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Wong Kar-wai films return to Bangkok screen

In celebration of ‘ Morte Cucina ’ (2026), the latest Thai film by Pen-ek Ratanaruang and shot by Christopher Doyle , House Samyan brings back five films of Wong Kar-wai that were shot by Doyle to Bangkok screens.

Bangkok Post

‘The story of Hong Kong is the sound of it’: the cross-cultural joy of the city’s Cantopop music

Emma-Lee Moss, AKA singer-songwriter Emmy the Great, has written a memoir rooted in her love of Hong Kong’s east-meets-west pop. She picks her favourite tracks

The Guardian - UK

The Most Surreal Time-Travel Movie Of The Year Is A Beloved Director’s Return To Form

With the dreamy time-travel movie 'Zi,' Kogonada goes back to basics in a tiny, subtle, beautiful journey through time and Hong Kong.

Inverse

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The 10 Best Romance Movies of the 21st Century

What's the smell in the air? Is it roses? Chocolate? Body odor? No, it's love!

The Mary Sue

‘Joyous and uplifting’: why Chungking Express is my feelgood movie

The next in our series of writers on their go-to comfort watches looks back at Wong Kar-Wai’s unusual and profound romantic comedy

The Guardian - US

Why 'Andor' Doesn't Look Like Any Other Star Wars Show

The look and feel of 'Star Wars: Andor' is unlike any 'Star Wars' show before or since. In this interview, cinematographer Christophe Nuyens unpacks how the magic is made.

Inverse

Cannes Film Festival unveils historic first for 2025: A look back at the best posters

In honour of the newly revealed 2025 edition poster - which pays tribute to Claude Lelouch, Jean-Louis Trintignant and Anouk Aimée - here are the best Cannes posters of the past 20 years.

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The Perks of Yearning

Nostalgia has always seemed more bitter than sweet to me. But every time I indulge in it, I find it serves a purpose, even if I know I won’t be satisfied

The Walrus

Hit Chinese TV Series Rekindles Sidelined Shanghainese Dialect

A hit Chinese television series set in gritty but glamorous 1990s Shanghai has sparked a wave of nostalgia for the megacity's boom years, and reignited interest in its declining dialect.

International Business Times

The 'greatest film of all time': Chantal Akerman's win shows a generational shift is taking place among critics and filmmakers

Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles – Chantal Akerman’s 1975 hypnotic study of a mother performing domestic chores in microscopic detail – has just been crowned the “greatest film of all time” in Sight and Sound’s prestigious poll.

The Conversation

Asia's Biggest Film Festival Back in Top Form in 2022

Movie stars, directors and fans descended on South Korea's port town of Busan Wednesday as Asia's largest film festival returned at full power post-pandemic, with an Iranian film opening the event. Top Korean actors and Asian stars including Hong Kong's legendary Tony Leung are set to attend the Busan International…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Snakehead review – ruthless immigrant-smuggling thriller that hits the standard beats

Shuya Chang is magnetic as the illegal immigrant searching for her daughter, who is taken under the wing of a charismatic older gangster

The Guardian - UK

Why Halle Berry deserved her Oscar win — and who didn’t — 20 years ago

The worst Oscar wins don’t age well after 30 seconds; the best endure for decades. On the 20th anniversary of the 2002 Oscars, Los Angeles Times film critic Justin Chang and columnist Glenn Whipp put their heads together to relitigate the winners in eight major categories — and to offer…

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