Thirst (2009) (Blu-ray) <small>by Thomas Spurlin</small><hr /> The Film: <hr nospace> Park Chan-wook's Vengeance Trilogy generated such enthusiasm from the global cinema community that excitement began to build about where the director's vision might go next, considering what'll happen if he were to take on other genres outside of gritty revenge thrillers. While his lighter science-fiction outing I'm a Cyborg, But That's Okay was quietly released a year later to relatively mixed reviews, it was the news that he would be tackling a vampire story that really got gears spinning over what his dark, morally challenging perspective might look like in a genre film. True to Park Chan-wook's style, Thirst goes a step beyond what's expected of standard fare from vampire filmmaking, taking the idea of blood-drinking, murde...Read the entire review »