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Can't wait for the encore
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 20/12/2022
» In 2022 the entertainment industries inched closer to pre-pandemic levels. It has also been quite an eventful year for live music, especially in Thailand, where concerts, festivals and parades of amazing international acts were marching back to the country. As the New Year is here, let's take a look back at some of the highs and lows of music happenings in the world this year, and see what are some of the interesting shows we should look forward to in 2023.
Style without the substance
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 09/12/2022
» After watching the trailer for the new American psychological thriller Don't Worry Darling, which came out two months ago, it's impossible not to think of the classic 1975 thriller The Stepford Wives due to the 1950s setting, sci-fi and suspense, and even feminist satire.
World Film Festival makes triumphant return
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 29/11/2022
» Calling all movie lovers as one of the largest international film festivals in Southeast Asia, "World Film Festival of Bangkok", has returned to Thailand from Dec 2-11 at SF World Cinema, CentralWorld.
Inside the mind of a monster
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 21/10/2022
» Why do many people seem to be fascinated by true crime stories, especially when it's about the lives of serial killers? I guess it's a morbid curiosity. As human nature, we keep wanting to watch these documentaries and movies. It's not because people enjoy watching horrific stuff, but we're trying to wrap our minds around how a person can be capable of doing something so dark and sinister.
A tale of redemption
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 30/09/2022
» A second chance in life doesn't come easy. But when it does come, will you take it or let it slip away again? British director Eddie Sternberg's feature debut I Used To Be Famous is a musical drama about a South London fairytale that involves a culture clash between a washed-up singer and a musically talented young man with autism who form an odd friendship and go on a musical venture in hope of a new chance in life.
A romance blossoms in Verona
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 09/09/2022
» Netflix's latest original Love In The Villa seems to have all the ingredients for a good romantic comedy from a Shakespeare-inspired love story, a beautiful countryside setting, protagonists with quirky personalities, and even a sassy gay best friend who's always there to give advice to the main character. But unfortunately, Love In The Villa also has flaws that make it nothing more than another run-of-the-mill rom-com out of Netflix's assembly line.
Punk hero turns to the spoken word
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 16/08/2022
» As part of his "Good to See You" spoken word tour, the punk rock legend Henry Rollins is making his way to Southeast Asia and making a stop in Bangkok for a one-night-only show on Oct 21 at King Power Aksra Theatre.
Stars learn to expect the unexpected
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 03/08/2022
» Hollywood's two massive stars Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans battle each other for supremacy in The Gray Man, the Russo Brothers' action-packed film about the CIA's most skilled operative who accidentally uncovers dark agency secrets, setting off a global manhunt by international assassins.
Bank caper, South Korean style
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 12/07/2022
» In the past few years, Netflix and the Korean entertainment industry have taken the country's original streaming content to another level. The phenomenon has impacted not just locally, but worldwide too. With its own solid storytelling style, there's no tale from Hollywood today that Koreans can't do. From the thriller smash hit Squid Game and zombie apocalypses in Kingdom or #Alive to missions in space The Silent Sea and Space Sweepers.
An unexpected partnership
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 08/07/2022
» Patrick Hughes, the director who gave us the franchise The Hitman's Bodyguard, has created a long-lost cousin with The Man From Toronto, an action-packed film starring Kevin Hart and Woody Harrelson as a screw-up salesman and the world's deadliest assassin who run into each other, form an odd friendship, and set out on an adventure for an impossible mission.