Another movie, yarr. If I remember correctly, I described it afterwards as "well-made rubbish". It just felt artificial. The framing device is a copper investigating Turing in the 1950s for potentially treasonous activities, which is fair, but are we meant to believe that he actually explains his top secret war activities during the interrogation? I … Continue reading The Imitation Game
Interstellar
I 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 the estrangement between the father and his daughter, and it disappears for massive chunks of the movie. But for a show that runs nearly three hours, it never really … Continue reading Interstellar
#YARRLAND @ One YARR
It's been a year! Personal deets It took me a couple months to get properly established. I found my apartment after a couple of weeks, through the kindness of some former hosts from AirBNB, but I only properly started renting in January. The last few days I had everything packed up, just in case. After … Continue reading #YARRLAND @ One YARR
Vienna photos are up
Just a quick note: My various good-camera pictures from Vienna are all on flickr. I'll highlight a few and write-up something over here at some point.
The Sweetest Thing
Or, the most Dublin-y thing ever Dublin-ed! I couldn't figure out exactly where it was shot. I was pretty sure it was on the southside, wasn't Stephen's Green, nor could it be Merrion Square. Turns out it was filmed along Fitzwilliam. Just a ten minutes' walk from my apartment. 😀 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WybiA263bw
Meta
This isn't my first blog. Back when they were still known as "weblogs", I had a ugly little website running on TWU.net, which at the time offered free hosting for personal sites. It eventually migrated over to an acquaintance's web server, likewise defunct. The front page had a list of updates, and eventually I started … Continue reading Meta
Some Days It’s Dark
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yfz01gqhX6s Love this song. I should watch this movie again. The Kids in the Hall were genius.
Lucy
Bad movie. Horrible science. Decent token action, but nowhere near enough. Basically, if we start using more than 10% of our brain (sigh) we develop superpowers. Which is a cool concept! But instead of using it as a basis for a silly movie, it's taken entirely seriously. There's no drama to the arc. So they … Continue reading Lucy
Vaporetto
I went to Venice back in February! It was pretty awesome. I've posted pictures to flickr and my oft-neglected tumblr, but I still haven't posted anything here. I've written a few drafts, but couldn't decide whether to go massively overboard on details, or gloss over most of the experience. In the meantime, here's a video … Continue reading Vaporetto
Guardians of the Galaxy
Fun movie! Some of the plotting was wonky and glossed over things that didn't make any sense, but the characters were strong and consistently entertaining. Plus unlike a lot of recent blockbusters (like the Robocop remake), it was actually coherent and had its own style. I don't really feel a need to see it again … Continue reading Guardians of the Galaxy
For Great Justice(!) 