2017-04-24 13:00
Hormones(2008) is a romantic comedy that weaves together four stories of young love, all told in the same time frame during one school break. Each part approaches romance from a different an… Read More
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2017-04-19 13:00
Sa, a 26-year-old working professional, has never been kissed. So it’s understandable that she wants her first smooch to be special, spectacular even. Her nosy coworkers—a vivaci… Read More
2017-04-17 13:00
Prepare yourself for the sprawling historical epic that isThe Legend of King Naresuan: Hostage of Hongsawadi(2007) or, as it’s called on my video streaming service,Kingdom of War… Read More
2017-04-06 21:16
Photo © Maxxasatori/Bigstock.comWhen I came up with the brilliant idea to catalog and review every single Thai movie onNetflix, I assumed that it would take me and my writing… Read More
2017-04-04 13:00
If you're familiar with Thai romantic comedies, you know that many movies in the genre feature exaggerated characters, who bounce between emotional extremes to sometimes jarring effect;… Read More
2017-04-04 02:55
"Siam Square" Photo © Sahamongkol Film International Co. Ltd.It's time for a quick roundup of the headlines and stories that caught our attention this past week in the world of Thai cin… Read More
2017-04-03 13:00
InThe Unseeable(2006), hands are creepy. They emerge fromThai spirit housesto take food offerings, they pop out of garden pottery, they appear from underneath beds to steal clothes, and they… Read More
2017-03-29 13:00
When I was a kid, my mom forced me to take a summer-long swimming course, which I ended up failing.On the last day of class, the instructor had to dive into the pool to save me from dro… Read More
2017-03-28 13:00
AfterDavid Lynch's waking nightmare of a movie,Mulholland Drive, was released in in 2001, I co-wrote, co-directed, and co-starred in a now-lost short film calledMulholland Drive Support… Read More
2017-03-27 13:00
Ong-Bak 2: The Beginning(2008) is an absolute masterclass in how not to make a sequel. And I say "masterclass" because it isn’t even a terrible movie—just one that is ambiti… Read More
2017-03-27 13:00
Ong-Bak 2: The Beginning(2008) is an absolute master class in how not to make a sequel. And I say "master class" because it isn’t even a terrible movie—just one that is ambi… Read More
2017-03-22 13:00
If there's one thing I learned from watchingArt of the Devil 3(2008), it's that if a witch doctor tells you to bury a dead fetus and a dirty mirror, you'd better damn well do it. Otherwise… Read More
2017-03-21 13:00
“You’ve lost your elephant again?”Tony Jaa’s character, Kham, is asked this near the beginning of theThe Protector 2(2013) (a.k.a.Tom-Yum-Goong 2orWarrior King 2). It… Read More
2017-03-20 13:00
Following the deaths of their parents, siblings Oat, 11, and Ek, 21, are raised by their Auntie. Oat, the narrator of the story, was too young to know his mother when she was alive, but… Read More
2017-03-17 13:00
When I first saw the trailer forOng-Bak: The Thai Warrior(2003) at some indie movie house more than a decade ago, I thoughtTony Jaawas the second coming ofJackie Chan. 2003 was in the era be… Read More
2017-03-16 13:00
Near the beginning ofVengeance of an Assassin(2014), there's a three-minute tracking shot that follows the movie's protagonist, a hitman named Natee, as he enters a restaurant and proceeds t… Read More
2017-03-15 13:00
Dozens of Thai soldiers have fallen ill near theMekong River. A makeshift hospital is set up in an abandoned school to accommodate men perpetually asleep in rows of hospital beds.Jen volunte… Read More
2017-03-14 13:00
At a university inBangkok, Pie moves into a new dorm room and finds herself living with Kim, who is a “tom” (“tomboy” in English). Because of Pie’s conserv… Read More
2017-03-13 13:00
[WhileSkin Tradeis mostly in the English language and can't really be considered a purely "Thai movie," it does co-star Thai action icon Tony Jaa; it's directed by Ekachai Uekrongtham… Read More
2017-03-08 14:00
When I visited Bangkok last December, I stayed at a hotel in the Phrom Phong district, just two blocks from the BTS (Bangkok Mass Transit System) Skytrain station. Because I hadn't been… Read More
2017-03-07 18:05
On a remote island inthe idyllic Krabi province of Thailand, a local named Khem juggles multiple jobs to make ends meet. He helps out a wise monk, he works as a tour guide, and he shows… Read More
2017-03-07 02:23
Serious and stern Kham belongs to a family of guards who looks after elephants owned by the King of Thailand. He forms a strong bond with an elephant he names Por Yai and its calf, Khon. So… Read More
2017-03-01 14:00
If you navigate to the TV section of Hulu and look at the listed genres, you'll of course see all the expected ones: Drama, Comedy, Action & Adventure, etc. But nestled comfortably… Read More
2017-02-28 14:00
Wonderful Town(2007) is set inTakua Pa, a city nestled between mountains and the Andaman Sea in southern Thailand. Takua Pa never quite recovered afterthe 2004 tsunamiwhich killed thousands… Read More
2017-02-27 23:00
In a Siamese village duringthe reign of the Ayutthaya Kingdom, valorous warriors, pious leaders, and dedicated villagers prepare to go into battle to protectthe capital city of Ayutthay… Read More
2017-02-22 19:39
A young boy named Lor has a sweet tooth. Unfortunately, he has few options to satisfy his cravings. His dad blows the family's money on alcohol. And his stepmother (who was actually his aunt… Read More
2017-02-20 08:38
It Gets Better(2012) opens with a gorgeous, perfectly color-coordinated shot of an elegant woman in a yellow dress standing against a cherry-red Alpha Romeo convertible and gr… Read More
2017-02-16 05:26
Who says horror movies can't be educational? If you watch999-9999(2002), you will, at the very least, learn how to say the number "nine" in the Thai language. That's because the charac… Read More
2017-02-13 20:54
If there's one thing I learned from watchingArt of the Devil 2(2005), it's that you should always feed your grandmother when she's hungry. That's because starving grandmothers may resor… Read More
2017-02-08 23:51
Somewhere in the middle ofI Fine..Thank You..Love You(2014), a mischievous lizard crawls into a guy's shorts and makes its way to his backside. Instead of freaking out, the guy manages to tr… Read More
2017-02-07 00:15
There's a history of social melodramas in Thai cinema, andFathers(2016) boldly gives that tradition a gay twist. Phoon (Utt) and Yuke (Nat Sakdatorn), handsome urban professionals in th… Read More
2017-02-01 21:02
If there's one thing I learned from watchingArt of the Devil(2004), it's that you should always tip your barber as generously as possible. That's because barbers may secretly perform black m… Read More
2017-01-26 01:21
"I believe in justice," proclaims the feisty woman at the center ofKru Somsri(1985), a social melodrama that's as passionately argued as the lead character's convictions. Somsri's fight… Read More
2017-01-19 00:42
Romantic comedies have a long tradition of legitimizing stalking. The more enthusiastic, the more romantic. The crazier, the funnier. Remember John Cusack brandishing a boom box over hi… Read More
2017-01-11 22:01
What's the fastest way to understand the Thai psyche? Simple. Just watchPee Mak(2013), a comedy/horror/romance that quickly became Thailand's highest-grossing movie and that serves as a… Read More
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