Archive for March, 2008
The New and Improved Wat Traimit
The Toronto Star, March 2008
For decades, Bangkok’s Chinatown has been one of the most popular draws for tourists visiting Thailand’s bustling capital city. The sidewalks that line the traffic-clogged streets are crowded with vendors selling everything from live seafood to unidentifiable fruit to gold-paint Mandarin calligraphy on demand, and tiny streets (called sois […]
Chocolate
Mmm… ChocolSMACK!
*** out of *****
It’ll be hard in the future for any Thai martial arts movie not to be compared to Ong Bak, the badass punch-a-thon that put Thai fight films on the map. If you’ve seen that one, or its lame sequel Tom Yum Koong you pretty much know what to expect here. Prachya […]
The Mist
Mist Opportunity
* out of *****
Man, I really wanted to like this movie. In my humble opinion, “The Mist” is one of Stephen King’s greatest short stories, equaled in creepiness only by another of his short stories called “The Jaunt”. I first read it about 18 years ago and have waited for […]
The Game Plan
Between the Rock and a Hard Case
**1/2 out of *****
I guess it’s a standard move these days for ‘tough guy’ actors to broaden their horizons (and fan base) by appearing in cute comedies out of their element or with kids and/or animals. Arnie cleaned up in Kindergarten Cop; Vin Diesel failed miserably in The […]
