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Korean drama reviews
Gold Land: Disney+ K-drama thriller with Park Bo-young lacks urgency
Suspenseful and visually stunning it might be, but Gold Land so far features too vague a narrative and lacks character depth.
1 May 2026 - 7:15PM
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American cinema
Pearl Harbor at 25: is Michael Bay’s World War II epic really that bad?
1 May 2026 - 5:15PM
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Korean drama reviews
Filing for Love: Shin Hye-sun, Gong Myung lead workplace comedy K-drama
30 Apr 2026 - 7:15PM
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American cinema
‘It wasn’t the plan’: Toy Story 5’s Andrew Stanton on 34 years with the films
Stanton, who has written for every Toy Story movie, talks about directing the upcoming fifth film and taking things in new directions.
30 Apr 2026 - 5:15PM
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Buzz Lightyear, voiced by Tim Allen, and Woody, voiced by Tom Hanks, in a still from Toy Story 5. The movie’s co-writer and co-director Andrew Stanton talks about deciding where to take the three-decade-old franchise’s story for the latest film, which will be released in June 2026. Photo: Pixar-Disney via AP
Korean drama reviews
Sold Out on You: Ahn Hyo-seop, Chae Won-bin lead rural romcom K-drama
Ahn Hyo-seop, of KPop Demon Hunters and Business Proposal fame, returns in Netflix’s rural romcom, Sold Out on You, alongside Chae Won-bin.
30 Apr 2026 - 3:20PM
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American cinema
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The Devil Wears Prada 2: iconic fashion comedy gets a slick but muted update
The Devil Wears Prada 2 tackles journalism’s digital shift and changes within the fashion industry since the first film came out in 2006.
30 Apr 2026 - 12:00AM
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K-drama news
6 of the best new K-dramas to watch in May 2026, including The Wonderfools
Cha Eun-woo and Park Eun-bin lead The Wonderfools, Lim Ji-yeon stars in My Royal Nemesis, and Red Velvet’s Yeri headlines Azure Spring.
29 Apr 2026 - 9:15PM
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Park Eun-bin in a still from The Wonderfools, one of the best new K-dramas coming to screens in May 2026. Photo: Netflix
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film
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Cold War 1994: Hong Kong crime thriller prequel is a star-studded blast
Terrance Lau leads this unrealistic but fun 1990s-set actioner that’s stuffed with stars including Aaron Kwok, Chow Yun-fat and Louis Koo.
29 Apr 2026 - 6:00PM
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TV shows and streaming video
‘Sex is a language in this show’: Heated Rivalry’s Rachel Reid and Jacob Tierney
Author Rachel Reid and director Jacob Tierney talk about writing sex scenes, realising they had something big, and upcoming sequels.
29 Apr 2026 - 11:03AM
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film
How Hong Kong crime films have adapted in the national security law era
From Donnie Yen’s The Prosecutor to Cold War 1994, recent Hong Kong police thrillers are navigating tightened censorship in ingenious ways.
29 Apr 2026 - 10:06PM
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.
26 Apr 2026 - 5:15PM
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David Chiang Da-wei in a still from The New One-Armed Swordsman, a 1971 Hong Kong wuxia film directed by Chang Cheh.
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Elle Fanning, Michelle Pfeiffer talk motherhood in Margo’s Got Money Troubles
The Hollywood actresses join co-star Nick Offerman to discuss their new show about love – and OnlyFans – in a dysfunctional family.
26 Apr 2026 - 4:15AM
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Korean drama reviews
The Scarecrow: serial killer K-drama echoes the landmark Memories of Murder
Park Hae-soo, Lee Hee-joon and Kwak Sun-young lead this engaging police procedural inspired by the serial slayings of Lee Choon-jae.
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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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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Jeon So-young as Yoo Se-ah in a still from If Wishes Could Kill. Photo: Darae Lee/Netflix
Hong Kong celebrities and icons
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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
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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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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Koo Kyo-hwan plays eccentric filmmaker Hwang Dong-man in a still from the new Netflix K-drama We Are All Trying Here.
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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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
Korean singer and actress Lee Hye-ri has been approached for a lead role in the coming K-drama Caution, Hazardous Wife. Photo: Instagram/hyeri_0609
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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