Beautfully shot. Great integration of candlelight. Well-acted.

It's great to see movies about how slavery is the horribly unjust foundation of contemporary America. We need more of this sort of historical awareness. Not that Django is historically accurate, nor does it claims to be. It's kind of a trend with Tarantino what with Inglorious Bastards ( Read more... )

A Merreden Proverb, and a sound one in this situation.

Upon viewing this elegant and thorough graduation speech by Neil Gaiman, I was struck by two pieces of advice:

1. Punctual, Genial, Skilled - you only need to be good at two.
Something I'd recently realized upon viewing the careers of local artists.

2. This is really great. You should enjoy this.
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Limitless is a 2011 film about a revolutionary smart drug and a man who takes it. I enjoyed watching it.

It's beautifully shot, has topical subject matter and is inspiring.

It's also disappointingly normative.

In short, it's where transhumanism often fails
      The Future! Like Today, Only... uh... More!

(Don't worry, there are lots of cool ( Read more... )

Review of The Taqwacores

The Taqwacores is a low-budget comedy-drama based on Michael Muhammed Knight's book of the same name. (not to be confused with "Taqwacore," the documentary)

The story is one year in the life of Yusef, a square medical (or veterinary?) student who moves in to a dilapidated all-Muslim house in Buffalo, New York, not ( Read more... )

I am pleased with Cloverfield. Walking home I see the housing projects near the railway overwalk, and feel a touch of alarm. Same goes for an open park. I realize that it has managed to partially recode my perception of "urban environment" so as to include "danger!"

What I liked:
    Partial perspectives are the way to tell all stories where the ( Read more... )

You may be aware that Transformers is a crap movie, but it is not only very pretty, but may be worth your time. It contains:

( Spoi - lers )

Indeed. As was mentionded before, we'll be watching Strange Days at my place. Show up as early as 5:30 (especially if you want food) and the movie starts at 7:30. RSVP if you want food.

You should be afraid of California ( Read more... )

So I'm all gung-ho on my business plans, and I like having people over, and I like watching  movies, and I like asking questions, so I'm gonna do something about it... every Wednesday I think ( Read more... )

Did anyone else notice that it changed from day to night when they were about to step off the Golden Gate bridge?

And now, the alternate postscript, cut due to test audience reaction.

"Ah, Mr... Reiner, have a seat."

"Call me 'Magneto'"

"Very well. Your resumé says that you were the leader of a non-profit youth organization..."

What about Mystique? ( Read more... )