Spook-tober - The Medium REVIEW! Thailand's answer to The Wailing

This week for Spook-tober we are joined by special guest Chad from the Cheers Big Ears Podcast to talk about The Medium (2021), a criminally unseen, joint Thai-South Korean production from Thai director Banjong Pisanthanakun (Shutter), produced and co-written by South Korean director Na Hong-jin (The Wailing).

The movie, ร่างทรง Rang Song, tells the story of Nim, the local shaman of a small Isan village, as she struggles with a possession case that hits too close to home. The film utilises the found-footage format of movies like Paranormal Activity and the Blair Witch project, and combines it seamlessly with the local folklore of The Wailing to create an original piece that is both entertaining and rich in depth.

Chad brings his expertise as a lover of Asian horror cinema and a frequent traveller to Thailand to analyse this films strengths and weaknesses - and of course, to develop the traditional Two Asian Blokes Bad Hollywood Remake.

For more fun, slightly boozy, conversations with Chad, check out the Cheers Big Ears Podcast - available anywhere you can get a podcast. Why not start with the episode where we appeared and listed out our Top 5 Asian Movies of All Time?

CHEERS BIG EARS -- https://open.spotify.com/episode/4z14TuvLzKtUqHazNcfwWA?si=PN4GFfkbT0uoxlT5UFk_-Q

00:00 The Start
 02:50 Introducing Chad
 08:34 Chad's experience with Asian cinema
 22:38 The Medium
 27:51 Found Footage movies
 32:19 Chad's opinion
 36:20 Spoiler section
 40:31 The Thai aesthetic
 46:42 The disturbing moments
 51:53 The tropes
 55:55 Closing thoughts
 57:18 The Bad Hollywood Remake
 1:03:34 Cheers Big Ears mini-episode

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