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Tom Cruise in a still from Digger, opening in Hong Kong on October 1. Photo: Warner Bros Pictures
American cinema

14 Hollywood movies to watch in autumn 2026, from Digger to Avengers: Doomsday

Street Fighter, The Social Reckoning and the new Hunger Games film also make our list of the most tantalising upcoming Hollywood movies.

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Korean drama reviews

Four Hands, Two Sonatas: Song Kang, Lee Jun-young play rival piano prodigies

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Asian cinema: Japanese films

Review | The Last Song You Left Behind: Japanese teen romance plays a familiar tune

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Asian cinema: Chinese films

Review | I Know Who You Are: Hu Ge leads Chinese spy drama that falters at the finish

Feng Xiaogang’s drama set during the early years of the People’s Republic of China entertains but is let down by an unsatisfying ending.

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Hu Ge as Feng Jingbo, a spy who becomes embroiled in a years-long cat-and-mouse game with a stubborn Beijing official, in a still from I Know Who You Are (category: IIA Mandarin), directed by Feng Xiaogang. Lei Jiayin co-stars.
Hu Ge as Feng Jingbo, a spy who becomes embroiled in a years-long cat-and-mouse game with a stubborn Beijing official, in a still from I Know Who You Are (category: IIA Mandarin), directed by Feng Xiaogang. Lei Jiayin co-stars.
K-drama news

6 of the best new K-dramas to watch in September 2026, including The Scandal

Must-sees in September include steamy period drama The Scandal, office comedy The Ordinary Jackpot and the return of Made in Korea.

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American cinema

Desk job to Jackie Chan stunts: martial artist Alfred Hsing’s rise in film

After leaving a financial career, the wushu champion became a fight coordinator, stuntman and actor working with some of film’s top stars.

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Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | How Josie Ho rejected her billionaire heiress destiny for indie filmmaking

Macau casino magnate Stanley Ho’s eighth child has built her own legacy as a musician, award-winning actress and movie producer.

Josie Ho attends the New York Asian Film Festival 2022, at Walter Reade Theatre, in New York, on July 16, 2022. Rather than following in the footsteps of her casino magnate father Stanley Ho, she has forged her own path in music and film, winning awards along the way. Photo: Getty Images for Josie Ho
Josie Ho attends the New York Asian Film Festival 2022, at Walter Reade Theatre, in New York, on July 16, 2022. Rather than following in the footsteps of her casino magnate father Stanley Ho, she has forged her own path in music and film, winning awards along the way. Photo: Getty Images for Josie Ho
Korean drama reviews

Mousetrap: Ryu Jun-yeol leads slick but sluggish Netflix K-drama thriller

Ryu Jun-yeol stars as a novelist with severe anxiety whose life is turned upside-down in this enigmatic if slow-moving thriller.

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American cinema

Review | The Dog Stars: Ridley Scott’s post-apocalyptic thriller works in fits and starts

Jacob Elordi, Margaret Qualley and Josh Brolin survive in a present-day America where an influenza pandemic has decimated the population.

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Hong Kong culture

‘Bad taste’ or ‘great’? The Mr Hong Kong pageant’s controversial history

Slated for objectifying men, TVB’s male beauty contest couldn’t match Miss Hong Kong’s longevity. But will it ever return?

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Mr Hong Kong contestant Sam Hui takes part in the competition’s swimsuit round before a panel of female judges at TVB TV City in Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong, on August 21, 2010. The contest, which ran from 2005 to 2011 and was briefly revived in 2016, received criticism for sexually objectifying its male participants. Photo: Felix Wong
TV shows and streaming video

Disney Worldbuilders captures ‘magic’ of turning films into theme park lands

New Disney+ film interviews masterminds behind Frozen and more to show how on-screen tales are adapted at Disneylands from Hong Kong to Paris.

Guests walk past Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World in Florida on April 2, 2025. Photo: TNS
Guests walk past Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World in Florida on April 2, 2025. Photo: TNS
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Review | Wakesurf Lovers: Jeffrey Ngai, Renci Yeung make a splash in uneven sports drama

Full of beautiful bodies but paper-thin characters, Fung Chih-chiang’s film about wakesurfing and cybershaming drifts nowhere in particular.

