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Michelle Pfeiffer (left) and Elle Fanning in a still from Margo’s Got Money Troubles. Photo: Apple TV
TV shows and streaming video

Q&A | Elle Fanning, Michelle Pfeiffer talk motherhood in Margo’s Got Money Troubles

The Hollywood actresses join co-star Nick Offerman to discuss their new show about love – and OnlyFans – in a dysfunctional family.

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Korean drama reviews

The Scarecrow: serial killer K-drama echoes the landmark Memories of Murder

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TV shows and streaming video

Review | In Netflix drama Straight to Hell, Erika Toda dazzles as Japan’s celebrity fortune-teller

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Korean drama reviews

Review | If Wishes Could Kill: high school horror K-drama with a dark tech twist

A sinister phone app grants wishes in the K-drama, blending tech horror with folklore, but it begins to lose steam in the second half.

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Jeon So-young as Yoo Se-ah in a still from If Wishes Could Kill. Photo: Darae Lee/Netflix
Jeon So-young as Yoo Se-ah in a still from If Wishes Could Kill. Photo: Darae Lee/Netflix
Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | The wild journey behind Tony Leung Ka-fai’s Hong Kong Film Awards record

Tony Leung Ka-fai’s fifth HKFA best actor win cements his legendary cinema status amid years of resilience, reinvention and cultural impact.

SCMP Highlights

Alternative knee pain therapies; monthly zodiac forecast: 7 Lifestyle highlights

From Hong Kong’s upcoming drama The Season to the latest dessert shop in town, here are seven stories from SCMP’s recent reporting.

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Korean drama reviews

Absolute Value of Romance: high school comedy K-drama with a boys’ love twist

Kim Hyang-gi stars as a high school student and BL web novel author for whom four hot teachers bring inspiration and big moral dilemmas.

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Kim Hyang-gi as Yeo Ui-ju, a high school student who writes boys’ love web novels featuring characters based on her attractive teachers, in a still from the new Prime Video K-drama Absolute Value of Romance.
Kim Hyang-gi as Yeo Ui-ju, a high school student who writes boys’ love web novels featuring characters based on her attractive teachers, in a still from the new Prime Video K-drama Absolute Value of Romance.
Korean drama reviews

We Are All Trying Here: Koo Kyo-hwan, Go Yoon-jung lead ace filmmaking K-drama

We Are All Trying Here stands out from other recent film-industry-set Korean dramas with its dialogue, energy and stellar performances.

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American cinema

Review | Michael: ‘King of Pop’ biopic features all the hits, none of the controversy

While the film is packed with great performances, it is an utterly sanitised view of Michael Jackson’s life and the allegations he faced.

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Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

How a Hong Kong indie film uses tea to bridge the city’s ethnic minority divide

Brian Hung’s Let’s Have a Cup of Doodh Patti Chai looks at Hong Kong’s ethnic minorities and how tea brings together people of many cultures.

Chris (Kenneth Cheung, left) befriends Singh (Inderjeet Singh) in a still from Let’s Have a Cup of Doodh Patti Chai. Photo: Brian Hung
Video gaming

Pragmata review: amazing moon-set game released early amid Artemis II buzz

Capcom’s Pragmata features innovative gameplay, atmospheric environments and a strong emotional bond between its two main characters.

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A screen grab from Pragmata. The video game, released early to coincide with the successful Artemis II moon mission, is is available on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and Switch 2. Photo: Capcom/dpa
A screen grab from Pragmata. The video game, released early to coincide with the successful Artemis II moon mission, is is available on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and Switch 2. Photo: Capcom/dpa
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Why these 1980s Hong Kong crime movies produced by Tsui Hark are hidden gems

The Big Heat and Gunmen, both released in 1988, are brutal action thrillers full of violence, brotherhood drama and intrigue.

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K-drama news

Latest K-drama casting news about Lee Hye-ri, Choi Hyun-wook and more

Lee Hye-ri is eyeing a role as a spy in Caution, Hazardous Wife, while Choi Hyun-wook is considering the baseball-themed Green Light.

