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Will Poulter in a still from Warfare. Photo: A24

Entertainment

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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6 good reads about privilege, from The Great Gatsby to Crazy Rich Asians

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

28 Mar 2025 - 2:13PM

Entertainment

Meet Marcin, the guitar genius so good people think he’s faking it

Marcin Patrzalek, 24, plays percussion, melody and rhythm at the same time on his acoustic guitar, and is an Instagram sensation.

28 Mar 2025 - 11:15AMvideocam

Percussive finger-style guitarist, composer, and social media star Marcin Patrzalek. Photo: AFP

Entertainment

Profile | The life and legacy of Roman Tam, Hong Kong’s ‘godfather of Cantopop’

Roman Tam was a prolific recording and performing artist whose songs and extravagant stage shows made him a Hong Kong hero and LGBTQ icon.

28 Mar 2025 - 7:49AMvideocam

K-drama

Buried Hearts midseason recap: corporate melodrama without the drama

This revenge drama about a swindler who targets a powerful man, then loses his memory, has a few high points but mostly lacks excitement.

27 Mar 2025 - 7:15PMvideocam

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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.

27 Mar 2025 - 1:30PMvideocam

Takuya Kimura in a still from Grand Maison Paris.

Entertainment

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.

27 Mar 2025 - 11:15AM

K-drama

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.

27 Mar 2025 - 4:15AMvideocam

K-drama

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.

26 Mar 2025 - 7:15PMvideocam

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.

Entertainment

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.

26 Mar 2025 - 6:15PM

Olivia Wilde and Rogen in a scene from The Studio. Photo: Apple TV+ via AP

Entertainment

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.

26 Mar 2025 - 5:21PMvideocam

K-movies

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.

26 Mar 2025 - 4:15PMvideocam

Arts

Japanese novel about a serial killer hailed as feminist overseas

Asako Yuzuki’s Butter, thought of as a crime novel in Japan, is celebrated in UK and elsewhere for exploring misogyny and body shaming.

26 Mar 2025 - 11:15AM

The cover of Asako Yuzuki’s novel.

Entertainment

Canadian rock giants Rush release 50-song box set for 50th anniversary

Three-piece Rush last performed in Los Angeles in 2015 and their drummer Neil Peart died in 2020, but their popularity hasn’t diminished.

26 Mar 2025 - 5:45AMvideocam

Canadian rock giants Rush are celebrating 50 years with a 50-song box set. Above: the vinyl version of Rush 50 on display in a record store in the US state of Colorado. Photo: Instagram/soldoutvinylrecords

K-drama

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.

25 Mar 2025 - 6:15PMvideocam

Entertainment

Less rebellion, more depression and apathy. Welcome to punk in China today

As the Chinese punk scene soldiers on, bands increasingly perform to relieve pressure and release negativity, one insider says.

25 Mar 2025 - 5:15PM

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Language Matters | Poetry ‘a luxury we cannot afford’? Singapore and world have moved on

Lisa Lim

23 Mar 2025 - 8:15AM

Opinion | Cantonese opera need not be popular to be part of Hong Kong heritage

April Zhang

19 Mar 2025 - 11:05AM

Language Matters | Trump tramples human rights with order on use of English language

Lisa Lim

9 Mar 2025 - 8:15AM

Opinion | When will Hong Kong stop building skyscraping boxes with bay windows?

Dennis Lee

1 Mar 2025 - 9:30AM

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

Gerui Wang

27 Feb 2025 - 4:30PM

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

Cheng Xianyue

26 Feb 2025 - 9:30AM

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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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