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Asian cinema: Hong Kong film
The bloody legacy of The One-Armed Swordsman film sequels
The two follow-ups to The One-Armed Swordsman are somewhat different to the original hit film but plenty of blood runs through all three.
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Elle Fanning, Michelle Pfeiffer talk motherhood in Margo’s Got Money Troubles
26 Apr 2026 - 4:15AM
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Korean drama reviews
The Scarecrow: serial killer K-drama echoes the landmark Memories of Murder
25 Apr 2026 - 6:15PM
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In Netflix drama Straight to Hell, Erika Toda dazzles as Japan’s celebrity fortune-teller
Erika Toda delivers a memorable turn as Kazuko Hosoki in this series tracing the controversial Japanese soothsayer’s life over 60 years.
25 Apr 2026 - 5:15PM
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Erika Toda as Kazuko Hosoki in a still from Straight to Hell. Netflix’s new drama charts the life of the real-life celebrity fortune-teller, from her childhood in post-war Japan to run-ins with figures from Tokyo’s underworld. Photo: Netflix
Korean drama reviews
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If Wishes Could Kill: high school horror K-drama with a dark tech twist
A sinister phone app grants wishes in the K-drama, blending tech horror with folklore, but it begins to lose steam in the second half.
24 Apr 2026 - 4:00PM
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The wild journey behind Tony Leung Ka-fai’s Hong Kong Film Awards record
Tony Leung Ka-fai’s fifth HKFA best actor win cements his legendary cinema status amid years of resilience, reinvention and cultural impact.
24 Apr 2026 - 7:15AM
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Korean drama reviews
Absolute Value of Romance: high school comedy K-drama with a boys’ love twist
Kim Hyang-gi stars as a high school student and BL web novel author for whom four hot teachers bring inspiration and big moral dilemmas.
23 Apr 2026 - 7:15AM
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Kim Hyang-gi as Yeo Ui-ju, a high school student who writes boys’ love web novels featuring characters based on her attractive teachers, in a still from the new Prime Video K-drama Absolute Value of Romance.
Korean drama reviews
We Are All Trying Here: Koo Kyo-hwan, Go Yoon-jung lead ace filmmaking K-drama
We Are All Trying Here stands out from other recent film-industry-set Korean dramas with its dialogue, energy and stellar performances.
22 Apr 2026 - 7:15PM
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American cinema
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Michael: ‘King of Pop’ biopic features all the hits, none of the controversy
While the film is packed with great performances, it is an utterly sanitised view of Michael Jackson’s life and the allegations he faced.
21 Apr 2026 - 11:46PM
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Asian cinema: Hong Kong film
How a Hong Kong indie film uses tea to bridge the city’s ethnic minority divide
Brian Hung’s Let’s Have a Cup of Doodh Patti Chai looks at Hong Kong’s ethnic minorities and how tea brings together people of many cultures.
21 Apr 2026 - 7:15PM
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film
Why these 1980s Hong Kong crime movies produced by Tsui Hark are hidden gems
The Big Heat and Gunmen, both released in 1988, are brutal action thrillers full of violence, brotherhood drama and intrigue.
19 Apr 2026 - 11:15AM
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Waise Lee Chi-hung in a still from The Big Heat (1988).
K-drama news
Latest K-drama casting news about Lee Hye-ri, Choi Hyun-wook and more
Lee Hye-ri is eyeing a role as a spy in Caution, Hazardous Wife, while Choi Hyun-wook is considering the baseball-themed Green Light.
18 Apr 2026 - 7:15PM
Cinema
How US$50 popcorn buckets have become the newest collecting craze
From Mario to Marvel characters, themed popcorn buckets are tapping into millennial nostalgia and helping boost cinema profits.
18 Apr 2026 - 5:15PM
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American cinema
How Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel found chemistry in The Christophers
They could hardly seem more different in real life and play bitter foes in The Christophers, but McKellen and Coel gel magnificently.
17 Apr 2026 - 5:15PM
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American cinema
How M. Butterfly subverted Western fantasies of Chinese femininity
David Cronenberg’s 1993 movie starring John Lone as a cross-dresser who woos Jeremy Irons’ diplomat was an interesting but failed experiment.
17 Apr 2026 - 3:15PM
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John Lone in a still from M. Butterfly. David Cronenberg’s Beijing-set romance featuring Lone as a spy who disguises himself as a woman to seduce Jeremy Irons’ French diplomat was an interesting experiment, even if it failed to convince audiences.
Korean drama reviews
Yumi’s Cells season 3: Kim Go-eun returns for a final romantic chapter
Yumi’s Cells season 3 begins with the main character living on autopilot. Then, her life gets a jolt when a new love interest appears.
16 Apr 2026 - 7:15PM
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Asian-American Sheng Wang likes to be bored. His best jokes come from it
The Taiwanese-American talks about how jokes in Purple, now on Netflix, were inspired by small everyday events, and his bond with Ali Wong.
16 Apr 2026 - 5:15PM
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Beef season 2: Netflix’s chaotic follow-up is more overcooked than well done
Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, Cailee Spaeny and Charles Melton star as two feuding couples in a follow-up lacking what made season one great.
16 Apr 2026 - 3:00PM
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Oscar Isaac (left) and Carey Mulligan in a still from Beef season 2. The new season co-stars Cailee Spaeny and Charles Melton and also features Youn Yuh-jung, Seoyeon Jang, rapper BM and Song Kang-ho. Photo: Netflix
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Hong Kong-set series The Season depicts the dark side of city’s high society
Jessie Mei Li, Toby Stephens and Karena Lam talk about playing cutthroat wealthy socialites in revenge drama The Season, coming out in June.
16 Apr 2026 - 11:11AM
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film
Who will win at the Hong Kong Film Awards 2026? Our predictions
SCMP film editor Edmund Lee forecasts the best film, director, screenplay, actors and supporting actors at this weekend’s 44th HKFA.
15 Apr 2026 - 7:15PM
Korean drama reviews
Perfect Crown: IU, Byeon Woo-seok lead romance K-drama far from perfect
A love story about a chaebol heir and a modern-day prince, Perfect Crown follows a winning formula but is let down by unrelatable characters.
14 Apr 2026 - 7:15PM
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Asian cinema: Chinese films
What A Foggy Tale taught Will Or and 9m88 about Taiwan’s White Terror era
Will Or and Joanne Tang (9m88) reveal how their characters in A Foggy Tale inspired and moved them in different ways.
14 Apr 2026 - 12:45PM
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Will Or (front) and Caitlin Fang in a still from A Foggy Tale. The historical drama co-starring 9m88, which is set during the early years of Taiwan’s White Terror period, won the best narrative film and best original screenplay gongs at the 2025 Golden Horse Awards.
European cinema
Lost 1897 French film from cinema pioneer found in a US trunk
Georges Melies’ film Gugusse and the Automaton was long thought lost until a copy was discovered in a trove of vintage nitrate films.
13 Apr 2026 - 5:16PM
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European cinema
Juliette Binoche isn’t worried about AI replacing human intelligence
Humanity and intuition are the secrets to great art, according to Juliette Binoche, who talks about her directorial debut In-I In Motion.
13 Apr 2026 - 4:15PM
TV shows and streaming video
Beef season 2 is ‘a bridge between West and East’, says director Lee Sung-jin
Lee Sung-jin shares how the new season of the hit drama, with Oscar Isaac and Charles Melton, explores a mixed-race character’s Korean roots.
12 Apr 2026 - 6:15PM
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