This was a fantastic movie. And when I say that I mean it in both the “it was really great” sense and “it was a fantasy” meanings. It’s a fantasy story that takes place in a version of ancient China that is beautifully realized by whoever did the production design. Read more…
This is a hilarious Sesame Street spoof of the “V for Vendetta” trailer called “C is for Cookie“.
Wow. It’s hard to know where to begin. First off, this is a Korean movie, so if you are a prejudiced bigot about foreign films, stop reading. However, if you want to see a really really cool movie… rent OldBoy. It’s pretty difficult to describe this movie. I’ll give you Read more…
xcnl > en I really liked this film. All I knew about it was that Sam Mendes (director of one of my favorite movies – American Beauty) directed it, and it was about Marines in the first Gulf War. I was thinking, “Hmm, I bet Sam Mendes will make a Read more…
I will take this article from the Guardian as proof that I am a predictive genius when it comes to media and consumer behavior. I told everyone that the difference in the level of involvement on the part of users meant that portable video is nowhere near as universal as Read more…
Hmm. Cheap network terminals that run a Google operating system. Now that WOULD be interesting. Let’s see if it’s true.
Wow. What a great movie. I think this is the first film I’ve reviewed for 5 stars on the blog in the year and a half that I’ve been writing on it. The Constant Gardener is a powerful drama that blends character-driven story and political thriller in equal parts while Read more…
It was a choice between Munich and the Geisha movie, and I have really wanted to see Munich since I heard that Steven Spielberg was tackling a movie about terrorism. True to what you would expect, Munich is a well-written revenge thriller which puts Steven Spielberg back into the “Great Read more…
Ann and I went to see this on the day after Christmas. I had read the book a long time ago, like when I was thirteen, so I had a vague recollection of what the story was about. The reason I was most excited was because the director of Shrek Read more…
I recently finished a great history of the Roman republic by Tom Holland called Rubicon. My friend Ian was telling me about it and got me interested in it, so I owe him credit for changing my opinions on the ancient Romans. I always liked the ancient Greeks more than Read more…