“So this is Thailand…” Three nubile American girls arrive in Siam to “teach kids the alphabet,” but this isn’t typical naïve traveler set upon by nasty foreigners territory — it takes a hard left. But that doesn’t mean it’s any good or that we’ve arrived at the right destination. Pernicious is dumbly titled (was Deleterious already taken?) but smartly circumventsContinue reading “Pernicious”
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Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior
The action here is Tony Jaa-packed. Praise Jaa! In Ong-Bak, we begin in rural Thailand with young village men playing “capture the flag” with a twist: the flag is in a tree and competitors, in their quest to grab it, roughly shoving each other off from pretty substantial heights. This is what they do for kicks inContinue reading “Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior”
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