Malay Mail's Top 10 Picks: ‘Gayong' fights its way into the Top 3 as ‘Blood Brothers: Bara Naga' loses its long-held crown
This week also marks the debut of another highly anticipated local film, Gayong. The movie stars the acclaimed Beto Kusyairy, a familiar face in Malaysian cinema, in a biographical role as the late Datuk Meor Abdul Rahman, revered grandmaster of Silat Gayong Malaysia.
Beyond the silver screen, there's plenty more to enjoy this weekend.
Whether you're looking for top series on Netflix and Viu, discovering what's trending on Spotify, or planning to unwind with an engaging book, Malay Mail has curated a selection of our top picks for you to explore.
Top 10 films in local cinemas (Domestic & International) (May 8 to May 11)
Thunderbolts
Blood Brothers: Bara Naga
Gayong
A Gilded Game
Tourist Family
Until Dawn
Retro
Almarhum
Telaga Suriram
A Minecraft Movie
Source: Cinema.com, GSC
Top 10 streaming on Netflix and Viu (May 5 to May 11)
Netflix (Top 10 TV)
TV Series
The Haunted Palace: Season 1
Resident Playbook: Limited Series
Weak Hero: Class 2
Heavenly Ever After: Limited Series
The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic: Season 1
Weak Hero: Class 1
The Eternaut: Season 1
When Life Gives You Tangerines: Limited Series
Rekaman Terlarang: Season 1
Ms. Rachel: Season 1
Source: Netflix Top 10
Viu (Top 10 shows)
Sugar Daddy
Pabila Dia Tersenyum
The Haunted Palace
Bidaah
Running Man (2025)
Crushology 101
Undercover High School
Pump Up the Healthy Love
Twinkling Watermelon
Only for Love 以爱为营
Source: Viu Frontpage
Top 10 songs of the week (Spotify) (May 7 to May 14)
JENNIE - like JENNIE
Nadeera - Bukan Lagi Kita
Billie Eilish - BIRDS OF A FEATHER
yung kai - blue
Ara Johari - Menjaga Jodoh Orang Lain
Tenxi - Garam & Madu (Sakit Dadaku) (w/ Jemsi, Naykilla)
Lady Gaga - Die With A Smile (w/ Bruno Mars)
Billie Eilish - WILDFLOWER
NIKI - You'll Be in My Heart - Spotify Singles
MikkyZia - Aku Dah Lupa (w/ F4dli)
Top 10 Malay songs of the week (Spotify) (May 7 to May 14)
Faris Adam - Stecu Stecu
Ara Johari - Menjaga Jodoh Orang Lain
Nadeera - Bukan Lagi Kita
Noh Salleh - Rahsia Tuhan
Imran Ajmain - Seribu Tahun Lagi
NAKI, Fahimi - Masa
Dayang Nurfaizah, Faizal Tahir, Tuju, Yonnyboii - X Missing U
MikkyZia, F4dli - Aku Dah Lupa
Tenxi - Garam & Madu (Sakit Dadaku) (w/ Jemsi, Naykilla)
Nuh - Teruntuk Mia
Source: kworb.net and Spotify
Top 10 books of the week (May 2 to May 8)
Fiction
King of Envy by Ana Huang (Bloom Books)
Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa (Harper Perennial)
Watch Me by Tahereh Mafi (Storytide)
Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi (Pan Macmillan)
The Convenience Store by the Sea by Sonoko Machida (Orion)
Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic Press)
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara (Pan Macmillan)
Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors (Random House US)
Library of Lost Hearts by N.F. Afrina (N.F Afrina)
The Little Liar by Mitch Albom (Harper)
Non-Fiction
I'm Not Lazy, I'm on Energy Saving Mode by Dancing Snail (apop books)
Surrounded by Idiots by Thomas Erikson (St. Martin's Essentials)
Once Upon a Miao (Remastered): I Love My Hometown by Jian Goh (Space Voyager)
Atomic Habits by James Clear (Penguin Books)
The Not To-Do List by Rolf Dobelli (Atlantic Books )
Once Upon a Miao 2 (Remastered): Crushes, Friendship & Chaos by Jian Goh (Space Voyager)
Learn Malay in 7 Days by Mohd Ibrahim (Crescent News)
I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki by Baek Sehee (Penerbit Haru)
I Decided to Live as Me by Kim Suhyun (Apop Books)
The 5 AM Club by Robin Sharma (HarperCollins)
Mutiara Minda (Malay Novels)
Thariq Ridzuwan Commando's: His Treasure by Hudanajwa (Idea Kreatif)
Dia Imamku by Siti Rosmizah (Siti Rosmizah Publication SDN BHD)
Mi Linda by Hudanajwa (Idea Kreatif)
Rumah Untuk Alie by Lenn Liu (Media Inspirasi Nusantara Sdn Bhd)
Mi Diosa by Hudanajwa (Idea Kreatif)
Tuan Ziyad: Forbidden Love by Bellesa (Idea Kreatif)
Mi Veneno 2 by Hudanajwa (Idea Kreatif)
Ammar Zahrain: The Obsessive Husband by Nssignature (Idea Kreatif)
Mi Veneno 1 by Hudanajwa (Idea Kreatif)
Yes! Captain Zul Aaryan by Wnfhanna (Idea Kreatif)
Source: MPH
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