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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.


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


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Jay Chou’s Initial D races back to the big screen with 20th-anniversary remastered edition

jspicks04 - A remastered in 4K version of Jay Chou's 2005 movie Initial D will be screened at Shaw Theatres from Jan 9, 2026. 
Source/ Copyright: SHAW ORGANISATION
jspicks04 - A remastered in 4K version of Jay Chou's 2005 movie Initial D will be screened at Shaw Theatres from Jan 9, 2026. 
Source/ Copyright: SHAW ORGANISATION

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In Train Dreams, Joel Edgerton shines in a haunting tale of life in the woods

Felicity Jones (left) as Gladys and Joel Edgerton (centre) as Robert Grainier in Train Dreams.
Felicity Jones (left) as Gladys and Joel Edgerton (centre) as Robert Grainier in Train Dreams.

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Japanese series Last Samurai Standing gives a stylish spin to the death tournament

jopicks20 - b. Junichi Okada and Hideaki Itô n Last Samurai Standing (2025)

source: PHOTO: NETFLIX
jopicks20 - b. Junichi Okada and Hideaki Itô n Last Samurai Standing (2025)

source: PHOTO: NETFLIX

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In This City Is A Battlefield, friends and lovers become freedom fighters in Jakarta’s post-WWII era

From left: Ariel Tatum and Chicco Jerikho in the Indonesia historical epic This City Is A Battlefield.
From left: Ariel Tatum and Chicco Jerikho in the Indonesia historical epic This City Is A Battlefield.

TV & Film Picks: Spectacular games and shocking exits make Physical: Asia an adrenaline-pumping watch

jspicks06 - Physical: Asia sees 48 contenders representing eight nations competing for country pride and one billion won (S$911,266).

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jspicks06 - Physical: Asia sees 48 contenders representing eight nations competing for country pride and one billion won (S$911,266).

Source / Copyright: NETFLIX

Film Picks: Oscar winner Chloe Zhao’s heart-rending Hamnet at S’pore International Film Festival

From left: Jessie Buckley stars as Agnes and Paul Mescal as William Shakespeare in director Chloe Zhao's Hamnet, screening at the Singapore International Film Festival 2025..
From left: Jessie Buckley stars as Agnes and Paul Mescal as William Shakespeare in director Chloe Zhao's Hamnet, screening at the Singapore International Film Festival 2025..

TV & Film Picks: Indulge in chocolates with sweet Japanese-Korean drama Romantics Anonymous

Han Hyo-joo plays a gifted chocolatier in Romantics Anonymous.
Han Hyo-joo plays a gifted chocolatier in Romantics Anonymous.

Film Picks: Dress up in cheongsam to get In The Mood For Love in 4K

Left to right: Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung Chiu-wai in In The Mood For Love.
Left to right: Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung Chiu-wai in In The Mood For Love.

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