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Shin Min-a is, for all intents and purposes, Korea’s first Disney Princess as she plays the titular royal in the lavish new K-drama The Remarried Empress. Adapted from Alphatart’s web… Read More
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Our Nolan-a-Thon arrives at the climax of Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy, a film that has become increasingly maligned by fans over the years. But how does it measure up for… Read More
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The sophomore feature from Hirokazu Kore-eda protégé Nanako Hirose, “Between Two Lovers” tackles a variety of potential hot-button issues, from polyamorous relationships to same-sex parenting, in its contemporary Japanese setting.… Read More
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In Netflix’s new comedy series Did Someone Happen to Mention Me?, Koji Yakusho stars as a world-famous Japanese actor who discovers that almost the whole of Japan has forgotten him.… Read More
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Son Suk-ku and Eita Nagayama team up for the transnational crime thriller The Blue Road, Netflix’s upcoming K-drama in which they play rival detectives on the trail of a viciously… Read More
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Live from the 31st Busan International Film Festival, James chats to RTHK Radio 3 The Brew’s Phil Whelan about highlights from this year’s edition, and interviews new releases Primetime, starring… Read More
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In Dead-End Job, Lee Jae-wook (Alchemy of Souls) stars as a desperate loser who takes a series of dangerous, increasingly bizarre part-time gigs to escape crippling debt. Netflix’s latest high-concept… Read More
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Three total strangers, with nothing in common except their name, are each inspired to take up writing in “Satoko Always,” writer-director Shuichi Okita’s surprising and inventive celebration of womanhood and… Read More
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An artisanal café in a quiet yet fashionable Seoul neighborhood provides the setting for a quartet of seasonal vignettes in Kim Jong-kwan’s romantic anthology “The Table: Day and Night.” Opening… Read More
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The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) opens its 31st edition today with a renewed sense of relevance and prestige as it celebrates its newly minted status as an A-list festival… Read More
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This week on RTHK Radio 3’s The Brew, James talks to host Phil Whelan about Hong Kong LGBT+ drama Cyclone, AppleTV comedy series Brothers, Netflix thriller Unabomber, and Japanese smuggling… Read More
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Japanese comedian Naomi Watanabe plays a pop star who travels to the Taiwanese countryside in search of her ancestral home in the horror comedy Oh My Ghost! Oh My God!… Read More
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Nolan teams up with Leonardo DiCaprio to deliver a mind-bending action thriller that leaps back and forth between reality and our dreams, in one of the most iconic and discussed… Read More
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This week on RTHK Radio 3’s The Brew, James talks to Phil Whelan about Brad Pitt’s new dog survival thriller Heart of the Beast, box office smash Toy Story 5,… Read More
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Few cinematic stories are as life-affirming or tug as effectively at our heartstrings as those exploring the bond between humans and dogs. The unwavering loyalty and adoration of a faithful… Read More
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This week on RTHK Radio 3’s The Brew, James chats with host Phil Whelan about the 78th Emmys, winners The Pitt and Widow’s Bay, as well as this week’s new… Read More
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Celebrated filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda returns to the pages of Japanese manga for inspiration once again, unveiling this thoughtful adaptation of Tatsuki Fujimoto’s acclaimed 2021 coming-of-age one-shot, Look Back. Reuniting actresses… Read More
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Continuing our Every Best Picture series, where Steve and I review every winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture, this episode it’s George Cukor’s My Fair Lady, starring Audrey… Read More
