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How Sony’s PlayStation changed gaming and entertainment forever
Celebrating its 30th anniversary in North America and Europe, the PlayStation brand has penetrated popular culture like few others.
6 Dec 2025 - 5:49AM
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film
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Under Current: Aaron Kwok, Francis Ng seek justice in fun but silly thriller
5 Dec 2025 - 6:15PM
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Korean drama reviews
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The Price of Confession: Jeon Do-yeon, Kim Go-eun in binge-worthy K-drama
5 Dec 2025 - 4:00PM
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Hong Kong celebrities and icons
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Cantopop icon Alan Tam: from Leslie Cheung’s rival to fans smashing albums
‘Principal Tam’ ruled Cantopop in the late 1970s and ’80s but later vexed fans with his offstage actions. Still, he’s going strong today.
5 Dec 2025 - 7:15AM
Canto-pop singer Alan Tam Wing-lun
TV shows and streaming video
The Star Wars of Netflix: how Stranger Things changed the streamer forever
The sci-fi series was instrumental in growing new branches of business for Netflix, from spin-offs to live events to merchandise and more.
4 Dec 2025 - 7:15PM
Fame and celebrity
How Hong Kong heartthrob Moses Chan became one of city’s top TV stars
A star of TV hits such as War and Beauty and Where the Legend Begins, Moses Chan is now also a coffee entrepreneur and dedicated family man.
4 Dec 2025 - 5:46PM
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Asian cinema: Hong Kong film
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Road to Vendetta: Jeffrey Ngai plays an assassin in his first lead role
A John Wick-inspired action thriller co-produced by Hong Kong and Japan, Road to Vendetta is a textbook case of style over substance.
2 Dec 2025 - 5:15PM
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Jeffrey Ngai in a still from Road to Vendetta (category IIB; Cantonese, Japanese, English, Mandarin), directed by Njo Kui-ying. Sara Minami co-stars.
TV shows and streaming video
New BBC series shows China’s Guangdong province as a wildlife wonderland
From pangolins to pink dolphins, BBC co-production China’s Wild Guangdong shows how animals live in China’s most populous province.
2 Dec 2025 - 9:34AM
TV shows and streaming video
One-take wonder: the making of One Shot with Ed Sheeran in New York City
In the show, helmed by Adolescence director Philip Barantini, Ed Sheeran is filmed roaming New York City in the afternoon before his gig.
1 Dec 2025 - 7:15PM
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Asian cinema
Want to find solace in film? 10 movies that may offer catharsis and hope
Following last week’s tragic fire at a Tai Po estate in Hong Kong, we look at films in which humanity endures through the darkest of hours.
1 Dec 2025 - 6:15PM
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Asian cinema: Hong Kong film
How Johnnie To redefined Hong Kong’s gangster genre with 3 mid-2000s classics
Exiled, Mad Detective and Sparrow show the director at his eclectic best, mixing violence, humour and chaos.
30 Nov 2025 - 3:15PM
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Anthony Wong in a still from Johnnie To’s 2006 movie Exiled. Photo: Tang Chak Shun
American cinema
How Daniel Craig has evolved detective Benoit Blanc in Knives Out
Benoit Blanc, the detective with the ‘Kentucky-fried Foghorn Leghorn drawl’ played by Daniel Craig, is the beating heart of the film series.
29 Nov 2025 - 5:15PM
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K-drama news
8 of the best new K-drama series to watch in December 2025
December brings a raft of thrilling new K-dramas, such as Made in Korea with Hyun Bin, and romcoms like I Dol I with Choi Soo-young.
29 Nov 2025 - 4:15AM
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European cinema
British film about Hong Kong immigrants showed grim reality of their new lives
Soursweet (1988), about a Hong Kong family’s UK struggles, was a progressive film, despite the narrative controlled by its British makers.
28 Nov 2025 - 12:15PM
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TV shows and streaming video
The Beatles Anthology gets new episode with unreleased archive songs
Giles Martin, son of famed Beatles producer George, remixed the Anthology collection and added a new fourth compilation of songs.
27 Nov 2025 - 3:15PM
The Beatles visit Buckingham Palace to receive their MBEs in 1965, as seen in the remastered The Beatles Anthology. Photo: TNS
Korean drama reviews
Taxi Driver 3: Lee Je-hoon and co kick new season off in style in Japan
The third series following the Rainbow Taxi vigilantes gets off to an action-packed start as the gang takes on the yakuza in Japan.
26 Nov 2025 - 7:15PM
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American cinema
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Zootopia 2: Disney’s formulaic sequel delights with visual wit
Full of puns, visual gags and a song written by Shakira and Ed Sheeran seemingly on constant play, Zootopia 2 is a fun if predictable watch.
26 Nov 2025 - 2:17AM
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China's economic recovery
Why China’s film industry is banking on Zootopia 2 being a smash hit
After a tough few months, Chinese cinemas are hoping that a string of imported animated releases can offer some relief.
25 Nov 2025 - 6:30PM
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A still from the Disney animated film Zootopia 2, which is scheduled for release on Wednesday. Photo: Disney
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film
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Someone Like Me: Fish Liew shines as a disabled woman seeking sex
This daring Hong Kong-set drama follows a woman with cerebral palsy who wishes to experience sex before having a hysterectomy.
25 Nov 2025 - 6:15PM
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European cinema
Why this French film star just had to visit Hong Kong’s Chungking Mansions
In town for the Hong Kong French Film Festival, Garance Marillier discusses her ‘must visit’ list and acting with Angelina Jolie in Couture.
25 Nov 2025 - 5:15PM
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film
How Bruce Lee hit the big time and other Hong Kong cinema highlights from 1972
Amid Bruce Lee’s rise to stardom, we look at what else made Hong Kong film headlines in 1972, from a Lee challenger to a local ‘Bond Girl’.
23 Nov 2025 - 3:15PM
K-drama news
Latest K-drama casting news: Shin Hye-sun, Na In-woo and more
Shin Hye-sun and Na In-woo have signed up for the romcom 1/24, while Ji Chang-wook will appear in another romcom, Merry Berry Love.
22 Nov 2025 - 12:15PM
Shin Hye-sun in a still from Welcome to Samdal-ri. Shin will co-starr in the coming Netflix Korean drama series 1/24. Photo: JTBC
Hong Kong celebrities and icons
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How Myolie Wu went from Hong Kong TV stardom to mainland China fame
One of TVB’s ‘Five Great Actresses’, Wu also found considerable success on mainland Chinese screens, though her music career was short-lived.
21 Nov 2025 - 7:15AM
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film
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Golden Boy: Louis Cheung anchors hot-blooded yet generic boxing drama
Cheung’s eye-catching central performance is the highlight of Joe Chan’s mildly entertaining drama co-starring Leander Lau and Eric Tsang.
21 Nov 2025 - 6:15AM
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Books and literature
A look inside The Handmaid’s Tale author Margaret Atwood’s new memoir
Book of Lives: A Memoir of Sorts reveals secrets behind some of Atwood’s most famous novels as well as moments of frustration and betrayal.
19 Nov 2025 - 7:15PM
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