The Last Bout

Benjamin Kheng and Thomas Pang as childhood pals trying to make a name for themselves as boxers in 1920s Singapore. Alas, the path is fraught with obstacles. The 10-part NC16-rated drama also stars James Seah, Oon Shu Ann and Amy Cheng.

Watch it on: mewatch, Mediacorp Drama YouTube Channel (from Tue)

War of Faith

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From 1920s Singapore to 1930s Shanghai for this eight-part mainland Chinese drama starring Wang Yibo as a banker suffering from an existential crisis amid looming shadow of the Sino-Japanese war. Li Qin, Wayne Wang, Zhang Tianyang and Wang Xueqi co-star.

Watch it on: iQiYi

Next Goal Wins

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This underdog comedy from Taika Waitit stars Michael Fassbender as a loser coach hired to prep the American Samoa football team —  notorious for a 2001 FIFA match which they lost 31-0 — for the World Cup qualifiers. Based on a true story (sorta). Say, maybe there’s a movie to be made about Singapore’s 7-0 defeat to Malaysia at last year’s SEA Games… Jack Neo, you interested?

Watch it on: Disney+, Wed

The Wages of Fear

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French thriller about a team drivers — including Franck Gastambide, Alban Lenoir and Ana Girardot —  hired to transport 200kg of explosives across a war zone to avert a catastrophe. By the way, they have less than 20 hours to complete the job. No pressure. The story was previously made into a 1953 movie by Henri-Georges Clouzot and again in 1977 — under the title Sorcerer — by William Friedkin.

Watch it on: Netflix, Fri

STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces

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If you only recently discovered Steve Martin on Only Murders in the Building, then this documentary by Oscar recipient Morgan Neville (Twenty Feet from Stardom) will shed light on Martin’s five-decade-long career, dating back to the 1970s when he was gloriously known as the ‘Wild and Crazy Guy’.

Watch it on: Apple TV+, Fri

Renfield

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A reimagining of the Dracula lore set in the present starring Nicolas Cage as the Prince of Darkness and Nicholas Hoult as his long-suffering henchman Renfield. The horror-comedy also stars Awkwafina. Watch our interview with Cage and Hoult here:

Watch it on: HBO Go, Sun