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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

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