Film & TV

‘Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ blasts off with record $34M opening day—tops 2026 best, beats original’s Wednesday, eyes $186M 5-day & elite status
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Maggie Cheung: a cinematic icon whose grace, versatility, and artistry redefined global film, inspiring with timeless roles and fashion
Nearly 30 years after Toy Story first hit cinemas, the fifth instalment teases a new kind of villain: Lilypad, a
Japanese director Nanako Hirose explores love beyond convention in Between Two Lovers, a throuple romance starring Masami Nagasawa
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Kelly Marie Tran comes out as queer ahead of her film The Wedding Banquet, saying she hopes to inspire young
South Korean content is Netflix’s second most-watched globally, with hits like Squid Game 2 driving 7.7B viewing hours in late
Andrew Koji stars in High Stakes Holiday, a festive heist caper set in Vegas, teaming up with sisters to foil
113 years ago, six Chinese Titanic survivors faced racism and erasure, their story buried—now resurfacing to reveal a long-silenced truth
Indonesian animated film Jumbo breaks Southeast Asian box office records with over $8M and 3.2M admissions in just two weeks
Freestyle Digital Media will release The Harvest, a drama on Asian-American identity, family, and trauma, across platforms on June 20
Indonesian horror Pabrik Gula tops 2025 box office with $7M, thrilling with local folklore. US release set for April 18
Bowen Yang recalls the pain of teen conversion therapy, calling it "detrimental" but says he's now in a "healthy place"
Prime Video revives Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon with a new series based on Wang Dulu’s full Crane-Iron novels, led by
Vietnamese hit The Ancestral Home lands in North American cinemas 9 May, marking a major step for the country’s rising
Power Rangers writer Tony Oliver admits casting a Black and Asian actor as Black and Yellow Rangers was a "mistake"
Simu Liu was stunned by the Avengers: Doomsday cast reveal, especially X-Men vets McKellen & Stewart. “They don’t tell us
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Netflix’s Physical: Asia unites athletes like Manny Pacquiao in a “new kind of Olympics” — a nation-vs-nation test of strength
Advice for the Quiet Voices: "Don’t be afraid to reach out because we’re the best group of people to receive
Simu Liu slams AI-generated actors, calling Kevin O’Leary’s take “tone deaf.” He says replacing extras devalues art and hurts real
Japan will be the 2026 Country of Honour at Cannes’ Marché du Film (May 12–20), spotlighting animation, genre cinema, and
Japanese-Korean remake Romantics Anonymous hits #6 on Netflix global chart with 13.5M hours viewed & #1 in Japan within a
Jon M. Chu teases Crazy Rich Asians HBO Max series: scripts ready, cast likely returning, inspired by Kevin Kwan’s books
BTS’s Jungkook continues to make history with his debut single, 'Seven,' two years after its release
Kim Atienza and family mourn daughter Emmanuelle “Emman,” 19, remembered for her joy, openness, and authenticity