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Lee Joon-hyuk plays lottery winner Gong Eun-tae in a still from The Ordinary Jackpot. Seo Hyun-woo and Oh Dae-hwan also feature in the new Korean drama’s lead cast.
Korean drama reviews

The Ordinary Jackpot: Lee Joon-hyuk hides a lottery win in workplace K-drama

Lee Joon-hyuk plays a timid office worker who decides to stop bottling up his emotions after a significant lottery win changes his life.

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TV shows and streaming video

Who won at the Emmys? Widow’s Bay scores biggest with 14 awards

Cinema

Why are Chun-Li’s thighs so big? All about the Street Fighter character

European cinema

Best movies from the 2026 Venice Film Festival, including Possible Love and Musk

Indie dramas and documentaries, rather than big Hollywood productions, took the spotlight at this year’s festival. Here are 10 of the best.

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Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk walks to the stage to speak alongside Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at a campaign event at the Butler Farm Show, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk walks to the stage to speak alongside Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at a campaign event at the Butler Farm Show, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
European cinema

Review | Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom is a hilarious horror spoof

Aardman Animations’ latest is a horror-infused celebration of slapstick and sly film references sure to delight viewers of all ages.

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Cinema

‘Authentic’: Chinese-Canadian director’s queer love story starring Joan Chen

Xiaodan He opens up on ‘Montreal, My Beautiful’, in which an immigrant Chinese wife falls in love with a younger Quebecoise woman.

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Asian cinema

Review | Let Us Through, Dear Ancestors: Lav Diaz’s gruelling colonial epic

Director Lav Diaz’s latest film explores colonial terror, faith and resistance in a perilous 17th century jungle in the Philippines.

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Christian Bables (centre) in a still from Let Us Through, Dear Ancestors.
Christian Bables (centre) in a still from Let Us Through, Dear Ancestors.
K-drama news

Profile | Who is Nana, star of Netflix K-dramas The Scandal and Mask Girl?

Nana’s rise in the industry has been a journey of talent, resilience and reinvention, going from singer and model to bona fide actress.

Chinese culture

Famous Chinese women in folklore, from Mulan to a dynasty-toppling consort

These women have inspired countless poems, books, movies and TV shows over the centuries, but what are their stories and why do they endure?

Asian cinema

Review | A Bit of Light: Iranian drama about Tehran doctor strikes melancholic chord

Ali Asgari’s Tehran-set drama about an aggrieved doctor who decides to end it all as war looms is well acted but never fully bursts into life.

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Missagh Zareh in a still from A Bit of Light, directed by Ali Asgari and co-starring Sadaf Asgari and Forouzan Jamshidnejad. Photo: Seven Springs Pictures
Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | How Cantopop lyricist Wyman Wong became a cultural force in Hong Kong

Songwriter for the stars, fashion journalist, LGBTQ activist – Wong’s impact on modern Hong Kong culture cannot be overstated.

Wyman Wong attends the Ultimate Song Chart Awards 2016 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on January 1, 2017. The Hong Kong lyricist, actor and fashionista has written career-defining hits for many Cantopop singers, appeared in various movies, designed and written about fashion, and promoted LGBTQ visibility in his home city. Photo: Visual China Group via Getty Images
Wyman Wong attends the Ultimate Song Chart Awards 2016 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on January 1, 2017. The Hong Kong lyricist, actor and fashionista has written career-defining hits for many Cantopop singers, appeared in various movies, designed and written about fashion, and promoted LGBTQ visibility in his home city. Photo: Visual China Group via Getty Images
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Leslie Cheung would have been 70 this year. An exhibition celebrates the star

The Hong Kong Heritage Museum exhibition features never-before-shown stage outfits and offers rare insights into Cheung’s private life.

Korean drama reviews

Made in Korea season 2: Hyun Bin returns for dark 1980s political thriller

South Korea’s history continues to be explored in the series, as Hyun Bin’s Ki-tae navigates the 1979 assassination of leader Park Chung-hee.

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What to do in Hong Kong

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, September 11-13

From a craft beer festival to an introspective art exhibition and a soundwalk to Tomorrowland’s fashion pop-up, there’s a lot on this weekend.

