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In his directorial debut, Phuttipong Nakthong presents 4 Kings, a stirring neo-noir crime drama that explores the complexities of youth, camaraderie, and conflict within the backdrop of Thailand's 1990s vocational school culture. This film immerses audiences into a turbulent era characterized by youthful rebellion and institutional rivalries. It's a poignant yet gritty narrative that straddles themes of friendship, rivalry, and the harsh realities of growing up amid societal expectations.

Frank Herbert’s “Dune” is the Mount Everest of science fiction, looming, treacherous, irresistible to climbers. Its reputation has become its curse. With each attempt to bring Herbert’s syncretic, sand-blasted cosmos to the screen, we glimpse the mirage on the horizon, the masterpiece peeking through the haze, while filmmakers crawl toward it, parched, hallucinating grandeur but often finding only the plastic taste of compromise on their tongues.