SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST
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Shaun the Sheep turns mad scientist in his mischievous third big-screen outing, unleashing a hirsute horror that terrorises the sleepy farm community after an unconventional attempt to grow pumpkins. Realised… Read More
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Writer-director Wen Muye’s bombastic anti-war drama Once Upon a Time in the Middle East arrives in Hong Kong having already grossed a whopping 2 billion yuan (US$298 million) at the… Read More
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With a budget reported to be closing in on 100 billion won (US$74.3 million), Hope, a white-knuckle action spectacular from South Korean genre specialist Na Hong-jin, is the most expensive… Read More
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Autumn is one of the most bountiful seasons on the moviegoing calendar, as a growing crop of potential awards contenders emerges alongside a mouthwatering array of holiday entertainment and bona… Read More
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Shunsuke Michieda of the Japanese boy band Naniwa Danshi reunites with director Takahiro Miki after the success of 2022’s Even If This Love Disappears from the World Tonight for another… Read More
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A righteous public security officer embarks on a 40-year game of cat and mouse with a suspected Kuomintang sleeper agent in I Know Who You Are, a sporadically entertaining historical… Read More
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Initially derided by audiences for its poor quality, Niu Lai – a home-made, micro-budget animated feature film – has become a cultural sensation in China, one that is being belatedly… Read More
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Chinese animation is riding an unprecedented wave of success, exemplified by the record-shattering run of Ne Zha 2 last year, but also represented by the likes of Chang’an (2023) and… Read More
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Jang Hye-jin and Choi Woo-shik, stars of Bong Joon-ho’s Oscar-winning South Korean satire Parasite, reunite in Number One. This peculiar drama by Kim Tae-yong (Set Me Free) casts them once… Read More
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Earlier this year, Lan Hongchun’s historical romance Dear You became a surprise smash hit at the box office – both in Hong Kong and especially in mainland China, where it… Read More
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As blockbusters like The Odyssey, Spider-Man: Brand New Day and Toy Story 5 continue to dominate cinema screens across Hong Kong, adventurous film-goers desperate to escape the incessant downpours can… Read More
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The second season of Disney+’s ultra-stylish action K-drama series A Shop for Killers picks up right where season one left off. The first two episodes immediately throw audiences back into… Read More
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Twenty-five years ago this week, Kwak Jae-young’s game-changing My Sassy Girl exploded into South Korean cinemas. A surprise blockbuster at home and across the region, it resonated with audiences by… Read More
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The first Italian-language feature from prolific Catalan filmmaker Isabel Coixet, Three Goodbyes is an emotional, ultimately life-affirming adaptation of Michela Murgia’s celebrated 2023 semi-autobiographical novel, published shortly before her death.… Read More
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The sixth instalment in Sam Raimi’s hugely profitable horror series, Evil Dead Burn sees a young widow (Souheila Yacoub) travel to a remote house with her grieving in-laws, only for… Read More
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A female boxer faces challenges both in and outside the ring in the feature debut from Taiwanese director Lee Yi-shan. Anchored by a stand-out central performance from newcomer Lin Yi-ting,… Read More
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When a respected scientist explodes live on national television, it launches a wave of terror that sweeps Japan, masterminded by a mysterious serial killer who can seemingly vanish into thin… Read More
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Marking its 30th anniversary, the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BiFan) in South Korea promises a typically raucous 11-day event from July 2 to 12. Staged in the bustling satellite… Read More
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