5 movies and TV shows to watch in Hong Kong this weekend, November 22-24

5 movies and TV shows to watch in Hong Kong this weekend, November 22-24

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

How Disney+’s Interior Chinatown with Jimmy O. Yang mocks Asian stereotypes in Hollywood

How Disney+’s Interior Chinatown with Jimmy O. Yang mocks Asian stereotypes in Hollywood

Interior Chinatown, a “meta” detective series in which a struggling Asian waiter becomes the unlikely hero of a police-procedural-style criminal conspiracy, satirises Hollywood’s stereotypical treatment of minorities – while also nodding to the progress the industry has belatedly made. The new show, out on Disney+ on November 19, is based on a novel by US … Read more