Movie review

How classical scholar-translator Emily Wilson’s takedown of The Odyssey ignited a debate

Anne Hathaway (left) as Penelope and Tom Holland as Telemachus in The Odyssey.

The Odyssey gives us the hero we deserve

Halfway heroes seem to be the heroes we want, because certainly they are the ones we think we need right now.

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Pressure is a gripping D-Day drama, Anemone wilts under Day-Lewis father and son

Brendan Fraser (left) and Andrew Scott in Pressure.

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Zombie flick Colony from Train To Busan director is gruesome fun, even if it lacks emotional bite

Giana Jun plays a biotechnology professor fighting for survival in a zombie-infested building in the South Korean thriller Colony.

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Fan-pleasing but familiar, The Mandalorian And Grogu delivers thrills without surprises

The Mandalorian And Grogu stars Pedro Pascal as Din Djarin/The Mandalorian, who, with his apprentice Grogu, takes on rogue Imperial warlords.

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Thai tearjerker Gohan is not just for animal lovers, Hokum is a layered Gothic chiller

Tontawan Tantivejakul (left) and Jinjett Wattanasin in Gohan.

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Anne Hathaway is convincing as a pop diva in the flawed but compelling Mother Mary

Michaela Coel (left) and Anne Hathaway in Mother Mary.

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Immersive pull of K-horror Salmokji and religion origin story The Testament Of Ann Lee

Salmokji: Whispering Water stars Kim Hye-yoon (left) and Lee Jong-won.

Cool deaths, messy plot and a wasted Karl Urban in Mortal Kombat II

(From left) Ludi Lin, Karl Urban, Jessica McNamee and Mehcad Brooks in Mortal Kombat II.

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The Sheep Detectives is a good yarn, star-studded prequel Cold War 1994 gets the job done

Hugh Jackman in The Sheep Detectives.

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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.