SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST
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Humans, immortals and mythological creatures duke it out to control the fate of the Earth in director Wuershan’s rollicking fantasy epic Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms. Set more… Read More
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Following the incredible success of Netflix’s 2018 romantic comedy To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before and its two sequels, XO, Kitty arrives to chronicle the romantic misadventures of the… Read More
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Opening in Chinese cinemas on April 7 to coincide with star Jackie Chan’s 69th birthday, Ride On, from writer-director Larry Yang Zi, serves as a misty-eyed love letter to the… Read More
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The latest science fiction thriller from Train to Busan director Yeon Sang-ho, Jung_E is destined forever to be remembered for featuring the final screen performance by actress Kang Soo-yeon, who… Read More
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After cracking cases in Bangkok and New York in their first two outings, writer-director Chen Sicheng’s globetrotting gumshoes land in Tokyo for a third round of histrionic sleuthing. Already a… Read More
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Adventure in cinema means being transported backwards or forwards in time, from one side of the globe to the other, or even out of our lives into a fantasy realm… Read More
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With the holidays behind us and awards season now in full swing, cinema screens will be playing host to a bounty of big-budget crowd-pleasers over the coming months. From the… Read More
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Following a record-breaking release in the mainland last summer, which ended with Nezha crossing US$700 million to become the second most successful film of all time at China’s domestic box… Read More
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After Charlie’s Angels bombed spectacularly at the box office, the prospect of another Kristen Stewart-fronted action thriller this soon would give even hardened K-Stew fans that sinking feeling. Yet while… Read More
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Created in August 1969, just weeks after the Apollo 11 moon landing, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2019. To mark the occasion, Jagan Shakti’s… Read More
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Mattie Do is making history. Since emigrating from the United States in 2010, she has become Laos’ only female filmmaker. Her debut, Chanthaly, was the first ever Laotian horror film,… Read More
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When a long dormant volcano threatens to destroy half of the Han Peninsula, the biggest stars in Korean cinema are assembled to save the day. Combining the collective blockbuster attractions… Read More
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The struggle of a Malaysian woman to preserve the memory of her younger sister, who died at the hands of Japanese colonial forces, propels Zinnia Flower director Tom Lin Shu-yu’s… Read More
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This week sees the release of Ip Man 4: The Finale, the last instalment in Donnie Yen Ji-dan’s blockbuster action franchise. After squaring off against the Japanese military, British colonialists… Read More
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Taking its Chinese film title from Chyi Chin’s hit Taiwanese pop song from 1987, Somewhere Winter charts the faltering relationship between a Beijing university student and a Taiwanese photographer across… Read More
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The atrocities of Taiwan’s White Terror, a period of political repression, provide the chilling backdrop for John Hsu Han-chiang’s high-school horror film, for which he won the best new director… Read More
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Your wedding day should be one of the happiest days of your life, yet it can also be one of the most stressful. From the months of planning, to interfering… Read More
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The road to success has been a rocky one for Academy Award-winning writer-director Bill Condon. His films have grossed US$3 billion worldwide, and he has worked with some of the… Read More
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