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TV shows and streaming video

Why Kyle Chandler, star of Lanterns, loved playing a grouchy Green Lantern

Kyle Chandler plays Hal Jordan, the veteran Green Lantern who is assigned to train a rookie, Aaron Pierre’s John Stewart.

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Asian cinema: Chinese films

The Chinese Mulholland Drive? Why ‘so bad it’s good’ film Niu Lai is special

Initially mocked, the low-budget film by a first-time animator and his mum is now being hailed as a bastion of hard work and free expression.

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A still from Niu Lai, a Chinese micro-budget animated feature by Xin Yumeng and Sun Lifang. Met with memes and widespread mockery upon its release on August 5, 2026, the movie has since become a must-see box-office hit that has made millions. Photo: courtesy of Dalian Jingyuan Culture Film and Television Media
American cinema

Stand by Me at 40: the tragic legacy of Rob Reiner’s coming-of-age masterpiece

This landmark of 1980s cinema is a bittersweet experience when watched today, with two of its biggest talents lost to tragic deaths.

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(From left) Wil Wheaton, Jerry O’Connell, Corey Feldman and River Phoenix in a still from Stand by Me (1986), directed by Rob Reiner. Photo: Columbia Pictures
(From left) Wil Wheaton, Jerry O’Connell, Corey Feldman and River Phoenix in a still from Stand by Me (1986), directed by Rob Reiner. Photo: Columbia Pictures
K-drama news

Latest K-drama casting news about Doh Kyung-soo, Cha Eun-woo and more

K-pop idols Doh Kyung-soo and Kim Do-yeon are in talks for We Are the Zombies, while Cha Eun-woo is considering a role in Seorabeol Knife.

American cinema

Diving into Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma with Gillian Anderson

Gillian Anderson and Hannah Einbinder, the leads of Jane Schoenbrun’s queer slasher film, talk about portraying a female love story and more.

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Music

Ghibli film composer Joe Hisaishi sets 3 Guinness World Records

Hisaishi, who wrote scores for Studio Ghibli animations including Spirited Away, has been honoured for achievements in live classical music.

Japanese composer Joe Hisaishi conducts a performance at Radio City Music Hall in New York on August 11, 2026. Photo: Kyodo
Japanese composer Joe Hisaishi conducts a performance at Radio City Music Hall in New York on August 11, 2026. Photo: Kyodo
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

How Ronny Yu and Jet Li made Fearless (2006) a martial arts masterpiece

Director Ronny Yu put Jet Li’s martial arts skills and acting chops to good use in this classic, blending superb fights and a human story.

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Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Review | A Mighty Adventure: wordless animation by McDull director is breezy if flawed

Hong Kong director Toe Yuen’s film about insects surviving the city is a visual marvel, though dialogue would have made it more expressive.

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Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Review | The Dating Menu: a drifter chef looks to connect in wistful romantic drama

Lo Chun-yip plays a chef who tries out a dating app and cooks for four very different women as he tries to get over a previous relationship.

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Lo Chun-yip (left) and Crystal Cheung Man-ka in a still from The Dating Menu.
Food and Drinks

‘Don’t lead with fear’: how host Kristen Kish is redefining Top Chef

The former Top Chef winner and current Emmy-nominated host reflects on prioritising contestant well-being over fear-based leadership.

Kristen Kish in a still from season 23 of Top Chef. The host talks about her approach to the show and reflects on this season’s most talked-about moments. Photo by: Paul Cheney/Bravo via Getty Images
Kristen Kish in a still from season 23 of Top Chef. The host talks about her approach to the show and reflects on this season’s most talked-about moments. Photo by: Paul Cheney/Bravo via Getty Images
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

How ‘Siuyea’ Lo Chun-yip shed his indie director mindset to become a leading man

The ‘late bloomer’, who switched directing for acting in 2015, takes on his first main lead role with new film The Dating Menu.

Performing arts in Hong Kong

The audience are players in this ‘board game theatre’ project in Hong Kong

Audience members write their own script in Jing Wong’s gods-versus-human theatre production that plays out alongside in-character performers.

Fame and celebrity

Why Anthony Bourdain biopic ‘Tony’ puts truth on the back burner

The makers of the biopic explain why they invented characters and made Bourdain’s on-screen experiences link to those of star Dominic Sessa.

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Antonio Banderas (left) and Dominic Sessa in a still from the Anthony Bourdain biopic Tony. Photo: A24 via AP
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