Malay Mail’s Top 10 Picks: ‘Captain America: Brave New World’ tops local box office, proving MCU still has its kick; ‘Close Ur Kopitiam’ and SE Asian horror films shine

February 21, 2025
1:00 pm

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 — After a strong showing with Deadpool & Wolverine last year, the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) returns with Captain America: Brave New World.

While the fourth instalment of the Captain America series has received mixed reviews and average audience scores, it has claimed the No. 1 spot at the local box office, proving the MCU still has some power left after the Infinity Saga.

But Captain America isn’t the only film to make your weekend worth watching.

For a thrill, dive into Indonesian horror with either Pengantin Iblis or Pengantin Setan, or check out the chilling Korean Dark Nuns.

Meanwhile, local favourite Close Ur Kopitiam continues to hold strong at No. 2.

Looking for more options? Don’t worry, Malay Mail has curated the best local and international films, series, music and books of the week to help you unwind and enjoy a chilled-out weekend.

Top 10 films in local cinemas (Domestic & International) (February 13 to February 16)

Captain America: Brave New World
Close Ur Kopitiam
Pengantin Iblis
Perayaan Mati Rasa
Creation Of The Gods II: Demon Force
Pengantin Setan
Money Games
Dark Nuns
Detective Chinatown 1900
Vidaamuyarchi

Source: Cinema.com and GSC

Top 10 streaming on Netflix and Viu (February 10 to February 16)

Netflix (Top 10 TV)

TV Series

The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call: Season 1
SAKAMOTO DAYS: Season 1
Cassandra: Limited Series
BoBoiBoy Galaxy: Gentar: Gentar
Solo Leveling: Season 1
Surviving Black Hawk Down: Limited Series
Love Scout: Season 1
Squid Game: Season 2
Single’s Inferno: Season 4
Melo Movie: Season 1

Source: Netflix Top 10

Viu (Top 10 shows)

Study Group
Gadis Masa
Running Man (2025)
High School Return of a Gangster
Family By Choice
Di Hatiku Ada Kamu
Guardians of the Dafeng
Only for Love
Taxi Driver 2
High school Frenemy

Source: Viu Frontpage

Top 10 songs of the week (Spotify) (February 12 to February 19)

Nadeera — Bukan Lagi Kita
Kendrick Lamar — luther
Tenxi — Garam & Madu (Sakit Dadaku) (w/ Jemsi, Naykilla)
Lady Gaga — Die With A Smile (w/ Bruno Mars)
yung kai — blue
Ara Johari — Menjaga Jodoh Orang Lain
Billie Eilish — WILDFLOWER
Billie Eilish — BIRDS OF A FEATHER
The Lantis — Bunga Maaf
ROSÉ — APT. (w/ Bruno Mars)

Top 10 Malay songs of the week (Spotify) (February 12 to February 19)

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
Andmesh — Anugerah Terindah
Amir Masdi — Nurcinta
NAKI, Fahimi — Masa
Black Hanifah — Hijab Rindu

Source: kworb.net, Spotify Top Songs — Malaysia and Spotify Carta Malaysia

Top 10 books of the week (February 7 to February 13)

Fiction

The Convenience Store by the Sea by Sonoko Machida (Orion)
The Crash by Freida McFadden (Poisoned Pen Press)
Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros (Red Tower Books)
The Vegetarian by Han Kang (Changbi Publishers)
Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-reum (Bloomsbury)
As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh (Bloomsbury)
Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa (HarperCollins)
Strange Pictures by Uketsu (Futabasha)
I Am Not Jessica Chen by Ann Liang (HarperTeen)
Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros (Piatkus Books)

Non-Fiction

Second Takeoff by Liew Chin Tong (World Scientific)
Atomic Habits by James Clear (Penguin Books)
How Was Your Day by Cheeming Boey (GREY PIGEON)
Saving the Planet by Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad (Penguin Books)
When Things Don’t Go Your Way by Haemin Sunim (Penguin Life)
Surrounded by Idiots by Thomas Erikson (St. Martin’s Essentials)
Dr. Who?! by Lat (MPH Group Publishing)
Declutter your Mind by S.J. Scott & Barrie Davenport (AcePremier)
I’m Not Lazy, I’m on Energy Saving Mode by Dancing Snail (Apop Books)
Displaced in Gaza by Yousef M. Aljamal, Norma Hashim et al. (eds) (biblio press)