Dune

We saw it in the theatre tonight; the first time in two years that we've seen a movie that wasn't on our television or computer screens.

I'm glad we did.  It was excellent.

It was also long, so I'm heading to bed now, but, yeah, if you have the ability to do so, go see it on the large screen. It's worth it. This entry was originally posted at ( Read more... )

Scattered Thoughts

• If you and your spouse/significant other can build shelving units together without killing each other, yours is a relationship blessed to last. I know this is true.
• If you and your spouse/significant other can have wildly divergent thoughts about The Green Knight, and still love each other, (me: a glorious masterpiece; BB: boring, ( Read more... )

Lord of the Rings Binge

Saturday and Sunday, I finally gave in to my growing faunch for the three Jackson movies, and by growing, I mean I'd started thinking about watching the movies about 1.5 weeks ago, but kept telling myself that I shouldn't, because I'd be forcing Bob to watch as well, given how small our condo is. Finally, I couldn't wait any ( Read more... )

I Do Indeed Exist

Although I haven't done much posting. I did manage to get another chapter of Hearts & Moons uploaded, and the next chapter is about 2/3rds done. (I'm not talking any more about "last chapter" because I don't want to be like the boy who cried wolf, which was what I was in danger of becoming. We shall see what happens over the next ( Read more... )

Things I've Done Since I Last Posted

• Gone to see Thor: Ragnarok last night with BB. Laughed and enjoyed myself quite a bit. Chris Hemsworth has a light comic touch (and so does Cate Blanchett as the villain, which was a pleasant surprise,) the writing was witty and light, the plot held together rather well for a superhero movie, and of course there ( Read more... )

November StartI haven't been very active online since my last Phil-oriented post. That's a combination of inertia and real life combining to make posting incredibly difficult to assay. I'll try to be more present this month, if not altogether voluble ( Read more... )

Friday

BB and I went to see "Spiderman: Homecoming" tonight. If you can get to see it, do so. It's the best superhero movie I've seen since, well, "The Avengers," and I loved all the other MCU movies, so that's saying a lot. It's funny - I haven't laughed out loud in a theater for quite some time - and smart, and has a villain who's both villainous ( Read more... )

Things What I Have Been Doing

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I Saw "Arrival"

And it was pretty much magnificent. Dennis Villeneuve has created an amazing film based on Ted Chiang's novella "Story of Your Life." I have not read the story, but based on what I saw today, I'll be buying it soon.

It is elegant, intellectually clean, unsettling, and challenging. It is emotionally sonorous. It is beautiful. Amy ( Read more... )

Just A Thought on Fights on Film or Television

It seems to me that almost any fight, particularly comic-book fights, superhero fights, action film fights, would be shorter, less flashy, and more successful for whoever undertook the final move, if the person determined to win focused almost solely upon kneeing their opponent, hard, in the groin.

(I ( Read more... )