Movie Reviews
Star Trek Thoughts
I’ve been watching some OG Trek recently and noticed some niggling issues that I wanted to address. There’s too many references to current knowledge. For example, the episode “Who Mourns for Adonais” is all about the Greek pantheon of gods from ancient earth history. It’s a cultural touchstone for western culture, but I’d imagine that Trek time thousands of years into the future would have a different set of cultural Read More
All Or Nothing Review
All or Nothing is a TV series on Amazon Video that follows a sports team through one season of their respective sport. It originally started as a behind the scenes documentary of the NFL, focusing on the Arizona Cardinals. However, they’ve now expanded to rugby and soccer. I’ve only watched the football seasons, but in general the show is really compelling. Elements I like: The storytelling: you get to put Read More
Random Musings on The Next Generation
I think I’ve watched about the first two to three season of The Next Generation, but in the meantime, I’ve accumulated some thoughts about the show: Data: Sex Robot? That episode where Data plays at Sherlock Holmes is great. I love the twist at the end where Moriarty turns out not to be a mustache twirling villain, but a living being with agency who is desperately clinging to life. Such Read More
Asian Connection is “The Shit”
The Asian Connection, a straight to DVD production. With a cast of Michael Jai White and Steven Seagal, among others. This movie is totally my shit. “You’ve got to tell me where you got this money.” “No.” *Like two minutes later* “Bang me on this pile of money” “ok” “You’re not a murderer, Jack.” *Jack proceeds to kill like twenty cops* The guy who plays Niran is funny Read More
Star Trek The Next Generation: The Inner Light Review
The Inner Light is one of my favorite episodes of The Next Generation. The basic premise is that Captain Picard gets hit with a magic beam by a passing drone. The beam renders him comatose, but in his coma, he dreams of a different life as a family man. Over the course of decades, he gets a chance to raise kids, participate in his community, and grow old with his Read More
On the Burden of Caretakers
I’m watching this movie called Heart of the Dragon. Jackie Chan plays a Hong Kong cop who’s also the sole caretaker of mentally disabled brother. It’s a pretty weird movie, but I thought it was interesting how much the movie focused on the how difficult it is to care for someone who’s unable to be responsible for their own well being. It affects your relationships, your career, and your own Read More
Placeholder for Planet of the Apes review
I was supposed to post my review for Planet of the Apes yesterday, but the scope of the article kinda grew way beyond what I was expecting, so it’s going to be delayed until I deem it ready. I’m still counting this post for Sunday, because I definitely wrote something – it’s just going to take a while. I’ll update this post with the review when it’s finished. ***Dec 19 Read More