Malay Mail's Top 10 Picks: ‘Captain America: Brave New World' holds strong at local box office for two weeks in a row, outpacing recent releases ‘Dragon' and ‘Legends Of The Condor Heroes: The Gallants'
While Captain America leads the charge, the Tamil coming of age movie Dragon and Mandarin film Legends Of The Condor Heroes: The Gallants have also made a strong showing, securing second and third place, respectively.
As February winds down and March begins, there's no better time to catch up on the latest films in cinemas or dive into an exciting new series on your laptops.
Malay Mail is here to help you make the most of it with a roundup of the best international and local films, series, music, and books of the week.
Top 10 films in local cinemas (Domestic & International) (February 20 to February 23)
Captain America: Brave New World
Dragon
Legends Of The Condor Heroes: The Gallants
Pengantin Iblis
Close Ur Kopitiam
The Monkey
Cinta Tak Pernah Tepat Waktu
Panor
Creation Of The Gods II: Demon Force
Money Games
Source: Cinema.com and GSC
Top 10 streaming on Netflix and Viu (February 17 to February 23)
Netflix (Top 10 TV)
TV Series
American Murder: Gabby Petito: Season 1
The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call: Season 1
Melo Movie: Season 1
SAKAMOTO DAYS: Season 1
Zero Day: Limited Series
Solo Leveling: Season 1
The First Frost: Season 1
BoBoiBoy Galaxy: Gentar: Gentar
Cassandra: Limited Series
Ms. Rachel: Season 1
Source: Netflix Top 10
Viu (Top 10 shows)
Study Group
Gadis Masa
The Witch
Running Man (2025)
Undercover High School
High School Return of a Gangster
Family By Choice
Di Hatiku Ada Kamu
Running Man (2024)
Taxi Driver 2
Source: Viu Frontpage
Top 10 songs of the week (Spotify) (February 19 to February 26)
Tenxi - Garam & Madu (Sakit Dadaku) (w/ Jemsi, Naykilla)
Lady Gaga - Die With A Smile (w/ Bruno Mars)
yung kai - blue
Nadeera - Bukan Lagi Kita
Kendrick Lamar - luther
LBI利比 - 跳楼机
Billie Eilish - BIRDS OF A FEATHER
Ara Johari - Menjaga Jodoh Orang Lain
Billie Eilish - WILDFLOWER
The Lantis - Bunga Maaf
Top 10 Malay songs of the week (Spotify) (February 19 to February 26)
Tenxi - Garam & Madu (Sakit Dadaku) (w/ Jemsi, Naykilla)
Noh Salleh - Rahsia Tuhan
Ara Johari - Menjaga Jodoh Orang Lain
Nadeera - Bukan Lagi Kita
Insomniacks - Reminiscence
The Lantis - Bunga Maaf
Amir Masdi - Nurcinta
Andmesh - Anugerah Terindah
Black Hanifah - Hijab Rindu
NAKI, Fahimi - Masa
Source: kworb.net and Spotify
Top 10 books of the week (February 14 to February 20)
Fiction
Deep End by Ali Hazelwood (Berkley)
The Convenience Store by the Sea by Sonoko Machida (Orion)
As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh (Bloomsbury)
More Days at Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa (Harper Perennial)
Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros (Red Tower Books)
Babel by R.F. Kuang (Fantasy Harper Voyager)
I Am Not Jessica Chen by Ann Liang (HarperTeen)
Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-reum (Bloomsbury)
Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors (Ballantine Books US)
Immortal by Sue Lynn Tan (HarperVoyager)
Non-Fiction
How Malaysia Missed 7 Chances at Nation-Building by Mohammed Hussein (Mohammed Hussein)
Atomic Habits by James Clear (Penguin Books)
How Was Your Day by Cheeming Boey (GREY PIGEON)
Malayland by Dina Zaman (Ethos Books / Faction Press)
Once Upon a Miao 4: My School Holidays by Jian Goh & Cheeming Boey (Goh Kheng Swee)
I Decided to Live as Me by Kim Suhyun (Apop Books)
I'm Not Lazy, I'm on Energy Saving Mode by Dancing Snail (Apop Books)
When Things Don't Go Your Way by Haemin Sunim (Penguin Life)
Surrounded by Idiots by Thomas Erikson (St. Martin's Essentials)
Kind Words for Unkind Days by Jayne Hardy (Orion)
Mutiara Minda (Malay Novels)
Thariq Ridzuwan Commando's: His Treasure by Hudanajwa (Idea Kreatif)
Mi Diosa by Hudanajwa (Idea Kreatif)
Bayang Sofea by Teme Abdullah (Iman Publication)
Mi Veneno 2 by Hudanajwa (Idea Kreatif)
Chef's Cuisine by Effalee (Manes Wordworks)
Mi Veneno 1 by Hudanajwa (Idea Kreatif)
Dia Imamku by Siti Rosmizah (Siti Rosmizah Publication SDN BHD)
His Code Name: Alpha by Elyshakaman (Idea Kreatif)
The Boy: Unspoken Nightmare by Ariaseva (Idea Kreatif)
One Sweet Mistake by Aprilhann (Rinsya Chasiani Publication)
Source: MPH
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