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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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The summit of Norman Foster’s HSBC Main Building in relief against The Peak, 1986. Photo: Ian Lambot

The building that rewrote architecture – 40 years ago

The architect whose creation defied convention and the photographer who shot it share their thoughts on an inside-out marvel.

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Bryn Terfel, the bass-baritone. Photo: Rolex/Elisa Haberer

A legendary opera singer on playing the ‘bad boy’ on stage

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Sally Grace Bunker in her living room in Mui Wo, Lantau Island, Hong Kong. Photo: Jocelyn Tam

This botanical artist’s journey from the ‘garden of England’ to Lantau

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Stephen Buckle, from Aspect, a global landscape architecture company, says that the most successful way to strike a balance between commercial and design aspirations is to make ecologically minded greening the focal point of any project, including this, The Roof, a Shanghai lifestyle complex, designed in collaboration with French architect Jean Nouvel. Photo: Courtesy Aspect

From Hong Kong’s Taikoo Square to Seoul’s Gangnam forest and Chengdu’s Hyperlane, nature is reshaping Asia’s cities

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The north elevation of the completed building as seen from Statue Square. Photo: Ian Lambot

This week in PostMag: the HSBC Main Building turns 40, the Hong Kong Sevens and new beginnings

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Dry-aged duck served three ways at Le Le. Photo: Le Le

Hong Kong’s hottest new openings, from Le Le’s launch to Thong Smith’s debut

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Zendaya attends a special screening of The Drama in New York in April 2026. The actress has a slate filled with high-profile screen projects this year. Photo: AP
TV shows and streaming video

Zendaya’s Hollywood reign continues in 2026: what you’ll see her in

Zendaya has a busy year ahead, starring in The Drama with Robert Pattinson, Euphoria, and the latest in the Spider-Man and Dune franchises.

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European cinema

Review | Arco: Annecy winner is a charming Peter Pan-esque sci-fi fable for our times

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Fame and celebrity

Meet Lionel Boyce, who plays security officer Carl in Project Hail Mary

Celebrity children

Meet Sophia Meloni, Christopher Meloni’s daughter, who directed his new film

Sophia debuts as writer/director with Chop Cheese, a New York coming-of-age film starring her father, Law & Order actor Christopher Meloni.

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit star Christopher Meloni and his daughter, Sophia, who has directed a film that features her father. Photo: @chris_meloni/Instagram
TV shows and streaming video

How Generation Alpha could save Hollywood as PG-rated films lead the way

As PG-rated films outperform other ratings at the US box office, studios are looking to cash in on a growing love of family-friendly films.

Fame and celebrity

Who is Ash Santos, who plays Andrea Cruz in Marshals?

Yellowstone’s spin-off series, Marshals, sees Luke Grimes reprise his role as Kayce Dutton – but what do we know about newcomer Ash Santos?

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Fame and celebrity

Meet Tatanka Means, who plays Miles Kittle in Yellowstone spin-off Marshals

Taylor Sheridan’s latest neo-Western series is already climbing Paramount+ charts – here’s what to know about Tatanka Means, who’s a regular on the show.

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Tatanka Means plays Miles in Taylor Sheridan’s Marshals. Photos: @tatankameans/Instagram
Fame and celebrity

Meet James Ortiz, voice of Rocky the alien in Project Hail Mary

The sci-fi epic based on Andy Weir’s novel of the same name is already a blockbuster hit – but who’s the voice behind Rocky the alien?

Nintendo

The tough choices Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto made for new movie

From floaty space dynamics to dropping franchise characters, Miyamoto reveals some of the decisions behind The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.

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European cinema

Why the beloved romcom Bridget Jones’s Diary feels so dated 25 years on

The charms of Bridget Jones’s Diary are still obvious when viewed today, but its politics seem to be from a different century altogether.

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Renée Zellweger (left) and Colin Firth in a still from Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001), which turns 25 this month. Photo: Working Title Films
Film reviews

Review | The Super Mario Galaxy Movie: Nintendo sequel looks great but lacks laughs

Donald Glover, Brie Larson and Benny Safdie join the cast in this sequel to 2023’s hugely successful The Super Mario Bros Movie.

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(From left) Yoshi (voiced by Donald Glover), Mario (Chris Pratt) and Luigi (Charlie Day) in a screen grab from The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (category 1), directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic.
Wellness

How a California studio is helping autistic artists break into Hollywood

Visual effects studio Exceptional Minds in Los Angeles is preparing adults with autism for careers in Hollywood.

