Well, Beyoncé said it best — if you like it, then you should probably put a ring on it. You know, just in case somebody else does.  “Single Ladies” perhaps takes a bit too literal of an approach to the message here, but you get the idea: don’t take for granted what’s right in front of your face. And when it comes to relationships, sometimes the solution to that thing is a ring — a promise ring, to be exact.

Much like the metal it’s named after, director Stephen Gaghan’s “Gold” is a rare kind of movie. With a Golden Globe nomination and cinema’s golden boy Matthew McConaughey, this movie should...