John Lui

Senior Film Correspondent

John has worked in writing and editing since the 1990s. Now The Straits Times’ film correspondent, he writes reviews and feature articles about films and television.

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Singaporean Megumi Lim’s award-winning docu captures the mundane and the menacing in Ukraine

Singaporean documentary maker Megumi Lim (extreme right, behind camera) interviewing police officers on patrol in Kharkiv for her documentary Night Shift.

Actress-director Shu Qi coming to town in November for Singapore International Film Festival

Director Shu Qi during a photo call for Girl at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival in Italy on Sept 4.

At The Movies: Lee Byung-hun is brilliant as unhinged job-seeker in twisted thriller No Other Choice

jomovie22 - Lee Byung-hun in No Other Choice.

Sequel to crime classic Heat may film in Singapore, says director Michael Mann

US film director Michael Mann looks on during a ceremony during which he received the Lumiere Award, during the Lumiere Film Festival in Lyon, central-eastern France, on October 17, 2025. (Photo by JEFF PACHOUD / AFP)

TikTok showed Singapore film-maker M. Raihan Halim a way to tell his story about deafness in Badak

Badak director M. Raihan Halim (black jacket) and actor Shaheizy Sam (brown hat) at the Gold Class Lounge at Golden Village Suntec on Oct 17, 2025.

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.

My Perfect Weekend with film-maker Ong Kuo Sin

Film-maker Ong Kuo Sin with his girlfriend’s dog, Yoshi.

Why Chie Hayakawa’s Renoir, a film about a father’s death, refuses to make viewers cry

Japanese film-maker Chie Hayakawa, the director of Renoir, at the Japan Creative Centre on Nassim Road. She was in Singapore to attend the Japanese Film Festival and present a masterclass

At The Movies: Jared Leto’s AI warrior crashes into Greta Lee’s real world in Tron: Ares

(From left) Greta Lee as Eve Kim, Jared Leto as Ares and Arturo Castro as Seth Flores in Tron: Ares.

At The Movies: Star-studded HK crime thriller Sons Of The Neon Night is a gorgeous mess

Takeshi Kaneshiro in crime thriller Sons Of The Neon Night.

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