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Squid Game creator Hwang Dong-hyuk at a screening for season two in Los Angeles in November. He talks about exploring whether humanity can prevail in an increasingly polarised world, and coming back with a show that’s bigger and better. Photo: AP

Entertainment

Squid Game creator asks if there’s hope for humans in season 2

Ahead of season two’s release, Hwang Dong-hyuk talks about how it examines whether we have the power to change a deteriorating world.

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Beyond Goodbye’s stars open up on Netflix’s new Japanese series

13 Nov 2024 - 7:15AMvideocam

Review | Gladiator II: Paul Mescal in Ridley Scott’s gory swords-and-sandals epic

12 Nov 2024 - 12:37AMvideocam

Entertainment

Review | My Boo: gamer falls for beautiful ghost in Thai romcom on Netflix

Starring Sutthirak ‘Gee’ Subvijitra and Maylada Susri (Bow), My Boo is best as an unabashed romance as much of the humour misses the mark.

11 Nov 2024 - 7:45PMvideocam

Sutthirak Subvijitra (left) and Maylada Susri in a still from My Boo.

K-drama

The Fiery Priest season 2: Kim Nam-gil beats up sinners in action K-drama

Korea’s most temperamental priest returns for a second outing, this time delivering his unique brand of divine justice to criminals in Busan.

11 Nov 2024 - 5:05PMvideocam

Entertainment

Was remaking classics like Police Story, A Better Tomorrow a good idea?

We look at four remakes of classic Hong Kong films, from a Jackie Chan-led Police Story from the 2000s to a riff on Bruce Lee’s Fist of Fury.

10 Nov 2024 - 4:15AMvideocam

K-drama

Jeon Yeo-been eyed for romantic comedy and more K-drama casting news

A wealth of big names are being considered for coming projects, from Jeon Yeo-been for a romcom to Ahn Hyo-seop for a crime-mystery drama.

11 Nov 2024 - 9:00AM

Jeon Yeo-been in a still from A Time Called You. She and a host of other actors and actresses are being considered for coming Korean dramas. Photo: Netflix

Entertainment

Cillian Murphy on what he’s done since Oppenheimer, and his Oscar

Actor produced and stars in Irish historical drama Small Things Like These. He hopes Oscar win helps him tell stories with a point of view.

9 Nov 2024 - 4:15AM

Cillian Murphy with hist best actor Oscar for his role in Oppenheimer. Photo: Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP

K-drama

Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born midseason recap – Kim Tae-ri’s musical triumph

Kim Tae-ri’s troubled stage singer outshines her rival, played by Shin Ye-eun, in stunning performances. There is the odd far-fetched moment.

8 Nov 2024 - 7:15PMvideocam

K-drama

Review | In K-drama Mr. Plankton, Woo Do-hwan, Lee Yoo-mi take a road trip

A confusing start to this Korean series and a lack of chemistry between the leads makes Mr. Plankton on Netflix a far from riveting watch.

8 Nov 2024 - 4:00PMvideocam

Entertainment

Profile | From songwriter in wife’s shadow to serious actor, Louis Cheung’s rise

Hong Kong tabloids painted Louis Cheung as dependent on singer wife Kay Tse, but as an acclaimed actor he’s standing on his own two feet now.

8 Nov 2024 - 7:23AM

Louis Cheung in an interview with the Post in 2011. At one time , Hong Kong tabloids mocked the singer, songwriter and actor for being less successful than his pop-star wife, Kay Tse. Now he is flying high. Photo: SCMP

K-drama

A Virtuous Business midseason recap: Korean sexual mores challenged

Kim So-yeon’s rural adult-toys seller overcomes personal struggles to make inroads in conservative 1990s Korea. But what is her endgame?

7 Nov 2024 - 5:15PMvideocam

Kim So-yeon as adult-toys seller Han Jung-sook in a still from A Virtuous Business. The convention-challenging K-drama is shaping up to be an enjoyable trailblazer story.

