All things considered, Apple TV+ has enjoyed quite a run this year, cranking out a slew of new TV hits ranging from Dark Matter and Presumed Innocent to global fare like La Maison — as well as a third show from the MVP of Apple TV+ himself, Bill Lawrence. That new show, Vince Vaughn’s detective … Read more
The latest adaptation of a classic children’s novel – this time a musical boasting a starry cast – and a mould-breaking comedy starring Korean actress Kim Go-eun await cinema-goers in Hong Kong this weekend. Speaking of comedy, a bold, multilayered series on Disney+ with the role of a lifetime for a Chinese-American comedian is a … Read more
The debut in just a few days’ time of Silo‘s highly anticipated second season is as good an opportunity as any to offer up the following reminder about the show’s streaming home, Apple TV+. While it’s true that Apple’s streamer has a tiny fraction of the subscriber base of major streamers like Netflix, there’s really … Read more
Hands down, one of my favorite Apple TV+ binges of 2024 has to be Sugar — the Colin Farrell-led detective series set in Los Angeles that you start out thinking is a stylish-looking crime drama, before it throws you an insane twist out of left field that transforms the show into something entirely different. I … Read more
Sequels are rarely better than their originals, but a South Korean blockbuster that bucks the trend, and tackles pressing social issues in thrilling fashion, is in Hong Kong cinemas this weekend. So, too, is a passionate homage to the city’s filmmaking tradition. Another solid sequel, this time animated, can be streamed, as can a Hollywood … Read more
“If a tree falls and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? Or is there nothing but silence?” This question signals the start of every episode in Netflix’s latest limited crime thriller series The Frog. Life passes us by without perturbing our peace, but when certain elements decide to create … Read more
The beloved Apple TV+ series that taught us all about the importance of being goldfish looks closer than ever to getting its long-rumored and long-hoped for Season 4. That’s right, Ted Lasso fans — the rumor mill has cranked back up again, after months of tantalizing clues being dropped here and there. This time, the … Read more
In 2022, Pachinko made waves with its stunning narration of a woman’s struggle in the then-unified Korean peninsula, the Japanese invasion, the impending war, and doubly marginalized life as a lower-economical class Zainichi Korean. Being one of the few Korean shows to be aired on Apple TV+, Pachinko garnered attention domestically and in the Western … Read more
Read on for this and other weekend highlights. 1. YouTube Music Night @Harbour City – Crash Adams & Oliver Cronin Rafaele Massarelli (left) and Vince Sasso of Canadian pop duo Crash Adams in Hong Kong ahead of their performance at the Ocean Terminal Deck this weekend. Photo: Xiaomei Chen On August 25 at 6pm, YouTube … Read more
If I, as a subscriber to Apple TV+ ever since the service launched back in late 2019, was given the task of ranking the best of everything it’s released up to this point, it would certainly be quite a challenge — although, there’s no question as to which title would have a hard lock on … Read more