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Black Kite Brewery’s Flockfest 2026 craft beer festival, at PMQ from September 11 to 13, is one of the exciting happenings in Hong Kong this weekend. Here’s what else to do and see. Photo: Black Kite Brewery
World of performing arts

Review | Cavalluna’s Hong Kong debut was a magical, if cliché, equine spectacle

Cavalluna’s Asian debut stunned the city with its spectacular horsemanship, but plain and flawed storytelling was a fly in the ointment.

An equestrian stunt performer balancing on the side of her horse at a performance of Cavalluna – Gate to the Otherworld. The show is in Hong Kong until September 13 at Kai Tak Arena. Photo: Cavalluna
An equestrian stunt performer balancing on the side of her horse at a performance of Cavalluna – Gate to the Otherworld. The show is in Hong Kong until September 13 at Kai Tak Arena. Photo: Cavalluna
Asian cinema: Chinese films

Review | Once Upon a Time in the Middle East: Shen Teng leads anti-war blockbuster

Full of roaring action and heart-wrenching tension, this mainland China hit delivers a message of peace through Chinese cooking appreciation.

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American cinema

Review | Practical Magic 2: Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman reunite for dull sequel

Joey King, Maisie Williams and Lee Pace also feature in this boring follow-up that falls short of the spellbinding 1998 original.

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Asian cinema: Korean films

The making of Na Hong-jin’s sci-fi spectacle Hope, most expensive Korean film

The director talks about tension, timelines, sequel potential and a clash of tastes at Cannes as Hope gears up for US and Hong Kong releases.

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Hwang Jung-min (front) and Jung Ho-yeon on the set of Hope.
Hwang Jung-min (front) and Jung Ho-yeon on the set of Hope.
Asian cinema: Chinese films

Review | Arrested Memory: Ethan Ruan leads Sabu’s muddled police thriller

Ethan Ruan plays a detective with memory issues investigating a kidnapping case in this action-packed if confused police procedural.

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Asian cinema: Japanese films

Review | Look Back: Hirokazu Koreeda explores childhood manga dreams

A deep, intense friendship between two schoolgirls is explored in Hirokazu Koreeda’s adaptation of a manga by Tatsuki Fujimoto.

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American cinema

Review | Primetime: Robert Pattinson catches predators in blunted satire

Robert Pattinson plays a fictional version of TV producer and paedophile hunter Chris Hansen in this drama that lacks substance.

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Robert Pattinson plays a fictional version of TV predator hunter Chris Hansen in a still from Primetime, directed by Lance Oppenheim. Merritt Wever and Skyler Gisondo co-star. Photo: Sinna Nasseri
Asian cinema: Korean films

Review | Possible Love: Burning director Lee Chang-dong back with another masterpiece

Zo In-sung and Cho Yeo-jeong play a rich couple opposite Sul Kyung-gu and Jeon Do-yeon’s have-nots in Lee’s sharp critique of Korean society.

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Jeon Do-yeon as Mi-ok in a still from Possible Love. Photo: Netflix.
Jeon Do-yeon as Mi-ok in a still from Possible Love. Photo: Netflix.
American cinema

How 1969 oddity The Chairman pitted Gregory Peck against Mao at ping-pong

The Cold War thriller starring Gregory Peck features a surreal encounter with Chairman Mao and a prescient warning about climate change.

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K-drama news

Latest K-drama casting news about Kim Mu-yeol, Jung Hae-in and more

Jung Hae-in and Shin Se-kyung will star in romantic drama Love Virus, while Lee Jung-eun and Kim Mu-yeol will lead action series The Shooter.

Asian cinema: Japanese films

Review | Mr. Nelson, Did You Kill People? is a striking portrait of Vietnam war trauma

The Vietnam war drama, in competition at the Venice Film Festival, explores trauma, redemption through a US Marine’s true-life journey.

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Rodney Hicks in a still from Mr. Nelson, Did You Kill People?, directed by Shinya Tsukamoto. Geoffrey Rush, Mark Merphy and Tatyana Ali co-star.
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