So. I caught up with Hateful Eight and Captain America: Civil War, and I had a few thoughts. 1) First of all, a caveat. These two movies are not really comparable (even though both concern themselves with revenge, and both … Continue reading
I’m writing a couple of posts that aren’t done yet, so here are a few comments about some current and upcoming movies (and other things): 1. I want to see Beasts of the Southern Wild. 2. David Cronenberg can be … Continue reading
I wrote movie reviews for a few years in the late 1990s, mostly on BBSs (bulletin board systems). They’re all still up at the movie review site (Movietown), but I wanted to post some of them here. Most of the … Continue reading
wifi My own experiment with high-speed internet access was a complete failure (as detailed here), but I’m always willing to accept the kindness of strangers. A neighbor is currently providing a big, fat, unencrypted wifi signal, so I’m cheerfully taking … Continue reading
As I indicated last week, I was thinking of moving the best of the movie reviews I’ve written into this blog, and then taking down the movie review site itself. It’s a good idea, really, but it would be too … Continue reading
a journey in the dark More of the new chapter is posted. You can read the new parts starting here, or read the chapter from the beginning. RSS Mandriva Linux comes with an RSS reader (if that’s even the term) … Continue reading