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From Quentin Tarantino’s violent blockbusters to Steven Spielberg’s family entertainment, and from indie gems premiering at Sundance film festival to popular Hollywood franchises making waves at Comic-Con, this is the place to go for features, interviews and reviews about movies both classic and new from the United States.
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Chinese writer Hu Anyan pictured in People’s Park, Chengdu, China. Photo: Eric Mast

He thought his life was a failure. Then he wrote it down.

The author of I Deliver Parcels in Beijing, a viral account of China’s gig economy, will appear at the Hong Kong International Literary Festival in March.

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The Tower of Heavenly Success with the Tan River in the background, in Majianglong, Taishan. Photo: Graeme Kennedy

The Chinese city where waffles, watchtowers and world history meet

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Living area of the flat in Tsim Sha Tsui designed by GAAN. Photo: Eugene Chan

This Hong Kong home sleeps six – and still feels serene

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The humphead wrasse, also known as Napoleon wrasse, one of the world’s most endangered coral reef fish. Photo: Alamy

US$600 endangered coral reef fish on menu at Hong Kong hotels

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Baking Social’s Christmas Cookie Social event featured treats in all shapes and sizes. Photo: Leo Thom

How did cookies kickstart a community social movement for one lost Hongkonger?

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Cattle at Mayura Station, located on the Limestone Coast of South Australia. Photo: courtesy Mayura Station

Can Cadbury chocolate-fed Wagyu outshine Japan’s finest beef?

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Film reviews

Review | Hoppers: Pixar’s new animation is a hilarious, heartfelt animal Avatar

Pixar’s Hoppers sees a young animal-lover use secret technology to pilot a robot beaver to recruit real ones and stop a construction project.

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Asian cinema: Japanese films

Who is Hikari, the Japanese director behind Beef and Rental Family?

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Meet Genesis Rodriguez, who plays Isabel in The Night Agent

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Hollywood’s new scream queen? Meet Isabel May, who plays Tatum in Scream 7

May, who was in Yellowstone prequels 1883 and 1923 and is set to star in films with J.Lo, joins Courteney Cox and Neve Campbell in Scream 7.

Isabel May stars in Scream 7. Photo: Getty Images via AFP
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Who is Isabella Wei, the Hong Kong actress who plays Posy Li in Bridgerton?

The 21-year-old Hong Kong actress has also starred in 1899, The Crow with Bill Skarsgård and FKA Twigs, and Black Doves with Keira Knightley.

Paramount

Paramount poised to acquire Warner Bros after Netflix drops bid

A Paramount merger with Warner Bros would unite two major Hollywood studios, two streaming platforms and two news operations.

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Sundance Film Festival

The non-profit film fund helping Chris Pine and others make movies for good

Harbour Fund uses rich donors to finance films with ‘transcendent’ messages that otherwise might never be made in a risk-averse industry.

Chris Pine poses for a photo at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival in Salt Lake City, Utah, on January 22, 2026. The Hollywood star has turned to Harbor Fund for his upcoming project, which is based on a Pulitzer Prize-winning book about families fighting to avoid eviction. Photo: Getty Images/TNS
Style Edit

Style Edit: Rolex just presented a Masterclass with Cameron Bailey

The session with Cameron Bailey, CEO of the Toronto International Film Festival, forms part of Rolex’s much wider Perpetual Arts Initiative.

K-pop, Mandopop, other Asian pop

‘It was insane’: Anderson .Paak on making his debut film K-Pops!

K-Pops! explores family bonds through music and was inspired by Paak’s pandemic bonding over K-pop with his son – who now prefers Slipknot.

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Asian cinema

10 of the best movies from the 2026 Berlin International Film Festival

Controversy overshadowed an engaging selection at this year’s Berlinale, the best of which included Rose, Josephine and Queen at Sea.

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Juliette Binoche (left) and Anna Calder-Marshall in a still from Queen at Sea, which won the Jury Prize at the 76th Berlin International Film Festival.
Britain

Bafta and BBC apologise for racial slur during awards show

Tourette’s campaigner ‘mortified’ after he shouted a racial slur at the Bafta Film Awards on Sunday night.

