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The dark side of wife
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 24/10/2014
» In Fight Club (1999), David Fincher dishes out a mockery at male machoism, the sweat-soiled, hyperbole manliness manifest through smug violence and Brad Pitt's swagger. What happened, however, was that Fincher's stylish film somehow became a trophy movie for those he aimed his sarcasm at — the macho type adores the film, which isn't that surprising given how cool it is. Flash forward to what we have this week in cinemas worldwide, Gone Girl, a thriller that's probably replicating that curious logic in pop-culture destiny. The film about the absurdity of married life, a dark warning against the cost of domestic bliss, is perhaps a perfect date movie for happy or unhappy couples, since the film's extreme satire takes cover under the sharp, highly engaging narrative and storytelling heft. It's a film worth showing at every wedding anniversary, for entertainment, yes, and to remind the participants of their parts in their own personal movies.
Denzel Washington rides high in The Magnificent Seven
Life, Published on 14/10/2016
» Denzel Washington looks just right high in the saddle, which makes sense given that he's become our John Wayne -- our point-and-shoot saviour. It's a funny business being a hero these days, and Washington has the resume to prove it, with characters -- a corrupt cop, a drug kingpin -- that would have been unthinkable for Wayne, who saved the day when the lines between right and wrong were more rigidly defined. Those lines have blurred, of course, and good guys went sort of bad and sometimes very bad, partly because we like it like that. (It feels so good.)