What happens when a Thai family tries to cheat death by visiting nine Buddhist temples in a single day? 9 Temples to Heaven, the feature debut of Sompot Chidgasornpongse, turns a traditional Thai pilgrimage into a hilarious road trip through family dysfunction, faith, superstition, and generational conflict. From Cannes Directors' Fortnight to the New York Film Festival, this striking Thai film finds unexpected comedy in Buddhist ritual and the universal chaos of loving your

Forget everything you think you know about Thai horror. Beyond the ghost stories and psychological scares that made films like Shutter internationally famous lies a much nastier strain of Thai cinema built on practical gore, black magic, dark humor, and outrageous kills.

Thai horror is far more than a collection of scary movies. Across seven decades, its ghosts have evolved alongside the fears, anxieties and beliefs of Thai society. From the tragic spirit of Mae Nak and the parasitic terror of Phi Pop to the technological dread of Shutter and the karmic reckoning of The Medium and Death Whisperer, each era has transformed ancient supernatural beliefs into modern nightmares. The result is a uniquely Thai horror tradition where the dead are nev

For forty years, an invisible iron curtain divided Thai entertainment. Channel 3 and Channel 7 operated like warring kingdoms, forcing stars into strict contracts that made cross-network team-ups impossible. But when Nakee 3: Krutha Nakee hits theaters, that history shatters forever. By pairing Channel 3 royalty Taew Natapohn with Channel 7 action king Kem Hussawee, the film isn't just adapting Isan's sacred Naga vs. Garuda mythology, it is building Thailand's first true cine

When a two-million-dollar movie filmed almost entirely in the regional Teochew dialect generates hundreds of millions at the box office, it shatters every rule of modern entertainment. Director Lan Hongchun’s Dear You achieved its surprising success not through flashy visual effects or polished pop stars, but through historical memory and the extraordinary presence of seventy-nine-year-old Thai actress Usha "Taew" Seamkhum, proving that authentic human truth remains cinema's

What if the real villain in a horror movie isn't the ghost, but the algorithm? Rinrada: The Influencer turns Thailand's influencer culture into a terrifying supernatural nightmare, using Yoshi Rinrada's real identity to blur the line between fiction and reality. Beneath the jump scares lies a chilling commentary on cyberbullying, outrage-driven engagement, and the invisible systems that profit from human suffering, making this one of Thai horror's most unsettling modern alleg

Can nanotech tattoos and underground combat redefine Thai action cinema? Director Golf Paween and MIT researcher Pat Pataranutaporn discuss God Skin, a groundbreaking cyberpunk thriller premiering at the Fantasia International Film Festival. From Gee Sutthirak’s extreme physical prep to sharp socio-economic themes, discover how this fusion of Sak Yant tradition and futuristic cybernetics establishes a bold new benchmark for Southeast Asian genre films worldwide.