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13 Beloved (2006) Movie Review
Although perhaps not as internationally recognised as that of other Asian countries, Thai genre cinema has over the last few years been responsible for a growing number of popular hits and cult favourites including...
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Sick Nurses (2007) Movie Review
Although the modern Asian ghost genre continues to languish in the creative doldrums, it does throw up the occasional gem, such as the delirious “Sick Nurses” from Thai directors Thospol Siriwiwat and Piraphan Laoyont....
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Alone (2007) Movie Review
“Alone” has been causing considerable excitement amongst horror fans as it marks the return of Thai directors Banjong Pisanthanakun and Parkpoom Wongpoom, whose 2004 debut outing “Shutter” still stands as one of best modern...
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Dorm (2006) Movie Review
Although many viewers are understandably becoming less and less enthusiastic about the modern Asian ghost film, with the genre long having become the exclusive domain of murderous long haired female spectres, there is still...
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Invisible Waves (2006) Movie Review
“Invisible Waves” is the latest offering from Thai director Pen-ek Ratanaruang, who scored a cult hit in 2003 with the excellent “Last Life in the Universe”. The two films actually have a lot in...
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Art of the Devil 2 (2005) Movie Review
“Art of the Devil 2″, the sequel to an obscure occult thriller which nobody appears to have seen, made quite a stir when its incredibly gory posters and trailer appeared on the internet a...
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SARS Wars (2004) Movie Review
“SARS Wars” sees the ever expanding Thai film industry take a stab at the zombie subgenre which has been given somewhat of an action packed facelift in recent years. Thankfully, unlike a great many...
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The Tiger Blade (2005) Movie Review
“The Tiger Blade” is the latest attempt by Thai filmmakers to capitalize on the sudden success of Thai action films, made popular by Tony Jaa’s exhilarating “Ong Bak”, and recently followed up with the...
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Garuda (2004) Movie Review
The DVD cover for the Thai monster movie “Garuda” shows a gigantic, bird-like creature perched over a modern city, ready to wreak havoc upon the unsuspecting populace. It looks very much like your average...
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Tom Yum Goong (aka The Protector, 2005) Movie Review
As convoluted, improbable, and questionably scripted as “Tom Yum Goong” is (and there’s little doubt it’s all those things), there’s a roughly 10-minute sequence near the hour mark where Kham (Tony Jaa) makes his...
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Bang Rajan (2000) Movie Review
While originally made in 2000, the Thai war epic “Bang Rajan” didn’t get much exposure outside of Asia despite being the most successful film in Thai history at the time. That is, until maverick...
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Unhuman (2004) Movie Review
Science fiction is a dangerous genre. It takes a degree of thought and subtlety to pull off a good film. However, the genre is so ripe with ideas that any Tom, Dick and Harry...
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Tears of the Black Tiger (2000) Movie Review
There has been a long established two-way street between Hollywood and Asian cinema. The venerable Akira Kurosawa took the inspiration for many of his films from the epic features of John Ford, and Hollywood...
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6ixty9 aka 69 aka 6ixtynin9 (1999) Movie Review
“6ixtynin9″ is an early film from Thai director Pen-Ek Ratanaruang, who has recently won acclaim for “Last Life in the Universe”, his stunning slice of cross-culture ambience. “6itynin9″ has actually been around for a...
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Legend of Suriyothai (2001) Movie Review
Weighing in as the most expensive film in Thai history, and made with financial support from the Thai Royal Family itself, “The Legend of Suriyothai” is a historical epic from the old school. Helmed...
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Shutter (2004) Movie Review
Ah, the dead. They’re just so vindictive and oh so predictable, aren’t they? Of course it’s probably not the fault of the angry spirits that they seem to always show up in exactly the...
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Angulimala (2003) Movie Review
When people think of the hot spots of the Asian film industry, Japan, Hong Kong and South Korea comes to mind. However, recent years have seen an increase in output from smaller nations in...
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Born to Fight (2004) Movie Review
If you’re a normal person like me, you should be thinking these thoughts while watching the Thai action movie “Born to Fight”: “You know, they really shouldn’t be doing that. I mean, that can’t...
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Bangkok Haunted (2001) Movie Review
The anthology has been an enduringly popular film format, especially in the horror genre, with classics such as the original “Dead of Night” and Mario Bava’s “Black Sabbath” to more modern variations like “Creepshow”...
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303: Fear Faith Revenge (1998) Movie Review
“303″ is a film that is hardly original, and is in fact very reminiscent of American slasher films, even though at times it shows promise in the solid direction and excellent camerawork. Then again,...
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