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The intrigue moves from bunker to the open world in Season 2 of political thriller Paradise

Sterling K. Brown in Paradise 2.
Sterling K. Brown in Paradise 2.

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In made-with-Singapore Thai film A Useful Ghost, the spooky and satirical come together

jopicks19 - Thai film A Useful Ghost blends absurd supernatural ideas about a haunted vacuum cleaner with satire about exploitation. 


SOURCE: PHOTO: FILMHOUSE
jopicks19 - Thai film A Useful Ghost blends absurd supernatural ideas about a haunted vacuum cleaner with satire about exploitation. 


SOURCE: PHOTO: FILMHOUSE

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K-star Park Bo-gum and friends make the cut in reality series The Village Barber

The Village Barber sees K-drama stars Park Bo-gum, Lee Sang-yi and Kwak Dong-yeon setting up a hair salon in a rural village in South Korea's North Jeolla Province.
The Village Barber sees K-drama stars Park Bo-gum, Lee Sang-yi and Kwak Dong-yeon setting up a hair salon in a rural village in South Korea's North Jeolla Province.

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In Cannes-winning Spanish thriller Sirat, a dance party turns into a fight for survival

From left: Bruno Nunez Arjona and Sergi Lopez in Sirat.
From left: Bruno Nunez Arjona and Sergi Lopez in Sirat.

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Single’s Inferno 5 claims Netflix’s Global Top 2 spot thanks to intense flirting

Kim Go-eun (left) and Kim Jae-jin in Single's Inferno Season 5. 

Source/ Copyright: NETFLIX
Kim Go-eun (left) and Kim Jae-jin in Single's Inferno Season 5. 

Source/ Copyright: NETFLIX

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A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms swops high thrones for lowbrow humour, and it works

From left: Dexter Sol Ansell and Peter Claffey in a Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms.
From left: Dexter Sol Ansell and Peter Claffey in a Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms.

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Kim Seon-ho and Go Youn-jung make a picture-perfect couple in romcom Can This Love Be Translated?

Can This Love Be Translated?, starring Kim Seon-ho (left) and Go Youn-jung.
Can This Love Be Translated?, starring Kim Seon-ho (left) and Go Youn-jung.

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Cannes Grand Prix winner Sentimental Value explores family trauma through film-making

jopicks08 - From left: Renate Reinsve and Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas in
Sentimental Value

SOURCE: ANTICIPATE PICTURES
jopicks08 - From left: Renate Reinsve and Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas in
Sentimental Value

SOURCE: ANTICIPATE PICTURES

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In Jafar Panahi’s Cannes-winning It Was Just An Accident, the tortured become the torturers

Vahid Mobasseri as Vahid in It Was Just An Accident
Vahid Mobasseri as Vahid in It Was Just An Accident

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George Clooney gets 14th Golden Globe nomination for playing ageing star in comedy Jay Kelly

jspicks11 - Movie still: George Clooney and Adam Sandler in Jay Kelly.


SOURCE / COPYRIGHT: NETFLIX
jspicks11 - Movie still: George Clooney and Adam Sandler in Jay Kelly.


SOURCE / COPYRIGHT: NETFLIX

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.