Posts for "General"
Jupiter Ascending
Posted on February 12, 2015Right! I just watched this film tonight. It wasn’t good, but I enjoyed it. Thoughts: CG action sequences are incredibly boring. As cool as…
Ex Machina
Posted on February 12, 2015I went to see Ex Machina a few weeks ago with the meetup group. It’s about a dev for some Facebook/Google amalgamation called “Bluebook” who…
Quick Update
Posted on January 24, 2015Due to an increase in spam, I’m disabling comments on all posts older than two weeks. Accordingly, I’ll try to post more frequently so that…
The Imitation Game
Posted on December 13, 2014Another movie, yarr. If I remember correctly, I described it afterwards as “well-made rubbish”. It just felt artificial. The framing device…
Interstellar
Posted on December 13, 2014I liked it. It felt like three movies smushed together. I don’t think it entirely worked — in particular, the emotional core of the movie is…
Meta
Posted on September 22, 2014This isn’t my first blog. Back when they were still known as “weblogs”, I had a ugly little website running on TWU.net, which at the time…
Some Days It's Dark
Posted on August 31, 2014Love this song. I should watch this movie again. The Kids in the Hall were genius.
Lucy
Posted on August 31, 2014Bad movie. Horrible science. Decent token action, but nowhere near enough. Basically, if we start using more than 10% of our brain (sigh) we…
Guardians of the Galaxy
Posted on August 04, 2014Fun movie! Some of the plotting was wonky and glossed over things that didn’t make any sense, but the characters were strong and…
Edge of Tomorrow
Posted on June 08, 2014I’ve been calling this one “the new Tom Cruise” movie, because that title really doesn’t stick. “The Movie Where Tom Cruise Dies Over and…