descend from Andes descend to utter madness wrestle with monkeys Great film. Stunning. Epic. Masterfully shot. Surreal. Insert more superlatives here. However, when your primary film-selection criterion for the evening is “which one is shortest?” – well, this one may leave your jaw unpleasantly unhinged. Bewildering. Will watch again. When I’m more serious about it.
Eclipse 1 is a good-not-great anthology of speculative (née “science”) fiction and fantasy (rather: “new weird”) short stories edited by Jonathan Strahan. My “good-not-great” may be stemming from my disappointment that there was more “new weird”/fantasy than there was science fiction 1 but there were still quite a few “big wins” in the pile that […]
AN INTRODUCTION BY WAY OF HYPERBOLIC SENTIMENT: The Elegant Universe is “The Bible” of superstring theory 1. I close the covers of The Elegant Universe with powerfully mixed feelings. On the one hand, Brian Greene gives us a lucidly-written layman’s-terms explanation for high-concept modern physics, providing an excellent survey of 20th century science and painting […]
some say “slow moving” but instead ’tis action packed. still, please be patient. Seriously. You need no additional evidence that Kubrick was a bat-shit insane genius than this film. Anyone that says that describes it as “slow moving” is expecting entirely too many explosions for something set in the 18th century. Or they’re not paying […]
Allegory for spousal secrets, marriage woes –but more explosions.
After a two years and about 200 hours 1 of use, my Mad Rock Flashes climbing shoes finally gave up the ghost. They wore clear through at the toes. There was no saving them. The shoes had served me well and had always been pretty comfortable 2, so with that in mind, I was sad […]
My first ever Ebay score, the Canon EF-S 17-85mm lens (featuring image stabilization) was a much coveted item around here 1. It had come highly recommended and seemed to be a great complement to my beloved 50mm prime 2 and a perfect replacement for the 18-55mm kit lens that shipped with the XTi. Initial, first-night […]
So sorry, I am not worthy of the honor of reviewing this novel. If however, my Lord insists it, then I shall endeavor to offer up some humble thoughts regarding its mighty, even epic narrative. Neh? The scope is so vast, the characters and settings are so many, the head is liable to spin at […]
Just After Sunset is a strong collection for Stephen King; a little of what I expect (i.e., schlocky horrorshow) and then some rather sophisticated surprises. This anthology is a bit more literary, a bit more high-brow than what I expect from King – and the “keepers” in here are real keepers. There is some […]
“What’s wrong?” “Oh, nothing. I just need something stronger.” Subdue the perverts. It’s a little tough to believe that I’d gone this long without seeing George Lucas’ THX 1138. And in many ways, it’s almost harder to believe that it was made by the same guy behind Attack of the Clones. As I’ve said of […]