Reviews

How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies a brilliant ad for Thai films

If you have been anywhere on social media over the past month, chances are you have seen raving reviews about the movie “How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies” – or Lahn Mah (“Grandma’s Grandson”) in Thai.Pat Boonnitipat’s feature film debut...

Review: A Thai series worth ‘Believing’ in

Thailand's film industry generally plays it safe. When we export movies and series to the world, they generally fall into one of two categories - romantic comedies or horror.And who can blame the studios and the producers, those...

Ready, Set, Love a step in the right direction for film industry

In the latest offering from Netflix Thailand, "Ready Set Love" emerges as a surprising melange of romance, comedy, and trenchant social commentary. Set against the backdrop of a alternative Thailand, where an epidemic has skewed the gender ratio...

Dune 2 Review

Tedium is the Mind-Killer!— but the New Dune movie makes three hours just fly by.What can I say about Dune Two?  Everyone will be talking about it stunning visuals, its amazing sound, the fact that Villeneuve’s conception hews much more closely to Frank...

Review: I went to watch Tee Yod with my 90-year-old mother

For the last sixty-two years, if I remember correctly, I’ve been going to see horror movies with my mother. Sixty-six if you count Bambi, in which the mother deer’s death is as traumatic as almost any scene from a...

Lisa does Thailand proud with long-awaited solo debut

BLACKPINK's Lisa (Lalisa Manoban) finally unleashed her highly anticipated solo debut on Friday with her mini-album LALISA, which blends elements of Thai culture with K-pop hip-hop in the title track. The album dropped on Friday at 1 pm in Seoul...

Top 5 Hottest Korean Actors gracing our screens and our hearts

There’s just something irresistible about K-dramas that is hard to pinpoint. There’s nothing like the thrill of a stunning performance as an episode closes on a cliff-hanger, the intensity of a heartbreaking confession, or the endless laughter after an...

Review: Emma Larkin’s Comrade Aeon’s Field Guide to Bangkok

An unused, overgrown, desolate plot in the heart of Klong Toei ties together the various worlds contained in the social quilt that makes up the Bangkok metropolis. From pah-tong-koh peddlers to reclusive movie stars, the lives of the city’s...

Review: Understanding the CCP through four important books

This month marks a century since the founding of the Chinese Communist Party. Given its continued position as the ruling party of one of the world’s most powerful countries, understanding the CCP is as critical as ever.Here, Thai...

Thai YouTube is growing up: our top five hotspots for you

YouTube has been a part of daily life in Thailand since the country-localized site launched in 2014,  Whether through news commentary, music, travel vlogs, or entertaining challenges, YouTubers’ influence is undeniable.With the power of social media in recent years...

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