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At The Movies

Greenland 2: Migration proves brains beat brawn in the apocalypse

(Foreground, from left) Gerard Butler, Morena Baccarin and Roman Griffin Davis in Greenland 2: Migration.
(Foreground, from left) Gerard Butler, Morena Baccarin and Roman Griffin Davis in Greenland 2: Migration.

William Walton’s First Symphony steals thunder from Rachmaninov in OMM concert

Led by music director Chan Tze Law, the Orchestra Of The Music Makers played Rachmaninoff's Third Piano Concerto with pianist Haochen Zhang. 
Thanks
Led by music director Chan Tze Law, the Orchestra Of The Music Makers played Rachmaninoff's Third Piano Concerto with pianist Haochen Zhang. 
Thanks

Concert review

Super Junior’s 20th anniversary tour blends nostalgia with what’s next

Nine members of K-pop boy band Super Junior - (from left) Shindong, Ryeowook, Kyuhyun, Donghae, Siwon, Yesung, Heechul, Eunhyuk and Leeteuk before one of their Singapore Indoor Stadium shows in January 2026.
Nine members of K-pop boy band Super Junior - (from left) Shindong, Ryeowook, Kyuhyun, Donghae, Siwon, Yesung, Heechul, Eunhyuk and Leeteuk before one of their Singapore Indoor Stadium shows in January 2026.

At The Movies

Jackie Chan opts for heart-tugging theatrics in dementia drama Unexpected Family

jomovie31a - From left: Peng Yuchang, Jackie Chan and Pan Binlong in Unexpected Family

SOURCE: SHAW ORGANISATION
jomovie31a - From left: Peng Yuchang, Jackie Chan and Pan Binlong in Unexpected Family

SOURCE: SHAW ORGANISATION

At The Movies

Back To The Past offers nostalgia overload and some silly fun

Louis Koo (centre) in Back To The Past.
Louis Koo (centre) in Back To The Past.

At The Movies

The Housemaid features wealth porn in a slow-burn thriller

From left: Sydney Sweeney as Millie and Amanda Seyfried as Nina in
The Housemaid.
From left: Sydney Sweeney as Millie and Amanda Seyfried as Nina in
The Housemaid.

At The Movies

The sharpest Knives Out yet skewers weaponised religion with empathy and wit

From left: Josh O’Connor and Daniel Craig in Wake Up Dead Man: A
Knives Out Mystery.
From left: Josh O’Connor and Daniel Craig in Wake Up Dead Man: A
Knives Out Mystery.

Opera review

South Korean soprano Renata Hann steals show in Singapore Lyric Opera’s The Magic Flute

The Singapore Lyric Opera rounded up a busy year with a fully staged production of The Magic Flute.
The Singapore Lyric Opera rounded up a busy year with a fully staged production of The Magic Flute.

Clement Yong’s top reads of 2025: Kiran Desai, Rickey Fayne and Wen-yi Lee

(From left) The Loneliness Of Sonia And Sunny by Kiran Desai, The Devil Three Times by Rickey Fayne and When They Burned The Butterfly by Wen-yi Lee.
(From left) The Loneliness Of Sonia And Sunny by Kiran Desai, The Devil Three Times by Rickey Fayne and When They Burned The Butterfly by Wen-yi Lee.

Film & TV Picks

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