Posts for "General"
Avengers 2: The Avengening
Posted at May 07, 2015Not as good as the first movie. The Marvel movies tend to be overstuffed, and this was no exception. I kinda wish they’d cut back on some of…
The Gondoliers
Posted at May 07, 2015So. What did I do after watching John Wick? I nearly forgot — why I should keep this blog up to date — but I saw a production of Gilbert and…
John Wick
Posted at May 07, 2015Sorry! I started writing this post in particular ages ago (OK, a month) but never got around to finishing it. Tonight I catch up. So. John…
Moll
Posted at February 22, 2015I recently saw another play at the Gaiety Theatre. At some point they’ll have a special seat reserved for me, no doubt. This time it was…
Jupiter Ascending
Posted at 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 at 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 at 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 at 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 at 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 at 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…