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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

Film and TV Picks

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).

Source / Copyright: NETFLIX
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.

Film & TV Picks: Missed out on the real thing? Catch Enhypen’s VR concert in cinemas

Enhypen VR Concert: Immersion will run from Oct 9 to 22 at GV Bugis+.
Enhypen VR Concert: Immersion will run from Oct 9 to 22 at GV Bugis+.

Film Picks: In Chie Hayakawa’s moving drama Renoir, an 11-year-old girl is forced to grow up fast

Yui Suzuki in Renoir, by Japanese film-maker Chie Hayakawa.
Yui Suzuki in Renoir, by Japanese film-maker Chie Hayakawa.

TV Picks: Women are champs in Tempest, Legend Of The Female General and A Hundred Memories

Gianna Jun plays presidential candidate South Korean thriller Tempest, starring Gianna Jun and Gang Dong-won.

Source / Copyright: DISNEY+
Gianna Jun plays presidential candidate South Korean thriller Tempest, starring Gianna Jun and Gang Dong-won.

Source / Copyright: DISNEY+

Film and TV Picks: Catch up on Emmy-winning shows Rebel Ridge, Arcane and Andor

jopicks18 - Aaron Pierre as Terry Richmond in the Emmy-winning Netflix movie Rebel Ridge


Source: NETFLIX
jopicks18 - Aaron Pierre as Terry Richmond in the Emmy-winning Netflix movie Rebel Ridge


Source: NETFLIX

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