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|January 03, 2026
THE column this week comes with a statutory warning: Hong Ji-young’s New Year Blues is not a recommendation for the die-hard cinephiles.
It is an effort to try and be in tune with the celebratory spirit of the moment, as 2025 makes way for 2026. So, if you are not partying, feeling lonely or gloomy, you could try a shot of New Year Blues with some hot chocolate for accompaniment, preferably with a helping of marshmallows.
In a landscape dominated by the US and UK, New Year Blues is one of the few contemporary international holiday flicks, including Farah Khan's ho-hum Happy New Year. Set during seven snowy days from Christmas to New Year’s Eve, it’s about the ups and downs in the love life of four couples, who are linked to each other, in a roundabout way, through the common worlds they inhabit—snowboarding, tourism, a greenhouse, and the civil service office.
This story is from the January 03, 2026 edition of The Morning Standard.
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