SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST
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Even before Moxy, our Kelly Clarkson-voiced heroine, begins belting out the opening number of UglyDolls, an animated feature film inspired by a line of plush toys, audiences will have a… Read More
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In certain instances of kidnapping, robbery or terrorism, hostages have been known to develop compassionate, cooperative relationships with their captors. Known as Stockholm syndrome, this psychological phenomenon of irrational alliance… Read More
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The food of ethnically diverse Singapore is celebrated in this warm, sentimental tale of family roots and forgotten recipes by director Eric Khoo (In the Room). Khoo’s film is a… Read More
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South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho made history at the Cannes Film Festival last month when his new movie, Parasite , became the first from his homeland to win the Palme… Read More
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K-pop artists Jung Eun-ji (from the girl band Apink) and Lee Sung-yeol (of boy band Infinite) make their big screen debuts in first-time director You Sun-dong’s supernatural thriller. They form… Read More
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When the time-travelling shenanigans of 2014’s X-Men: Days of Future Past inadvertently erased the events of 2006’s much-maligned X-Men: The Last Stand, 20th Century Fox’s Marvel-adjacent franchise was gifted the… Read More
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In Birthday, South Korean heavyweights Sul Kyung-gu and Jeon Do-yeon deliver a masterclass in on-screen bereavement as parents grieving after their son’s death in the 2014 Sewol ferry disaster. Viewers… Read More
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What if Superman was evil? That’s the high-concept pitch of Brightburn, a super-villain origin story produced by Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn, and written by his brothers Brian… Read More
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Sixty-five years after the release of Godzilla, nothing has withered the impact or influence of this atomic-fuelled Japanese masterpiece. Conceived as a direct response to King Kong, which enjoyed a… Read More
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The last few years have produced a slew of riveting survival thrillers, pitting Man vs Nature in some of the most hostile environments imaginable. Leonardo DiCaprio won an Oscar for… Read More
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Hong Kong actor Anthony Wong Chau-sang was the toast of northern Italy this month, when he received the Golden Mulberry award for outstanding achievement at the 21st Far East Film… Read More
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Like the lank-haired spirit of Hideo Nakata’s J-horror classic Ring, “krasue” are similarly malevolent female demons, prolific throughout southeast Asian folklore. Manifesting as a floating head that trails its internal… Read More
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Following recent gender-flipped remakes Ghostbusters and Ocean’s 8 , Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson look to put a feminist spin on the 1988 hit comedy Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, as a… Read More
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Bollywood launches into the superhero arena with Vasan Bala’s The Man Who Feels No Pain, a gleefully big-hearted homage, not to the blockbuster comic-book franchises of today, but the golden… Read More
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Eleven years after Iron Man was introduced to unsuspecting summer crowds, Marvel Studios wraps up their unprecedented 22 film “Infinity Saga” with a rousing victory lap that bursts with emotional… Read More
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A young amnesiac and a grieving widower find a modicum of solace in each other’s company in the debut feature from Nanako Hirose, former assistant to acclaimed filmmaker Hirokazu Koreeda.… Read More
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With the release of Avengers: Endgame this week, summer season has arrived in earnest. From now until the end of August, cinemas will be packed with the biggest, most audacious… Read More
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Following on from acclaimed true-life thrillers such as United 93 and Argo, Hotel Mumbai recreates the horrific 2008 terror attacks in the Indian city, that claimed 174 lives and wounded… Read More
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