Movies

F1: The Movie
If roaring engines and screeching tyres aren’t enough to hook you, think of F1: The Movie as the race-track cousin of Top Gun: Maverick. It’s thunderous and engineered for maximum adrenaline. That’s no coincidence: both films are directed by Joseph Kosinski, whose mastery of large-scale spectacle makes every frame feel supercharged. 

Brad Pitt stars as Sonny Hayes, a former Formula One prodigy pulled back into the sport by an old teammate desperate to save a struggling team before the upcoming Grand Prix season. With impatient investors circling and reputations on the line, Sonny is tasked with steering the team to victory — provided he can outrun the trauma of a career-ending crash from decades earlier. 

Filmed at real-life F1 circuits (try to identify tracks if you’re a superfan), the racing sequences are dizzyingly immersive. Pitt’s highest-grossing film ever, with more than US$600 million in box office earnings, F1: The Movie is proof that even after decades in the fast lane, he’s still got plenty of fuel left.

Tron: Ares
Neon lights and dazzling digital wizardry abound in Tron: Ares, which propels the cult sci-fi franchise into a bold new era. At the centre of the chaos is a race to bring artificial intelligence into the real world, with consequences that could reshape humanity. 

Two powerful corporations pursue AI for very different reasons: one promises progress and prosperity, while the other seeks to weaponise it. Jared Leto plays Ares, a digital supersoldier who crosses over from the Grid, a digital realm, into the real world. As glitches in his programming collide with a growing sense of self-awareness, Ares must decide where his loyalty truly lies. 
 
While the movie’s predecessor, Tron: Legacy, was only a modest box office success, it found a devoted following in the years after its 2010 release and became a fan favourite. So it’s fitting that this new chapter makes nods to Legacy as well as Tron, dishing out fan service where it can. Most noteworthy of all is Ares bringing back franchise mainstay Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges). Rounding out the cast are newcomers Greta Lee, Gillian Anderson, and Evan Peters. 

A Big Bold Beautiful Journey
Rom-com meets metaphysical road trip in A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, a tender, offbeat love story anchored by the unexpectedly perfect pairing of Colin Farrell and Margot Robbie. They play David and Sarah, two single adults who meet at a wedding. Sparks don’t fly instantly, but fate keeps nudging them back together. 

A spontaneous road trip soon follows, morphing into a surreal adventure where memories resurface, time bends, and the past melds with the present. 
 
Director Kogonada (After Yang) reunites with Farrell for a film brimming with quiet wonder. His signature eye for composition, colour, and emotional nuance elevates this gentle romance into something both whimsical and deeply human. 

Kopitiam Days
Best enjoyed with a hot cup of kopi, Kopitiam Days is a heartfelt anthology celebrating the many lives that make up Singapore. This collection brings together six short films by emerging local filmmakers, executive produced by Eric Khoo (12 Storeys). 

Spanning past, present, and imagined futures, the stories explore love, loss, memory, and identity. Highlights include iZ-1, which envisions android caregivers for the elderly; One Last Song, inspired by the tragic 1986 Hotel New World collapse; and Meet Me at the Pavilion, a sweeping Hainanese opera romance. 

From wuxia-style action (Dragon Gate Assembly) to tender family moments (The Morning Call), Kopitiam Days offers a rich tapestry of stories that are unmistakably Singaporean. 

TV

Reacher S3
Jack Reacher is back for a new season of sleuthing, and his punches hit harder than ever. Alan Ritchson returns as the hulking former military officer turned drifter, following explosive confrontations with political conspiracies in Season 1 and corporate corruption in Season 2. 

This time, Reacher comes face to face with Xavier Quinn (Brian Tee), a ruthless drug smuggler with unfinished business from Reacher’s military past. As plot twists stack up and enemies close in, Reacher is pushed to his limits by his most formidable foe yet.

The Celebrity Traitors (UK) 
Trust is scarce and paranoia runs high in The Celebrity Traitors, a star-studded twist on the hit reality game show where the ‘Faithful’ must weed out the ‘Traitors’ among their midst. Hosted by the ever-stylish Claudia Winkleman, the series throws famous faces into a psychological battlefield where alliances shift by the hour. Think a real-life game of Mafia/Werewolf with more betrayals. 

This season’s lineup includes Stephen Fry, Charlotte Church, Jonathan Ross, Lucy Beaumont, and Ted Lasso’s Nick Mohammed. They are all charming, all suspicious, and all capable of deception. So who are the Traitors? As accusations fly, the tension ramps up fast.

Audio

Sabrina Carpenter – Man’s Best Friend
After owning 2024, Sabrina Carpenter returns with Man’s Best Friend, an album packed with playful pop, sly humour, and undeniable hooks. 
 
While Carpenter has been releasing music since 2015, it was Short n’ Sweet that cemented her as a true pop force. Man’s Best Friend, the follow-up to that album, builds on the momentum, leaning into cheeky lyrics, bold aesthetics (see album cover), and genre-hopping experimentation. 
 
From the country-disco bounce of “Manchild” to the sultry R&B groove of “When Did You Get Hot?”, Man’s Best Friend proves Sabrina knows exactly how to push buttons. Risque cover aside, this is pop perfection with bite.