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Deadly reunion
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 06/05/2025
» By the time audiences left theatres in 2016 after watching The Accountant, they had encountered a singular kind of action hero: Christian Wolff, a maths savant with a sniper's eye and a code of honour all his own. In The Accountant 2, director Gavin O'Connor and writer Bill Dubuque thread through a high-stakes murder mystery, the harrowing underworld of human trafficking and a fragile bond between two damaged brothers.
When only action makes sense
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 12/08/2022
» Remember Michael Davis' action-packed Shoot 'Em Up from 2007? Even though it went on to become a favourite among action fans, the reviews when it first came out were divided. Some found the plot to be non-existent and had nothing appealing besides gunfights and explosions. Carter, a new South Korean action thriller about an amnesiac agent who is given an impossible mission, is another movie that follows the Shoot 'Em Up formula, where only action makes sense.
A close-up look at Bangkok's dark side
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 15/09/2021
» The largest and most populous city in Thailand, Bangkok is well-known as a perfect tourist destination and street food paradise with plenty of friendly faces. But just like any other big city around the world, only people who actually live here understand that Bangkok can be a facade. On one side is a glamorous city, but the other side presents a very dark place.
Guilty pleasures
Life, Published on 06/07/2021
» In Gucci Guilty's new campaign image, Lana Del Rey and Jared Leto reconnect in a peculiar setting, the motel, to introduce the new eau de toilette for women placed side by side with the previous version for men.
Hallyu is here to stay
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 16/03/2021
» The Korean wave is unstoppable and this phenomenon is not just happening in Asia. Today, Korean content and pop culture has made it on the world stage thanks to an Oscar win by Parasite (2019) and the success of musical groups like Blackpink and BTS. This has boosted the profile of Korean content and increased its quality, helping it get more investments and new fans across the globe.
Silver screen sirens
Life, Story: Noko, Published on 02/02/2021
» Gucci creative director Alessandro Michele defines lipstick as the most beautiful object you can find inside a handbag. Moreover, the coloured bullets are the ultimate transformative make-up tool.
Zombie killing spree continues
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 01/11/2019
» After a decade since its original film came out, the sequel to a cult favourite zombie apocalypse movie has finally arrived. Zombieland: Double Tap satisfies old and new generations of zombie flick fans in the same fashion of blood-and-gore, with plenty more laughter.
World firsts and retrospectives at 32nd Tiff
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 24/10/2019
» The Tokyo International Film Festival (Tiff) is back, and as ever, it features a fantastic line-up of Japanese and international cinematic treats. The 32nd edition of Tiff, one of the biggest film fests in Asia, will be held at Roppongi Hills and other venues throughout Tokyo from Monday until Nov 5.
Travel back in pop
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 01/08/2019
» White Music is one of GMM Grammy's successful music subsidiaries which has many multi-skilled and popular singers. Some of its top performers are Palitchoke "Peck" Ayanaputra, Pramote "Oat" Pathan, Pongkool "Pop" Suebsung, Chanakan "Atom" Rattana-udom, Kanyarat "Lula" Tiyapornchai and Getsunova.
Jim Jarmusch's zombies open Cannes
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 16/05/2019
» 'Infernal hipsters and their irony." So says a very unhip character in The Dead Don't Die, and of course, what else could it be? Jim Jarmusch's zombie comedy opened the 72nd Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday night with a sort-of infernal hipness that both literalises and subverts the zombie formula -- with mixed results.