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A retrospective of 2025's best movies and shows
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 05/01/2026
» 2025 was a year defined by contradiction in the world of cinema. It was marked by the loss of several influential figures in the entertainment industry, moments that cast a long shadow over the year and reminded us how fragile even the most celebrated creative legacies can be.
When students rise
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 28/10/2025
» Back in the mid-19th century, female education increased literacy and access to jobs and they began to fight for participation in public life. The public sphere promised them a new horizon. From the 1890s onwards, print media began to allow women to express their voice and authors vaunted personal talent and equality, including gender relations. Following the Siamese Revolution in 1932, women were enfranchised for the first time.
Old wine, new magic
Life, Alongkorn Parivudhiphongs, Published on 16/08/2025
» Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom Of The Opera has stood the test of time thanks to its unforgettable score, lavish staging and irresistible Gothic romance. Iconic numbers like Music Of The Night and All I Ask Of You remain instantly recognisable, while the candlelit lair, crashing chandelier and opulent costumes immerse viewers in a world of mystery, obsession and exquisite beauty. Its blend of romance, horror and spectacle has made it a global phenomenon, appealing to newcomers and seasoned theatre fans alike.
An unforgettable flight
Life, Shreyaa Srivastava, Published on 30/07/2025
» When Ruangsak "James" Loychusak saw news of the recent Air India plane crash, he was reminded of a similar incident that took place 27 years ago.
A master class in acting
Life, William Niall Morris, Published on 26/06/2025
» I'm not at all convinced by Terrence McNally's stage play Master Class, based on the legendary opera singer Maria Callas. On the other hand, Tarin Prinyaknit's production, featuring a tour de force performance from the award-winning actress Jaa Phantachat as the faded opera star, is a triumph of the Bangkok stage.
Celebrate Pride Month at these locations across Bangkok
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 13/06/2025
» In celebration of Pride Month, Life has compiled art and commercial spaces that are rolling out festive events to ride the wave of this month's buoyant spirit.
The long and brutal voyage
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 22/05/2025
» In 1521, when his galleon finally cut through the treacherous Pacific Ocean, when the island of Cebu first appeared in his sight at the edge of the horizon, when its slender coconut trees and thatched huts and maybe its half-naked inhabitants came into view, when he lays eyes on all of these, what went through the mind of Ferdinand Magellan?
Black Mirror is back to unsettle
Life, Story by Tatat Bunnag, Published on 25/04/2025
» Charlie Brooker is back with a new season of the dystopian sci-fi, cautionary-tale dark comedy series Black Mirror. Like previous seasons, this one delivers six episodes -- including a much-anticipated follow-up to the wildly popular USS Callister, which is titled USS Callister: Into Infinity.
Paradise lost
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 04/04/2025
» In Grand Tour, Miguel Gomes' beguiling travelogue set in 1917, a British diplomat in Burma journeys across Southeast Asia, hopping from country to country, to avoid an encounter with his fiancée. Edward (Gonçalo Waddington) is a colonial officer who, struck by an inexplicable premonition or a case of cold feet, decides to flee Mandalay just before his sweetheart Molly (Crista Alfaiate) is due to arrive. He boards a ship to Singapore, then a train to Bangkok -- it derails on the way, but still makes it -- and onwards to Saigon, Manila, Osaka and Chongqing. Molly, pursuing him, would repeat a more or less similar route.
Healing with puppets
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 01/04/2025
» A ventriloquist is helping children and adults in Thailand process trauma after devastating events.