I don't underestand why this argument is false:
We take $$z = re^{i\theta}.$$
Then $$\log(z^{-1}) = \log(r^{-1}e^{-i\theta}) = -\log(r) - i\theta = -\log(re^{i\theta}) = -\log(z).$$
And why it only works when we take the branch-cut on $- \pi < \arg(z) < \pi $?