Entertainment

5 movies and TV shows to watch in Hong Kong this weekend, Nov 8-10

New Hong Kong cinema release The Last Dance, Netflix film Babylon and Disney+ Korean drama series Gangnam B-Side all make our list this week.

7 Nov 2024 - 3:15PMvideocam

Entertainment

Review | The Last Dance: Dayo Wong, Michael Hui in exquisite funeral drama

Comic actors excel in purely dramatic roles, but Michelle Wai steals the show in an engrossing film that champions female empowerment.

7 Nov 2024 - 9:45AMvideocam

Arts & Culture

October 7 widow on her movie at Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival

Shaylee Atary directed Single Light, inspired by a sexual assault she suffered. It is one of 25 films in festival celebrating Jewish culture.

7 Nov 2024 - 7:15AMvideocam

Shaylee Atary’s film Single Light is part of the 2024 Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival. Photo: Yossi Yarom

Entertainment

25 years on, John Malkovich on filming Being John Malkovich

First-time writer and director Charlie Kaufman and Spike Jonze’s ‘very meta’ idea appealed to actor, and stellar cast won him over, he says.

7 Nov 2024 - 4:48PMvideocam

John Malkovich, who has been reflecting on his role in 1999 film Being John Malkovich. Photo: Jerod Harris/Getty Images/TNS

K-drama

Review | The Judge from Hell: Park Shin-hye can’t save demonic K-drama

Park Shin-hye’s spirited turn as a demon who develops human feelings is failed by unconvincing characters and inconsequential twists.

6 Nov 2024 - 7:45PMvideocam

K-drama

Why Hellbound 2’s Kim Shin-rock ‘is at her peak’, leaving people speechless

Audiences have praised Kim Shin-rock for her otherworldly performance in Hellbound 2, and the K-drama’s creators couldn’t agree more.

6 Nov 2024 - 7:15PMvideocam

Entertainment

Review | Red One: Christmas with Dwayne Johnson, Chris Evans is no fun

The Rock gets knocked silly by monsters and murderous snowmen in his bid to save Santa Claus in a festive film devoid of Christmas cheer.

6 Nov 2024 - 1:00PMvideocam

Chris Evans (left) and Dwayne Johnson in a still from Red One (category IIA), co-starring Lucy Liu and directed by Jake Kasdan. Photo: Prime

Entertainment

10 holiday classics about Santa Claus in peril to watch before Red One

From a film about the ‘real’ Kris Kringle to a Tim Burton-esque movie to Die Hard with Santa, 10 other times Christmas has been on the line.

6 Nov 2024 - 1:16PMvideocam

JK Simmons (left) as Santa Claus and Dwayne Johnson as Callum Drift in a still from Red One. Before you watch this new film, we have 10 other Christmas films for you. Photo: Frank Masi/Prime Video

Entertainment

Review | Weekend in Taipei: Luke Evans, Gwei Lun-mei in dull action quickie

Sung Kang is tame as a tycoon fighting Evans’ drug cop to get at his estranged wife and her son, in a film that has action but lacks panache.

5 Nov 2024 - 5:48PMvideocam

Entertainment

Critics decry scenes of alcohol drinking in K-dramas, chat shows

K-dramas like Queen of Tears and YouTube shows where Korean stars let their hair down over drinks ‘familiarise young people with drinking’.

4 Nov 2024 - 5:45PM

Entertainment

Review | Paddington in Peru: third time’s still a charm for beloved series

Movie sees Paddington bear and his adoptive family fly to the rescue of his aunt in South America, where they have some knockabout fun.

4 Nov 2024 - 5:00PMvideocam

A still from Paddington in Peru, the third film in a series that mixes live action with computer-generated imagery. Hugh Bonneville, Emily Mortimer and Julie Walters star, with Ben Whishaw voicing Paddington. Dougal Wilson directs.

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