‘A Useful Ghost’ Review: Award-Winning Thai Horror Comedy Deftly Navigates The Supernatural, Personal & Political [Cannes]
By the midpoint of “A Useful Ghost,” when a refrigerator and a vacuum cleaner throw down in an all-out brawl, audiences should be well attuned to its kooky, droll wavelength. Thai cinema might be best known to festival audiences through the austere, magisterial films of Apichatpong Weerasethakul. However, Thai films also have a playful, melodramatic aspect that shines brightly in director Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke’s debut feature. “A Useful Ghost” world premiered at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival and won the top prize in the Critics Week section.
