With the patient, delicately crafted Second Life of Thieves, Malaysian director Woo Ming Jin sheds light on the problems of the present by observing how the issues and encounters of the past get buried or […]
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By David Pountain Tom Waller’s award-winning Thai film, The Last Executioner, takes an unconventionally spiritual approach to a fascinating true story. A decades-spanning account of the life of Chavoret Jaruboon, the final man in his […]
By the time any filmmaker has won themselves the Palme d’Or, it’s usually difficult to question their status as one of the big names of world cinema. Trouble is, that flattering reputation may also come […]
By Leni De Castro Almost every country in Southeast Asia has taken much of its action movie inspiration from Hollywood. Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Kwai Chang Caine, Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger have all created […]
By Alana Jeffery Directed by Rafi Pitts According to a report by the Pentagon, as of February 29, 2008, there were 20,328 non-citizens on active duty in the US military. These soldiers were offered incentives and rewards […]
By Leni De Castro Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives is a landmark film for Thailand and its maker, Apichatpong Weerasethakul. Weerasethakul’s nonlinear, leaping monkey style of filmmaking has been a subject of […]