Weekly culture & leisure guide (Dec 20-27)

Hollywood whodunit Knives Out

After 20 days since its theatrical release in China, Hollywood whodunit Knives Out is still on the radar of Chinese moviegoers and so far has scored a stellar 8.1 out of 10 on Douban, China's answer to IMDb.

Featuring an all-star cast — including James Bond actor Daniel Craig, Chris Evans of Captain America and Jamie Lee Curtis of the Halloween franchise – the film is written and directed by Rian Johnson, director of The Last Jedi and Breaking Bad.

If you are a fan of Agatha Christie's detective novels, you must check out this fun-filled one set in the Trump era, which tells of how detective Benoit Blanc, played by Craig, investigates the death of the patriarch of an eccentric, combative family.