By Leni De Castro Asian horror has become a genre all its own and Thailand has taken up cudgels as a driving force in the trend. Thai horror films have been recognised internationally for their […]
Thai films
Nontawat Numbenchapol’s 2013 documentary Boundary may be a film that largely deals in calm surfaces, hypnotically long takes and the mundane moments of everyday rural life but its impact in the director’s home country nonetheless proved incendiary. […]
By Leni De Castro Directed by Thomas Clay The typical scenario of a Western movie: a damsel in distress rescued by a stranger and they live happily ever after. Easy for intellectual digesting, but not […]
By Sharon Calingasan Directed by Susanna Salonen Funny how a two-week vacation can change and bring about so many things: convictions, prejudices, beliefs and feelings. Susanna Salonen’s Patong Girl tells of the Schroeders’ last holiday […]
By Leni De Castro Expect a degree of excellence in most Thai comedy films. These had to pass through years of evolution to get rid of the cliches and all the borrowed lines, antics and […]
Thai director Tongpong Chantarangkul’s I Carried You Home is a meditative gem of a feature debut that observes the complex emotional repercussions of a woman’s death on her two daughters with tender subtlety and powerful […]