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Ne Zha 2 hangover? China’s Lunar New Year box office plunges to 6-year low
China’s holiday box office fell nearly 40 per cent year on year as studios failed to find a breakout hit to match last year’s Ne Zha 2.
24 Feb 2026 - 5:30PM
10 of the best movies from the 2026 Berlin International Film Festival
24 Feb 2026 - 5:12PM
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Indian author Amitav Ghosh publishes first novel in 7 years. Why so long?
24 Feb 2026 - 4:15PM
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Double Happiness: Liu Kuan-ting, Jennifer Yu lead clever wedding comedy
A couple have two simultaneous wedding ceremonies to keep their parents apart in Double Happiness, an ingenious comedy of errors.
23 Feb 2026 - 5:15PM
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Jennifer Yu (left) and Liu Kuan-ting in a still from Double Happiness.
Film & TV
One Battle After Another triumphs with 6 Bafta prizes as Oscars loom
Paul Thomas Anderson’s political thriller dominates UK awards, while newcomer Robert Aramayo stuns Hollywood heavyweights for best actor.
23 Feb 2026 - 8:52AM
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How these 2 films became classics of Hong Kong’s Chinese folk opera cinema
Love Eterne and Dream of the Red Chamber are two very different ‘huangmei diao’ films from legendary Hong Kong director Li Han-hsiang.
22 Feb 2026 - 5:15PM
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K-drama
Latest K-drama casting news about Lee Je-hoon, Ryoo Seung-ryong and more
Lee is confirmed as one of the leads of There’s a Winning Chance, while Ryoo is considering The Miracles of the Namiya General Store.
21 Feb 2026 - 5:15PM
Lee Je-hoon in a still from Taxi Driver season 3. The actor has been set as one of the leads of the upcoming Korean legal drama There’s a Winning Chance. Photo: Viu
Entertainment
How Anthony Chen’s We Are All Strangers captures the beauty of Singapore
Singaporean director portrays ordinary folk with dignity in the final film in his ‘Growing Up’ trilogy with Yeo Yann Yann and Koh Jia Ler.
21 Feb 2026 - 12:45PM
Entertainment
Why does Hollywood keep remaking old stories like Wuthering Heights?
Much like superhero reboots targeted at men, period drama remakes like Wuthering Heights continue to find favour with female audiences.
21 Feb 2026 - 4:15AM
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Why Saving Face is the most important Asian-American lesbian film ever made
Alice Wu fought to film Saving Grace with an all Asian-American cast, and the film inspired a generation of Asian-American filmmakers.
20 Feb 2026 - 5:15PM
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At Hollywood’s other awards show, background actors get their own red carpet
Long overlooked, film extras enjoy their moment at the 8th Annual Los Angeles Union Background Actors Awards.
19 Feb 2026 - 7:15PM
US extra Sherry Brown delivers a speech after receiving the award for the best female multicamera stand-in at the 8th Annual Los Angeles Union Background Actors Awards ceremony, in Los Angeles, California, on February 15, 2026. Photo: AFP
Lifestyle
Hong Kong-style borscht; when to open your lai see: 7 Lifestyle highlights
From an executive’s weight loss journey to the luckiest time to open lai see, here are seven stories from SCMP’s recent reporting.
19 Feb 2026 - 1:37PM
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A New Dawn: climate crisis meets fireworks in confusing Japanese anime
Yoshitoshi Shinomiya’s beautiful debut feature is sure to excite fans of Studio Ghibli’s Hayao Miyazaki, even if a muddled plot lets it down.
19 Feb 2026 - 12:15PM
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With Blades of the Guardians, Yuen Woo-ping revives the wuxia blockbuster
Hong Kong martial arts choreographer and director Yuen Woo-ping returns with an epic wuxia, starring Wu Jing and Nicholas Tse.
18 Feb 2026 - 4:15PM
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Blades of the Guardians: Wu Jing leads star-studded Chinese martial arts epic
Starring Wu Jing, Nicholas Tse and Chen Lijun, the visually stunning Blades of the Guardians is one of the fiercest wuxia films in years.
18 Feb 2026 - 5:01PM
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Wu Jing (left) and Nicholas Tse in a still from Blades of the Guardians (category IIB, Mandarin), directed by Yuen Woo-ping. Chen Lijun co-stars.
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Jackie Chan’s hot streak continues with Panda Plan: The Magical Tribe
Panda Plan: The Magical Tribe manages to overcome its previous instalment’s failings to become a fun, wholesome family adventure.
17 Feb 2026 - 3:15PM
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We Are All Strangers: Anthony Chen’s epic look at fatherhood in Singapore
A beautiful conclusion to Anthony Chen’s ‘Growing Up’ trilogy, We Are All Strangers is a study of family and love in all its forms.
16 Feb 2026 - 10:15PM
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OPINION
Phoebe Zhang
Opinion
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Lunar New Year doesn’t need a home-cooked feast to be full of flavour
19 Feb 2026 - 10:23AM
Lisa Lim
Language Matters
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Word of the Year 2025 choices reflect how virtual our reality has become
20 Dec 2025 - 5:15PM
Lisa Lim
Language Matters
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The enduring legacy of bamboo, a symbol of resilience and strength in Asia
6 Dec 2025 - 8:15AM
Foong Woei Wan
Being Chinese
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Life and finance lessons from my Hong Kong mahjong parties
20 Sep 2025 - 12:19PM
Chang Zi Qian
Being Chinese
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What’s in a Singaporean Chinese name? It’s a long story
14 Jul 2025 - 12:30PM
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Shzr Ee Tan
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Dating in the UK, Chinese auntie-style
28 Jun 2025 - 10:38AM
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Photo trove offers window on life in China’s wartime capital Chongqing
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Behind the scenes of classic 1987 movie The Last Emperor in photos
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Wonders old and new in China’s Greater Bay Area, land of opportunity
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Instantly familiar, strangely foreign: photos of 1970s Hong Kong
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