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True Crime Show Zeroes in on Thai Serial Killer Who Targeted Masseuses
After a convicted serial killer dubbed Thailand’s “Jack the Ripper” was released from jail in 2019 only to kill again, Jim Algie looks back at a true crime show from 2013 called “The Masseuse Murders” which chronicles his deadly exploits....
Rush Out to See This Formula 1 Flick
Miles ahead of the competition in the sports-film sweepstakes, Rush is one of the best movies to come barreling down the straightaway in many years. One of my first ambitions in life was to race stock cars and be a Formula 1 driver. Most of the models I built as a...
Set in Bangkok, Only God Forgives Stars Ryan Gosling
The new Ryan Gosling revenge thriller set in Thailand is a grisly and despairing affair that pushes Bangkok noir to its darkest pitch Bangkok has been referred to by Christian puritans, in the guise of journalists, novelists and filmmakers, as Babylon or Sodom and...
The Railway Man Tracks Some Dangerous and Familiar Military Turf
A new film partly set in Thailand explores some contemporary themes like Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder that gives this World War II thriller some modern repercussions, writes Jim Algie. War stories are not like other period pieces or memoirs or history books. Army...
Biopic of Thailand’s Last Executioner Takes No Prisoners
The Last Executioner is premiering in the United States on April 29, 2015, just one day before the third anniversary of the real executioner’s death. Conflicted characters make for some of the best protagonists and hinges for dramatic tension. Few public figures in...
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