I have watched a few documentaries on Steve Jobs and seen a couple of interviews. Is this likely to fill in the blanks? Probably not. It is interesting to ask what a biopic is going to do, what purpose it Read more…
Author: skullcull
Reboot is kind of a dirty word, still, at least in my house. It makes me think of something that is the art object equivalent of a photocopy, and that inspires me about as much a reheated spam fritter. Carrie Read more…
District 9 was a great film, one that came out of nowhere and offered something really fresh – a shot in the arm for sci-fi. To think of that director with a bigger budget and two actors of the calibre Read more…
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llGXWICGsD4&w=560&h=315] I love this series, and more than the quirks and the stories, which are both great – it is the character driven performances which truly have captured the spirit of what Sherlock Holmes is all about. Can\’t wait to Read more…
I am starting a new thing here – I want to talk about the things that are coming , because it will be interesting to see how expectation fares when actuality bumps up against it. I can flatly say that Read more…
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYScwq3EOD0&w=560&h=315] I just read this great short story by Warren Ellis, and then got to watch this video explaining the thinking behind it. Go check it out. http://boingboing.net/2013/07/29/warren-ellis-lich-house.html
Some movies have to try hard to impress you, and they revel in their showiness. Other movies are quietly confident that based on the strength of the story and the solid performances that they give – the richness and truth Read more…
I enjoyed this immensely. I am glad that Battling Boy is coming close on its heels, because this whets the appetite. Pope is like none other when it comes to generating a kinetic breakneck speed of narrative, where you find Read more…
2000ad was one of those things that shaped my whole sensibility. Before I read a science fiction book or knew what dystopian really was, 2000ad had been warping my mind and giving me dark thoughts about stories I wanted to Read more…
Interesting film. Comes sideways at the storyline, dresses itself in a lot of metaphors and allusions and does, in some small way manage to evoke an emotional response. It reminded me a little of a Peter Greenaway film – a Read more…