Cinema

How US$50 popcorn buckets have become the newest collecting craze

From Mario to Marvel characters, themed popcorn buckets are tapping into millennial nostalgia and helping boost cinema profits.

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A Yoshi popcorn bucket is seen at Cineworld Wandsworth in London, England. Cinema operators are betting on increasingly elaborate popcorn buckets to capitalise on millennial nostalgia, drum up excitement for films and ultimately increase profits. Photo: courtesy of Cineworld Wandsworth
American cinema

How Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel found chemistry in The Christophers

They could hardly seem more different in real life and play bitter foes in The Christophers, but McKellen and Coel gel magnificently.

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Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel at an interview to promote Steven Soderbergh’s The Christophers, in which they make one of the most memorable on-screen pairs in years. Photo: Victoria Will/Invision/AP
Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel at an interview to promote Steven Soderbergh’s The Christophers, in which they make one of the most memorable on-screen pairs in years. Photo: Victoria Will/Invision/AP
American cinema

How M. Butterfly subverted Western fantasies of Chinese femininity

David Cronenberg’s 1993 movie starring John Lone as a cross-dresser who woos Jeremy Irons’ diplomat was an interesting but failed experiment.

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What to do in Hong Kong

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, April 17-19

Trying to avoid the Hong Kong Sevens this weekend? Check out an exhibition by Marino Funahashi, then enjoy a rave or two.

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Korean drama reviews

Yumi’s Cells season 3: Kim Go-eun returns for a final romantic chapter

Yumi’s Cells season 3 begins with the main character living on autopilot. Then, her life gets a jolt when a new love interest appears.

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Kim Go-eun as the main character Kim Yumi in a still from Yumi’s Cells season three, a new Korean drama now streaming on HBO Max.
Kim Go-eun as the main character Kim Yumi in a still from Yumi’s Cells season three, a new Korean drama now streaming on HBO Max.
TV shows and streaming video

Q&A | Asian-American Sheng Wang likes to be bored. His best jokes come from it

The Taiwanese-American talks about how jokes in Purple, now on Netflix, were inspired by small everyday events, and his bond with Ali Wong.

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SCMP Highlights

Family of 7 ‘hot’ dentists; Hainan chicken rice roots: 7 Lifestyle highlights

From Joey Yung’s journey to Cantopop stardom to a mother’s inspiring weight loss story, here are seven stories from SCMP’s recent reporting.

Netflix

Review | Beef season 2: Netflix’s chaotic follow-up is more overcooked than well done

Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, Cailee Spaeny and Charles Melton star as two feuding couples in a follow-up lacking what made season one great.

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Oscar Isaac (left) and Carey Mulligan in a still from Beef season 2. The new season co-stars Cailee Spaeny and Charles Melton and also features Youn Yuh-jung, Seoyeon Jang, rapper BM and Song Kang-ho. Photo: Netflix
TV shows and streaming video

Hong Kong-set series The Season depicts the dark side of city’s high society

Jessie Mei Li, Toby Stephens and Karena Lam talk about playing cutthroat wealthy socialites in revenge drama The Season, coming out in June.

Jessie Mei Li in a still from The Season, a revenge drama miniseries about Hong Kong’s social elite coming to screens in June 2026. Photo: PCCW Media
Jessie Mei Li in a still from The Season, a revenge drama miniseries about Hong Kong’s social elite coming to screens in June 2026. Photo: PCCW Media
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Who will win at the Hong Kong Film Awards 2026? Our predictions

SCMP film editor Edmund Lee forecasts the best film, director, screenplay, actors and supporting actors at this weekend’s 44th HKFA.

World of performing arts

How Japan’s kabuki theatre legacies are kept in the family

In the traditional Japanese art form, which featured in the Oscar-nominated Kokuho, names and skills are passed down through generations.

Apps

Realistic, no edits required – why the Setlog app is trending in South Korea

Viral app Setlog lets up to 12 friends film two- to four-second clips every hour, then auto-stitches them into a split-screen ‘day-in-the-life’ vlog.

A vlog by a group of friends posted on Setlog. Setlog is the latest trending app on social media that is especially popular among South Koreans. Photo: Instagram/setlog_app
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