Film reviews

Review | They Will Kill You: Zazie Beetz leads a delicious slice of midnight madness

They Will Kill You delivers dark comic madness, with Zazie Beetz taking a magnetic turn as an ex-con battling satanic elites in New York.

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Film reviews

Review | Ready or Not 2: Here I Come – Samara Weaving back for stale horror sequel

Good casting and funny moments aside, this horror sequel with Sarah Michelle Gellar is heavier on bloodshed than on new ideas.

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Samara Weaving (left) and Kathryn Newton in a still from Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (category: III), co-starring Elijah Wood. Directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett. Photo: Searchlight Pictures
Style Edit

Style Edit: The 2026 awards season was all about Matthieu Blazy’s Chanel

At this year’s Baftas, Golden Globes and Oscars, many of those nominated for awards wore Chanel looks drawn from Blazy’s first 4 collections for the house.

Actresses Teyana Taylor, Jessie Buckley and Nicole Kidman all showed they were Chanel fans at the 2026 Oscars, wearing looks drawn from Matthieu Blazy’s first four collections for the house. Photos: Getty Images
Ryan Gosling

Ryan Gosling’s latest co-star is a rock. Will the US$200 million gamble pay off?

Directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller, Project Hail Mary, is a sci‑fi comedy built on originality and an unlikely friendship.

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United States

Action movie star Chuck Norris dies at 86

His epic fight with kung fu superstar Bruce Lee in ‘The Way of The Dragon’ helped turn Norris into an icon.

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Fame and celebrity

Meet Alessandro Nivola, who plays Calvin Klein in Ryan Murphy’s Love Story

The Boston native debuted on Broadway opposite Helen Mirren before his breakout on-screen role as Nicolas Cage’s unhinged brother in Face/Off.

Alessandro Nivola, who plays Calvin Klein in Ryan Murphy’s Love Story, wears the designer to the show’s premiere in February, in New York. Photo: @alessandro.nivola/Instagram
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

How the eye-catchingly sexist DOA: Dead or Alive survived chaotic China shoot

Filmed at Hengdian World Studios, DOA: Dead or Alive helped pioneer East-West cinema collaboration – even if it bombed at the box office.

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Asian cinema

Best movies to watch at the Hong Kong International Film Festival 2026

Silent Friend, Sirat, Good Boy and Pillion are among our top picks at this year’s festival, which is celebrating its 50th edition.

Ukraine war

Oscar-winner Penn skips Academy Awards ceremony to visit Zelensky in Kyiv

The ‘One Battle After Another’ star skips ceremony for his third Oscar win to meet President Zelensky and potentially visit the front lines.

American actor Sean Penn walks down a street in Kyiv on Monday. Photo: AFP
Celebrity Families

Meet Oscar winner Michael B. Jordan’s parents, Donna and Michael A. Jordan

Michael B. Jordan is now an Oscar winner – but what do we know about his parents, for whom he bought a home in Sherman Oaks, California, in 2015?

Michael B. Jordan and his mother Donna at the 2026 NAACP Image Awards. Photo: Getty Images
Academy Awards

What did stars wear to the Oscars 2026?

Meanwhile, Emma Stone wore a ‌liquid silver Louis Vuitton dress, and Teyana Taylor stunned in Chanel.

Academy Awards

Oscars 2026: One Battle After Another is best picture, Michael B. Jordan best actor

The 98th Academy Awards saw One Battle After Another win big with six awards, Sinners followed with four, including best actor for Michael B. Jordan. Jessie Buckley took home best actress for Hamnet.

Academy Awards

Who are the 6 youngest Academy Award-winning actors ever? Anna Paquin and more

As we wait to see if nominees like Timothée Chalamet are taking home Oscars this year, we take a look back at the youngest best actor and best supporting actors in history.

Tatum O’Neal, Timothy Hutton and Anna Paquin are among the youngest actors to have won an Academy Award. Photos: Getty Images
Academy Awards

Sinners vs One Battle After Another - who will take best film at the Oscars?

Many categories at the coming Academy Awards are hard to predict, but there are some firm favourites for best picture, actor and actress.

Michael B. Jordan, left, in Sinners and Leonardo DiCaprio in One Battle After Another. Which movie will win best picture at the 2026 Academy Awards? Photos: TNS, AP
United States

Harvey Weinstein calls prison ‘hell’ in interview behind bars

The disgraced mogul claims innocence from Rikers Island, detailing a violent assault by an inmate and his fear of dying in prison.

European cinema

12 new Hollywood movies to watch in spring 2026, from Toy Story 5 to Michael

The Mandalorian and Grogu, Mortal Kombat II and The Devil Wears Prada 2 join Toy Story 5 and others in our list of exciting coming releases.

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