Malay Mail’s Top 10 Picks: Tron storms back to cinemas as new films, music and shows light up the weekend

October 17, 2025
1:00 pm

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 17 — More than a decade after breaking new ground as one of the earliest films to heavily feature computer-generated imagery (CGI), the Tron franchise is back with its third instalment — Tron: Ares — which has swiftly taken over local cinemas.

Joining this week’s line-up are several other titles to fill your weekend with entertainment, including the local drama Qifarah and the much-anticipated Hong Kong crime thriller Sons of the Neon Night.

If films aren’t your thing, enjoy a quiet weekend with binge-worthy series on Netflix, Viu and Disney+ Hotstar — or unwind with top streaming music and a good book.

Discover what’s hot this weekend with Malay Mail’s Top 10 — your curated guide to the best in film, series, music and books.

Top 10 films in local cinemas (Domestic & International) (Oct 9 to Oct 12)

Tron: Ares
Sons of the Neon Night
Kitab Sijjin Dan Illiyyin
Syurga Dalam Botol
Qifarah
Kantara A Legend: Chapter 1
Initial D
Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
Idly Kadai
731

Source: Cinema.com and GSC

Top 10 streaming (Oct 6 to Oct 12)

Netflix (Top 10 TV Series)

Genie, Make a Wish: Season 1
Bon Appétit, Your Majesty: Limited Series
Monster: The Ed Gein Story: Season 1
Alice in Borderland: Season 3
SPY x FAMILY: Season 3
My Hero Academia: Final Season
Mechamato The Animated Series: Season 4
The Game: You Never Play Alone: Season 1
May I Ask for One Final Thing?: Season 1
Queen Mantis: Season 1

Source: Netflix Top 10

Viu (Top 10 Shows)

Love’s Ambition 许我耀眼
Puteri Kelas Atas
Running Man (2025)
Seadanya Kita
A Hundred Memories
My Youth
Shin’s Project
I Live Alone (2025)
Putri & Phrince
2 Days 1 Night (Season 4) (2025)

Source: Viu Frontpage

Disney+ Hotstar (Top 10 Shows)

Belly Showdown: Season 1
YOO Got A Minute?: Season 1
Only Murders in the Building: Season 5
Chad Powers: Season 1
Chef’s Go-To: Season 1
Grey’s Anatomy: Season 22
Cat’s Eye: Season 1
The Murky Stream: Season 1
60 Minutes to Love
Would You Marry Me?: Season 1

Source: Disney+ Hotstar

Top 10 songs of the week (Spotify) (Oct 8 to Oct 15)

Alpha — P. Ramlee & Saloma
Silet Open Up — TABOLA BALE (w/ Jacson Seran, Juan Reza, Diva Aurel)
Jin — Don’t Say You Love Me
JISOO — EYES CLOSED (w/ ZAYN)
HUNTR/X — Golden (w/ Ejae, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI, KPop Demon Hunters Cast)
Taylor Swift — The Fate of Ophelia
Tenxi — mejikuhibiniu (w/ Suisei, Jemsii)
Rizky Febian — Alamak (w/ Adrian Khalif)
Nadhif Basalamah — bergema sampai selamanya
Sombr — back to friends

Top 10 Malay songs of the week (Spotify) (Oct 8 to Oct 15)

Alpha — P. Ramlee & Saloma
Tenxi, Suisei, Jemsii — mejikuhibiniu
Silet Open Up, Jacson Seran, Juan Reza, Diva Aurel — TABOLA BALE
ALYPH — Ingat
Rombongan Bodonk Koplo, Ncum — Calon Mantu Idaman
Adrianna Cinta, Farouk Roman — Dalam Sujudku (Acoustic Version) — From “Dia Bukan Syurga”
NAZU, Fahimi — KOPI
Ade Govinda, Dato’ Sri Siti Nurhaliza — Menamakanmu Cinta
Misha Omar — Break
Rizky Febian, Adrian Khalif – Alamak

Sources: Kworb.net and Spotify

Top 10 books of the week (Oct 2 to Oct 9)

Fiction

Strange Houses by Uketsu (HarperVia)
As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)
The Secret of Secrets by Dan Brown (Doubleday)
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara (Picador)
Strange Pictures by Uketsu (HarperVia)
Alchemised by SenLinYu (Del Rey)
White Nights by Fyodor Dostoyevsky (Penguin Books)
Katabasis by R.F. Kuang (HarperVoyager)
Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi (Picador)
Maybe This Is Love by Maria Mahat (Rumaa Books)