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Jang Hye-jin (left) and Choi Woo-sik in a still from Number One.

K-movies

Review | Number One: Parasite stars reunite for food-themed family drama

Choi Woo-sik and Jang Hye-jin star as a pampered son and his doting mother who always cooks for him until tragedy strikes their family.

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Review | Back to Love: the Teochew romance that led to smash hit Dear You

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10 must-see movies and programmes at Hong Kong’s Summer IFF 2026

3 Aug 2026 - 9:15PMvideocam

Film & TV

On This Day | John Woo’s A Better Tomorrow turns 40 – SCMP archive

As A Better Tomorrow celebrates its 40th anniversary, we look back at how the film redefined the Hong Kong action genre.

3 Aug 2026 - 3:15PM

Film still of A Better Tomorrow (1986) starring (from left) Ti Lung, Ming Leung, and Chow Yun-fat. Photo: Handout

Arts

Art de vivre? Why the French are such a cultural force in Hong Kong

A potent mix of diplomacy, luxury commerce and cross-cultural collaborations explains France’s outsized presence in Hong Kong’s arts scene.

3 Aug 2026 - 5:35PM

Entertainment

What makes the 1981 horror film The Imp such a terrifying cult classic?

Directed by Dennis Yu, The Imp blends elements of Western horror classics with Taoist beliefs to create a thoroughly modern shocker.

2 Aug 2026 - 7:15PMvideocam

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Entertainment

‘I wanted it to be very sensual’: Circe actress on THAT pig scene in The Odyssey

Samantha Morton talks about Christopher Nolan helping her when she was ‘a little scared’, playing Circe as an ageless character… and humming.

2 Aug 2026 - 7:15PMvideocam

English actress Samantha Morton attends the premiere of The Odyssey at the AMC Lincoln Square in New York on July 14, 2026. Photo: AFP

Entertainment

Why Spider-Man: Brand New Day was made to be a ‘superperson’ film

With Marvel trying to regain its pre-pandemic box office figures, the latest Spider-Man film concentrates more on human emotions than action.

1 Aug 2026 - 4:15PMvideocam

Entertainment

Profile | How trailblazing Hong Kong guitarist Ellen Joyce Loo chose to speak her truth

Ellen Joyce Loo was a fearless musician who championed mental health and LGBTQ rights, and whose artistry continues to inspire.

31 Jul 2026 - 7:15AMvideocam

K-drama

7 of the best new K-dramas to watch in August 2026, including Our Sticky Love

August’s hottest K-dramas include Our Sticky Love, A Trap Called Desire, Flex X Cop season 2, and My Bias, My Boss.

30 Jul 2026 - 9:15PMvideocam

Jung Hae-in (left) and Ha Young in a still from Our Sticky Love, which premieres on Netflix on August 7. Photo: Song Hyoun-jong/Netflix

Lifestyle

Shenzhen’s new museum; Hong Kong’s old cookbook exhibit: 7 Lifestyle highlights

From Asia’s 50 Best Bars of 2026 to an Indian influencer couple staying fit together, here are seven stories from SCMP’s recent reporting.

30 Jul 2026 - 3:30PM

The Shenzhen Natural History Museum’s Dinosaur Hall is crowded with visitors on its soft opening day on July 25. Photo: Elson Li

East Asia

BTS pulls out of Grammys after Asian pop category introduction

The K-pop sensation will not submit music for next year’s awards, saying that music shouldn’t be ‘defined by region or language’.

30 Jul 2026 - 5:13AMvideocam

Entertainment

Review | Spider-Man: Brand New Day – Tom Holland returns in mature Marvel triumph

Tom Holland’s Spider-Man fights both supervillains and his own superpowers in this exciting new outing co-starring Zendaya and Sadie Sink.

29 Jul 2026 - 11:08AMvideocam

Arts

Review | Hong Kong pianist Colleen Lee dazzles in celebration of Bach keyboard concertos

Colleen Lee and the New Hong Kong Philharmonia played variations of violin and oboe concertos in an energetic and elegant presentation.

29 Jul 2026 - 4:10PM

Colleen Lee performs with the New Hong Kong Philharmonia in “Colleen Lee Plays Bach’s Keyboard Concertos” at the Hong Kong City Hall on July 27, 2026. Photo: NHKP

Entertainment

Why Daniel Wu is swapping ‘broken’ Hollywood for Hong Kong films

Wu discusses his coming films including Cold War 1995 and the Twilight of the Warriors sequel, and how Hollywood has ‘dropped diversity’.

31 Jul 2026 - 12:14PM

Daniel Wu is pictured at the New York Asian Film Festival 2026. Wu is making his Hong Kong comeback as he loses optimism in a Hollywood system that feels as if it has “dropped diversity altogether”. Photo: Chris Kammerud

Entertainment

8 Hollywood films where AI is front and centre, from Terminator to Wall-E

Christopher Nolan, James Cameron and others have long explored AI in films. Here are eight that strikingly foretell the tech’s consequences.

28 Jul 2026 - 4:37AMvideocam

Entertainment

Why Jacob Cheung’s Cageman and Intimates became his most memorable films

In Cageman, Cheung leaned on social observations and light drama. In lesbian romance Intimates, he focused on romance, not sexual passion.

26 Jul 2026 - 12:45PMvideocam

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As I see it | How the death of Argos, Odysseus’ faithful dog, still haunts us

Alex Lo

24 Jul 2026 - 8:30PM

As I see it | How an obscure psychologist reshaped the Homeric hero

Alex Lo

22 Jul 2026 - 9:30AM

Opinion | For many outside China, Dear You reflects family history, not politics

Bernard Chan

25 Jun 2026 - 8:30PM

Opinion | A Teochew hit film shows what’s ailing Chinese entertainment

Phoebe Zhang

21 May 2026 - 9:30AM

As I see it | How ancient Chinese philosophers make sense of modern headaches

Alex Lo

21 Apr 2026 - 8:30PM

Being Chinese | Growing up Hakka, around a language that few dared to speak publicly

Hilton Yip

18 Apr 2026 - 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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