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Family in focus
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 03/02/2023
» The Oscars is coming up soon. And while it should be an exciting time for any film lover, I can't help but feel a bit let down by this year's nominations, especially for the Best Picture category. I didn't particularly like the flashy biopic Elvis and I personally thought Everything Everywhere All At Once was way, way overrated. And I have no clue how Top Gun: Maverick managed to get nominated for best movie of the year. So I had kind of lost interest in this year's awards -- until I recently had a chance to watch another nominee, The Fabelmans, the latest film by Steven Spielberg. Suddenly my interest returned.
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.
A disjointed effort
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 04/03/2022
» 'A storm in a teacup" is probably the proper word to sum up Restless (Sans Répit), a new French crime thriller. It's a story in which the main character gets involved in an unfortunate accident and causes trouble. Although a problem may seem minor initially, when trying to fix it, things escalate to the point of chaos. Like the Coen brothers' Burn After Reading (2008), which had a premise of fake blackmailing that turns into senseless murders, Restless is similar but has more action and thriller elements. While some may enjoy the action and tension these situations create, a lack of character development and predictable storyline makes movies like Restless less memorable than they should.
Battling sandstorms and scary spiders
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 06/01/2021
» It seems like a very challenging task to successfully adapt hit video games into live action TV and movies as the quest has frustrated far more creators and studios than it's rewarded. High expectations from diehard fans often hobble these adaptations from the start. Yet one fearless filmmaker is Paul W.S. Anderson who moved from one video game franchise adaptation to another, beginning in 1995, with the martial arts fantasy Mortal Kombat to the zombie apocalypse action-packed Resident Evil franchise, four of which he directed. Anderson is back again with Monster Hunter, his latest directorial sci-fi action effort, now showing at cinemas.
Uncovering family secrets
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 14/12/2021
» Citizen Dog and Tears Of The Black Tiger director Wisit Sasanatieng returns with his latest effort and Netflix debut in The Whole Truth, a dark family drama with a horror twist that dropped last week and is now a top-five watched film on the service.
Fish out of water
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 09/07/2021
» Less than a year after the award-winning animated feature Soul, Pixar is back with a new feature called Luca. For whatever reason, the studio has decided to skip a theatrical release altogether for this film, which means we can appreciate it on the Disney+ streaming service.
Horror tale for the family
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 24/09/2021
» As we get closer to October and Halloween, finding spooky movies to watch with the family isn't so easy. But if you're a fan of horror movies and TV shows like Are You Afraid Of The Dark?, The Twilight Zone or Goosebumps, be sure to check out Nightbooks, a new Netflix dark fantasy about a boy imprisoned by an evil witch in her New York City apartment. The film has gone a bit under the radar even though it's produced by renowned filmmaker Sam Raimi. While Nightbooks is certainly not for young audiences, the 12-year-old inside of me would have absolutely enjoyed this movie.
This year was a long, winding stream
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 21/12/2021
» As 2021 moves towards its fateful end, it has been another year of mostly staying home and watching movies rather than at theatres due to the never-ending pandemic. However, movie lovers in Thailand have been introduced to many different streaming services including Netflix, HBO GO and most recently Disney+ Hotstar, each featuring their own original and impressive roster of movies, series, animations and documentaries. All through this year, these services have kept us on our favourite couch at home while we enjoy their massive libraries.
Empowering performance
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 23/09/2020
» 'Ironically, it's very easy for me to do an American accent just because I've done it for six years running. It's actually doing a British accent that is sometimes a little challenging," said English actress Millie Bobby Brown, the Stranger Things star, about her latest film role in Enola Holmes, one of the first proper Netflix films that allows her to speak in her native English accent.
A post-apocalyptic fairytale
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 22/06/2021
» A dystopian story about a mysterious virus that almost wipes out humanity may not sound like escapism right now as the real world deals with its own pandemic, however, the new Netflix hit series Sweet Tooth has elements that take a slightly different approach.