Posts for "reviews"
Bookables
Posted at March 12, 2020I read, I swear. 😳 Sorcerer to the Crown, by Zen Cho I picked this up at Dublin 2019 last summer. The author, Zen Cho, spoke at the panel…
Avengers 2: The Avengening
Posted at May 07, 2015Not as good as the first movie. The Marvel movies tend to be overstuffed, and this was no exception. I kinda wish they’d cut back on some of…
John Wick
Posted at May 07, 2015Sorry! I started writing this post in particular ages ago (OK, a month) but never got around to finishing it. Tonight I catch up. So. John…
Jupiter Ascending
Posted at February 12, 2015Right! I just watched this film tonight. It wasn’t good, but I enjoyed it. Thoughts: CG action sequences are incredibly boring. As cool as…
Ex Machina
Posted at February 12, 2015I went to see Ex Machina a few weeks ago with the meetup group. It’s about a dev for some Facebook/Google amalgamation called “Bluebook” who…
The Imitation Game
Posted at December 13, 2014Another movie, yarr. If I remember correctly, I described it afterwards as “well-made rubbish”. It just felt artificial. The framing device…
Interstellar
Posted at December 13, 2014I liked it. It felt like three movies smushed together. I don’t think it entirely worked — in particular, the emotional core of the movie is…
Lucy
Posted at August 31, 2014Bad movie. Horrible science. Decent token action, but nowhere near enough. Basically, if we start using more than 10% of our brain (sigh) we…
Guardians of the Galaxy
Posted at August 04, 2014Fun movie! Some of the plotting was wonky and glossed over things that didn’t make any sense, but the characters were strong and…
Edge of Tomorrow
Posted at June 08, 2014I’ve been calling this one “the new Tom Cruise” movie, because that title really doesn’t stick. “The Movie Where Tom Cruise Dies Over and…