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    Narcos heads a stellar list of new Netflix shows and films

    Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 20/11/2018

    » It's 1980s. It's Mexico. And drug war is all the rage in Netflix's Narcos: Mexico, which continues the legacy of the Narcos saga with a new cast, story and country.

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    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.

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    At Cannes, humour makes a surprise visit

    Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 01/02/2017

    » Humour is hardly ever associated with Cannes competition films -- to win the Palme d'Or, for example, it's assumed a film should possess art house gravitas, serious humanity, or weighty, topical, discourse-stimulating subject matter (last year's winner, Dheepan, is about immigrants in Paris, and before that, the three-hour-long Turkish drama Winter Sleep).

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    From Kowloon To Madrid

    Life, Published on 25/04/2012

    » TWO FREE FILM FESTIVALS THIS WEEK SERVE UP CINEMATIC TREATS FROM

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    Good legal drama

    Life, Published on 23/02/2015

    » Good legal drama

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    Targeted billionaires

    Life, Bernard Trink, Published on 08/06/2018

    » When a rich man meets his maker, I pause for few moments, not to mourn his life but to wonder what becomes of his wealth. Of no use to him now, is it buried with him? Like the pharaohs, he intends for it to accompany him in his next life? Is it inherited by his son? To do what with?

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    Vatican thriller

    Life, Bernard Trink, Published on 25/08/2017

    » Christianity hasn't been around long, its two millennia shorter than Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism. The God-Mary match captured the public's imagination and Holy Mother Church has been matched with God ever since. It survived its encounters with the Saracens and the Reformation, and now has an estimated following of 1 billion.

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    Right vs Justice

    Life, Bernard Trink, Published on 09/02/2015

    » It would be only a slight exaggeration to say that Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks of the North Yorkshire Police is as well known in the UK in this day and age as London private detective Sherlock Holmes was a century ago. Less so in the US with its plethora of shamuses. But crime thriller fans the world over rate him as one of the best.

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    Unboxing Thai entertainment

    Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 18/10/2023

    » Amazon Prime Video is set to redefine the streaming landscape in Thailand with its latest initiative, the "Unbox Thai Entertainment" campaign. Since establishing its presence in Thailand just a year ago, Prime Video is taking a giant leap by unveiling a captivating array of 13 exclusive Thai films and series. This dynamic move underscores the platform's unwavering commitment to investing in local content.

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    Unbox Thai entertainment

    Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 04/10/2023

    » Prime Video will be launching its first multi-title campaign, “Unbox Thai Entertainment”, a collection featuring 13 Thai titles, starting on Thursday for the next 13 weeks, until Dec 28.

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