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    Advertising excellence

    Life, Kanin Srimaneekulroj, Published on 24/03/2016

    » In a celebration of all the creative talents behind successful marketing and advertising campaigns from all over the world, Adfest 2016 recently returned to the PEACH Exhibition and Convention Hall in Pattaya last weekend. Held under the theme "Creative Intelligence", this year's event focused on the use of technology in communication, featuring exhibitions of inventive advertising and marketing campaigns from agencies around the world to talks from numerous industry pundits from Asia and beyond.

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    A fortunate series

    Life, Kanin Srimaneekulroj, Published on 03/02/2017

    » Based closely on the children's novels of the same name, Netflix's A Series Of Unfortunate Events -- the online streaming service's latest high-profile original feature -- isn't a pleasant tale.

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    A cinematic wonder

    Life, Kanin Srimaneekulroj, Published on 02/06/2017

    » After the crushing disappointments that were Man Of Steel (2013), Batman V Superman (2016) and Suicide Squad (2016), it'd be completely fair to assume that Wonder Woman -- the latest superhero film to join DC's ailing cinematic universe -- would likewise be an easy pass. You'd be mistaken.

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    When monsters attack

    Life, Kanin Srimaneekulroj, Published on 10/03/2017

    » Kong: Skull Island seems like it tries -- and largely fails -- to present a serious, deep message, even though it often veers into the campy territory so many monster films seem to occupy. Most of the characters -- of which there are unnecessarily many -- are completely devoid of personality or even purpose, getting introduced only to eventually become monster-snacks, offering absolutely nothing to the plot beyond creating a false sense of mortality for the obvious band of destined survivors. The plot, as anyone familiar with King Kong's lore can surmise, is also nothing new, and is actually quite similar to the Peter Jackson-directed King Kong's (2005) plot of a group of outsiders surviving on a hostile island dominated by the giant ape.

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    Stone on Snowden

    Life, Kanin Srimaneekulroj, Published on 07/10/2016

    » Director Oliver Stone likes to tell stories of larger-than-life characters. Or not just characters, but real people caught up in the swirl of American history, which is sometimes to say world history: John F. Kennedy in JFK (1991); Jim Morrison in The Doors (1991); Richard Nixon in Nixon (1995); Fidel Castro in Commandante (2003); Alexander the Great in Alexander (2005); and George W Bush in W (2008). The fuzzy line between glory and shame of American policy is also his favourite subject, such as in the Vietnam War-set Platoon (1986), Wall Street (1987), Born On The Fourth Of July (1989) and World Trade Center (2006).

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    Reasons for back-breaking

    Life, Kanin Srimaneekulroj, Published on 11/09/2015

    » Many would probably agree with me that watching Tony Jaa deliver righteous fury upon scores of bad guys is all good fun in and of itself. When we actually think about it, Jaa's past characters have committed untold absurdities to hundreds of people (who, to be fair, probably deserve it) for pretty minor reasons. The seminal Ong Bak is about a guy who wreaks havoc through the streets of Bangkok, probably causing millions of baht worth of damages, all for the head of a Buddha statue. In Tom Yum Goong, he was a guy who single-handedly brought down an international crime cartel because they made a fossil exhibit out of his favourite elephant. It's clear that as long as we are treated to Jaa's unmatched ability to bring the pain, the reasons why do not matter so much.

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    Red Sparrow never quite takes flight

    Life, Kanin Srimaneekulroj, Published on 02/03/2018

    » Some stories are just told in the wrong medium. We've all come across one at some point; a series that feels like it could've been told in two compact hours, or a film that lays down so much groundwork for interesting developments that it simply can't give every subplot the necessary room to grow. Red Sparrow, the new spy thriller from director Francis Lawrence, falls into the latter category. With its gripping and violent story of espionage and sex, bolstered by an all-star cast of award-winning actors, Red Sparrow's downfall is the fact that there simply isn't enough room in its considerable run-time -- well over two hours -- to do its own world justice.

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    Dawn of a gaming dream

    Life, Kanin Srimaneekulroj, Published on 01/03/2017

    » Much as it is with movies, it's increasingly rare these days for a wholly original video game -- one that's not a sequel, prequel, spin-off or remake/remastering of an existing game -- to find recognition in a market overflowing with familiar, tried-and-true rehashes of popular products. Horizon Zero Dawn, the latest Action-RPG from PlayStation-exclusive developer Guerrilla Games, is one such rarity, a wholly original game that deserves the highest praise for its gorgeous, meticulously-realised world and ambitious story, dealing with such themes as creation and artificial intelligence, even if much of its gameplay is admittedly derivative of many open-world games before it.

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    Find, locate and track

    Life, Kanin Srimaneekulroj, Published on 22/08/2016

    » Recently, I received a text message from my aunt in my family's Line group, warning everyone against playing <i>Pokemon Go</i>.

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    The never-ending story

    Muse, Kanin Srimaneekulroj, Published on 16/07/2016

    » 'Writing is like a record of a moment in your life somewhere, like a little glimpse into your identity at a specific moment," said Pramewith "Pippo" Sreechattiwong, founder and CEO of Storylog.co, an online social platform focused on the writing and sharing of real-life ideas and experiences.

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