From left, John Davidson, Dottie Achenbach and Robert Aramayo at the Baftas nominees’ party in London on Saturday. Photo: Reuters
Crime

Son of slain director Rob Reiner pleads not guilty to parents’ murder

Nick Reiner faces two counts of first-degree murder over the double killing that sent shock waves through Hollywood.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Charlotte Mellington, who plays young Catherine in Wuthering Heights

The 14-year-old stars in Emerald Fennell’s adaptation of the Emily Brontë novel alongside Owen Cooper, Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Michael Bergin, the ex Calvin Klein model who dated Carolyn Bessette

Ryan Murphy’s new series Love Story shines a spotlight on the romance between Bessette and JFK Jr – but what about her Baywatch actor ex?

Michael Bergin wrote a book about his relationship with Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, who went on to marry JFK Jr. Photos: Getty Images, @therealmichaelbergin/Instagram
Fame and celebrity

Meet Jackson White’s mother, Katey Sagal, who’s also in Hulu’s Tell Me Lies

White – who stars in the Hulu show with Grace Van Patten – just opened up about his family life on Alex Cooper’s Call Her Daddy podcast.

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Jackson White and his mother, actress Katey Sagal, co-star in Tell Me Lies. Photos: @KateySagal/X, @jacksonwhite/Instagram
Hollywood

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.

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Asian cinema: Chinese films

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.

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Fame and celebrity

What you need to know about Daryl Hannah and JFK Jr’s romance

The Blade Runner actress, now married to Neil Young, had a romance with the late JFK Jr before he eventually wed Carolyn Bessette.

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Daryl Hannah and her then boyfriend, the late John F. Kennedy Jr. Photos: @dhlovelife/Instagram, @JFKjr_memories/X
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Who is Maya Hawke’s new husband, musician Christian Lee Hutson?

The couple first met when working on music, and just married in a star-studded wedding in New York City attended by her famous parents and the Stranger Things cast.

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Wuthering Heights to Barbie: meet Margot Robbie’s stylist, Andrew Mukamal

Mukamal – who also works with Hailey Bieber, Lindsay Lohan, Zoë Kravitz and Billie Eilish – is the brains behind Robbie’s iconic looks.

Fame and celebrity

Hollywood shaken by Brad Pitt-Tom Cruise fight video made with Chinese AI

The viral clip was generated with a two-line prompt on Seedance 2.0, a platform owned by ByteDance, the company behind TikTok.

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Brad Pitt (left) and Tom Cruise attend a film premiere in London in June 2025. Photo: TNS
Fame and celebrity

Dawson’s Creek star James Van Der Beek dead at 48

The actor, who played Dawson Leery in the 1990s teen drama, had battled colorectal cancer.

James Van Der Beek in May 2025. Photo: TNS
Film reviews

Review | Wuthering Heights: Margot Robbie, Jacob Elordi sizzle in modern moorcore

Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights captivates with stunning visuals in the Yorkshire Moors and sizzling chemistry between Elordi and Robbie.

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Asian cinema: Chinese films

5 horse-themed Chinese-language movies for the coming Year of the Horse

In films, horses often symbolise strength, gracefulness and agility. Here are five Chinese-language movies where the animal plays a big role.

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Cinema

How Taxi Driver’s Travis Bickle is still terrifyingly relevant 50 years on

Taxi Driver remains an overwhelming experience and Robert De Niro’s career-kick-starting role continues to resonate in today’s society.

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Robert De Niro in a scene in Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver. We take a deep dive into the film’s cultural impact, De Niro’s role, and its chilling relevance today. Photo: Columbia/TriStar
Fame and celebrity

Who is Daniel Francis, aka Lord Marcus Anderson on Bridgerton?

Move over, Benedict Bridgerton – our dearest gentle readers have been captivated by his mother Violet’s love interest, played by Daniel Francis.

Daniel Francis plays Lord Marcus Anderson, the love interest of Ruth Gemmell’s character, Violet Bridgerton, on Bridgerton. Photo: @therealdanielfrancis/Instagram
European cinema

Why Sentimental Value is the most acclaimed European film of the year

The Norwegian drama with Stellan Skarsgard and Elle Fanning won the Grand Prix at Cannes and has 9 Oscar nods. What makes it so appealing?

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Fame and celebrity

Actress Johnny Sequoyah on making a name for herself – interview

Sequoyah grew up on set as a child of independent filmmakers, then starred in Dexter: New Blood and Primate alongside Academy Award-winning Troy Kotsur.

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