t want to get close to’

Actor talks about playing someone who ‘got swallowed up by money’ in Korean thriller, and why he agrees with the film’s adults-only rating.

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American cinema

How The Wedding Banquet remake updates Ang Lee’s romcom

With Ang Lee’s blessing, Andrew Ahn has remade his comedy about same-sex couples with a cast including Bowen Yang and Kelly Marie Tran.

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(From left) Kelly Marie Tran, Lily Gladstone, Han Gi-chan and Bowen Yang in a still from The Wedding Banquet, Andrew Ahn’s remake of Ang Lee’s Oscar-nominated 1993 romantic comedy. Photo: TNS
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

What other films did A Chinese Ghost Story’s Tony Ching Siu-tung direct?

From a film starring Kelly Chen and Donnie Yen to an Indiana Jones rip-off with Jet Li, 4 of Tony Ching’s lesser-known productions.

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A still from Dr Wai in the Scripture with No Words, starring Jet Li (centre).
A still from Dr Wai in the Scripture with No Words, starring Jet Li (centre).
K-drama news

K-drama casting news about Wi Ha-joon, Ahn Hyo-seop and more

Squid Game’s Wi ha-joon is joining murder mystery Siren, while Ji Sung could lead time-travel drama series Judge Lee Han-young.

TV shows and streaming video

Who is the elusive writer of K-drama When Life Gives You Tangerines?

K-drama writer Lim Sang-choon likes to stay out of the limelight, but her dramas, telling deeply humane stories, deserve recognition.

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Korean drama reviews

Hyper Knife: Park Eun-bin, Sul Kyung-gu in medical serial killer thriller

Extraordinary Attorney Woo’s Park Eun-bin is barely recognisable as a talented young surgeon who falls out with her mentor (Sul Kyung-gu).

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Park Eun-bin as surgeon/serial killer Jung Se-ok in a still from Disney+ K-drama Hyper Knife.
Park Eun-bin as surgeon/serial killer Jung Se-ok in a still from Disney+ K-drama Hyper Knife.
European cinema

John Rabe, film with a Western angle on the Nanking massacre

The film tells the story of the Japanese massacre of Chinese civilians through the eyes of ‘good’ Nazi John Rabe.

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Performing arts in Hong Kong

Review | Deliciously terrifying David Boring show mixes post-punk sounds with horror

The underground indie group’s one-off event included them live-scoring horror music videos by local filmmakers and a Butoh performance.

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American cinema

Gwyneth Paltrow has ‘a lot of sex’ with Timothée Chalamet in Marty Supreme

‘OK, great. I’m 109 years old. You’re 14,’ Gwyneth Paltrow recalls thinking of acting with Timothée Chalamet in coming film Marty Supreme.

Gwyneth Paltrow and Timothée Chalamet filming Marty Supreme in Central Park, New York. Paltrow says the movie has “a lot of sex” between their characters, and expressed surprise film sets have an intimacy coordinator. Photo: Getty Images
American cinema

Review | Snow White: Rachel Zegler carries Disney’s bland live-action remake

Lacking the magic of some other live-action remakes of Disney classics, Snow White is missing the heart you expect from the House of Mouse.

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Rachel Zegler as Snow White in a still from the live-action Snow White. Photo: Disney
Rachel Zegler as Snow White in a still from the live-action Snow White. Photo: Disney
American cinema

How the Assassin’s Creed series became a multibillion-dollar franchise

With new game Assassin’s Creed Shadows out on March 20, we look back at the rise of the historical action-adventure series.

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Asian cinema: Chinese films

Review | In fencing-themed drama Pierce, Liu Hsiu-fu and Tsao Yu-ning are brothers

Singaporean filmmaker Nelicia Low’s feature film debut has some visual flourishes but is let down by glaring weaknesses in its narrative.

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Tourism

Bridgerton balls, Netflix menus? Studios now sell real-world experiences

Ever desired to be in the Bridgerton world, wanted a Love Is Blind cocktail? Entertainment companies have moved into real-world attractions.

A view of the opening of The Queen’s Ball: A Bridgerton Experience in 2023 in New York. Entertainment companies like Netflix have moved into real-world attractions. Photo: Getty Images
OPINION
Gerui Wang

Opinion | From Ne Zha to TikTok, it’s a Chinese story of triumph over adversity

Gerui Wang
Cheng Xianyue

Opinion | What Hong Kong can take away from Ne Zha 2’s creative success

Cheng Xianyue
Wei Wei

Opinion | Why Ne Zha 2 is part of a broader Chinese cultural renaissance

Wei Wei
Jianlu Bi

Opinion | At last, Chinese folklore adds new flavour to global pop culture

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Phoebe Zhang

Opinion | How China’s reality TV shows reveal changing attitudes to marriage

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Ginny Wong

Opinion | Bridgerton season 4’s casting of Yerin Ha does not mean it’s ‘ruined’

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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
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