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Film Review: Bad Genius (2024) by J. C. Lee
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Was Nattawut Poonpiriya‘s “Bad Genius” good? No, it was great. It was so great that almost all of the Asia Pacific from India to Australia loved it. It was so great that Bollywood wanted a version of their own, and made “Farrey” in 2023. But like anything that is great about Asian cinema, Hollywood also wants a piece of it. TV and stage writer, J. C. Lee in his debut as a director, offers his “Bad Genius” where he takes what was basic off the original and filled the rest with anything symptomatically Hollywood, including this basicness.

The basicness here means that this is identifiably “Bad Genius” in its core as a narrative — all the plot points are there, all the stakes, and consequences. It is remarkably shorter: some 30 minutes shorter than both the Thai and Bollywood versions. The whole set up remains the same: highschool poster girl and boy...
See full article at AsianMoviePulse
  • 10/8/2024
  • by Epoy Deyto
  • AsianMoviePulse
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Netflix Unveils Slate of Six Originals From Thailand
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Netflix is broadening its original content output from Thailand, a country with a history of punching above its weight with original genre filmmaking, TV production and creative advertising.

Netflix has produced and released a smattering of individual originals from Thailand over the past few years — including reality series The Stranded and crime thriller Bangkok Breaking — but the lineup unveiled by the streamer at a glitzy event in Bangkok Tuesday evening represents its first full Thai slate. The slate includes four films and two series.

“From broad comedy to twisty thrillers, this is our most diverse lineup of titles to date in Thailand,” said Netflix’s director of content for Thailand, Yongyoot Thongkongtoon.

“While we explore class disparity in culinary film Hunger, pay homage to itinerant mobile film troupes in Mon Rak Nak Pak and follow the emotional journey of strangers pretending to be a family in Analog Squad,...
See full article at The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
  • 10/11/2022
  • by Patrick Brzeski
  • The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Film Review: Bad Genius (2017) by Nattawut Poonpiriya
The film was released in Thailand on 3 May 2017 to critical acclaim, placing first at the Thai box office for two weeks and earning over 100 million baht, making it the highest-grossing Thai film of 2017 so far. The film was selected to open the 16th New York Asian Film Festival, the first Southeast Asian film to do so, and lead actress Chutimon was awarded the Rising Star Asia award by the festival organizer.

“Bad Genius” is screening at the 27th Art Film Fest Kosice

Lynn is a genius secondary school student living with her father, who is accepted in a prestigious school on an academic scholarship, after she impresses the director with her wit and intelligence during her interview. One of the first individuals she meets is Grace, a very likeable girl with very bad grades. Soon, Lynn starts helping Grace cheat, in order for her to be able to participate in...
See full article at AsianMoviePulse
  • 6/22/2019
  • by Panos Kotzathanasis
  • AsianMoviePulse
Film Review: Bad Genius (2017) by Nattawut Poonpiriya
The film was released in Thailand on 3 May 2017 to critical acclaim, placing first at the Thai box office for two weeks and earning over 100 million baht, making it the highest-grossing Thai film of 2017 so far. The film was selected to open the 16th New York Asian Film Festival, the first Southeast Asian film to do so, and lead actress Chutimon was awarded the Rising Star Asia award by the festival organizer.

Lynn is a genius secondary school student living with her father, who is accepted in a prestigious school on an academic scholarship, after she impresses the director with her wit and intelligence during her interview. One of the first individuals she meets is Grace, a very likeable girl with very bad grades. Soon, Lynn starts helping Grace cheat, in order for her to be able to participate in a school play that demands certain scores for eligibility.
See full article at AsianMoviePulse
  • 12/6/2018
  • by Panos Kotzathanasis
  • AsianMoviePulse
Film Review: Bad Genius: Smart Enough for its Own Good [Nyaff 2017]
Bad Genius Review Bad Genius (2017) Film Review from the 16th Annual New York Asian Film Festival, a movie directed by Nattawut Poonpiriya, and starring Chutimon Chuengcharoensukying, Chanon Santinatornkul, Eisaya Hosuwan, Teeradon Supapunpinyo, Sarinrat Thomas, and Thaneth Warakulnukroh. You don’t have to be a genius to understand the set-up to ‘Bad Genius;’ but it does help in getting to understand [...]

Continue reading: Film Review: Bad Genius: Smart Enough for its Own Good [Nyaff 2017]...
See full article at Film-Book
  • 9/7/2017
  • by Sam Joseph
  • Film-Book
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