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More mystery than horror?
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 08/08/2025
» After weeks of building hype, especially with a perfect 100% Rotten Tomatoes score before it even opened in cinemas, Weapons arrives with massive expectations. And despite there being only four months left in 2025, many are already calling it the scariest movie of the year.
Punk's not dead!
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 18/02/2025
» How often do we get the chance to see our favourite band visit our country and perform live, especially when they come from halfway across the globe? Last Thursday, American pop-punk legends Green Day returned to Bangkok for the first time in 15 years. The expansive Impact Arena in Muang Thong Thani transformed into a high-energy haven for rock fans, who packed the venue from wall to wall, singing, jumping and screaming along as Green Day delivered an electrifying two-hour set.
Shutter 20 years on
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 11/09/2024
» Two decades ago, the release of Shutter marked a pivotal moment in Thai cinema and the horror genre. Directed by the then-upcoming filmmakers Banjong Pisanthanakun and Parkpoom Wongpoom, Shutter has since become a staple of horror. In 2024, to celebrate its 20th anniversary, the film returns to theatres in a remastered 4K version, reawakening a wave of nostalgia for audiences and reigniting the terror that made it a global sensation.
A forgettable action flick
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 26/05/2023
» How often do we find action movies produced by Netflix to be generic? Yet the platform keeps giving us new such flicks. Netflix's latest action/thriller, The Mother starring Jennifer Lopez, is about an assassin who has to come out of hiding to protect a child in danger. It seems as if it can garner attention, but will the storytelling and execution do it justice?
Roller-coaster ride of silly action
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 06/08/2021
» In the late 80s to mid-90s, if you were looking for an action star who could kick butt, you were probably looking at Jean-Claude Van Damme whose movies like Bloodsport (1988), Kickboxer (1989), Double Impact (1991) Universal Soldier (1992), Hard Target (1993) and Maximum Risk (1996) were among martial arts action favourites. Now in his 60s, the man is back with this action-packed French parody The Last Mercenary about a secret agent-turned-mercenary who comes out of hiding in order to protect his son from being assassinated.
An underwater friendship
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 10/05/2021
» My Octopus Teacher recently won the Best Documentary category at the Academy Awards, which may be a huge surprise for many. This story of a man and his unlikely friendship with an octopus in the cold ocean off Cape Town, South Africa triumphed over other heavy hitters this year like Alexander Nanau's Collective, a shocking exposé of needless deaths in Romania; Time, a film about a wife fighting for the release of her husband who was jailed for 60 years; or Crip Camp, an Obama-produced story about the battle for disability rights in the US. But for whatever reason, My Octopus Teacher was seen by critics as the type of underdog story the Oscars love. However, was the film really that great? Well, not really.