Not that most of them are. But whatever. I don't get around to posting much these days.

( Cuuuuuuuuuuuut for length and spoilerifficness! )

( Ramblings about meeting L after all, and a half-hearted review of the not-really-new-anymore Sherlock Holmes movie. )

About the systematic vilification of Arabs in Hollywood movies, and the very real consequences thereof. I know it's a long video, but it really is worth watching.

And spread the word, will you?

Went with friends to see the movie version of the very popular semi-historical novel "Die Päpstin" yesterday night. It basically takes the rumours about "Pope Joan", which have been around since the 13th century, at face value, tweaks events here and there and gives them some extra action. The result is surprisingly gripping. Fairly close to the ( Read more... )

In the long internetless time, where I nonetheless needed distractions from work, I read a lot of stuff and actually managed writing reviews for once! [Insert cheers here.] ( Here, have those about books )

...on my own, because only having non-Trekkie friends around sucks like that.

( Let's say I was pleasantly surprised by this movie -- but only because I expected to dislike it in the first place. (SPOILERS follow, obviously.) )

( Stolen from Ithiliana )

This is probably more relevant to the Germans on my f-list, seeing as it's a German movie about German history, but perhaps there will be a dubbed version some day. (And why wouldn't I be surprised if they cut out all the nude scenes but none of the violence for America ( Read more... )

Yes, I should totally be doing something else right now. So what?

( very spoilery review for the new X-Files movie )

I finally went to see Indiana Jones IV with A last night. Damn, that movie is brilliant! Not in a "high art" sort of way, of course, but in a "I didn't have that much fun in ages" way.

( Spoilery squee ahead! )