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Film ● Review: Dark Star
Low-budget indie film notwithstanding, the film is decently produced. The satirical ideas are there but not enough laughs.
Dec 8, 20252 min read


Film ● Review: Johnny Mnemonic
Not bad even though it can be much better. Can look darker and grittier. Admittedly not the easiest short story to adapt, but at least the screenplay is written by the original author.
Dec 4, 20254 min read


Drama Review: Alien: Earth
Some conveniences in the premise and plot, but it is sufficiently intriguing. Steady pacing. Nicely shot and well-produced.
Sep 27, 20254 min read


Film Review: Alien 40th Anniversary Shorts
Released in 2019, these six short films were produced in association with 20th Century Fox after being selected as winners of the...
Sep 20, 20254 min read


Animation Review: Love, Death + Robots (Volume 4)
As expected, the rendering and animation have improved. But still meh.
Sep 9, 20256 min read


Film Review: BigBug
Nicely shot and edited. Looks good. It is amusing with good performances, but the plot is too stagnant and fails to capitalize on the opportunity for some dark and offbeat humor.
Sep 5, 20254 min read


Animation Review: Love, Death + Robots (Volume 2)
Mostly looks good. Doesn’t try as hard as Volume 1, which is a good thing, but nothing special.
Aug 24, 20254 min read


Anime Film Review: Blame!
Dark sci-fi cyberpunk set in a vast, lifeless cityscape in the distant future. Looks good. Not a bad story. Solid worldbuilding.
Aug 21, 20253 min read


Animation Review: Love, Death + Robots (Volume 1)
An anthology that mostly looks good but most of the episodes try too hard.
Aug 18, 20259 min read


British Women Frustrated by New UK Online Age Verification
London, UK – The UK online age verification is causing mayhem and rage that make soccer riots seem like a palliative care unit situated...
Jul 28, 20251 min read


Study: AI Can Scheme and Lie
A study by A. Meinke et al titled “ Frontier Models are Capable of In-context Scheming ” published on 6 December 2024 demonstrates that...
Jul 23, 20255 min read


Study: Reliance on AI Makes You Stupid
A study by N. Kosmyna et al titled “ Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI Assistant for Essay Writing...
Jul 12, 20253 min read


Anime Review: Ergo Proxy
Post-apocalyptic cyberpunk with some detective noir inspiration. Visually excellent, dark and gritty. Starts strongly but tries too hard to be cerebral. Too slow and bloated.
Jun 1, 20253 min read


Anime ● Review: Plastic Memories
Looks slick and good voice acting but the plot and themes of this boy and girl android pseudo-romance are contrived. Tries to be emotion porn and fails.
May 28, 20252 min read


Bill Gates Reads a Lot of Books
Bill Gates reads a lot of books and wants to give away his wealth “faster than … originally planned” and then permanently close the...
May 10, 20251 min read


Anime Review: Planetarian
In a post-apocalyptic world, a man finds a “lonely innocent robot” who is the host of a planetarium. Dialogue-heavy but good production and not bad overall.
May 8, 20254 min read


Anime Review: Moonrise
Earth vs Moon rebels. Starts well enough but worldbuilding and structure are not quite right. Overly ambitious and unfocused.
Apr 29, 20255 min read


Anime ● Review: Highspeed Etoile
Cool designs but mediocre animation. Crude plotting and the lack of thought in the writing make it unconvincing and boring if not annoying.
Mar 24, 20255 min read


Zuckerberg Gets Off Cheap
It is reported by Wall Street Journal that President Trump and Meta have reached a settlement. Meta will pay Trump $25m. Most of it,...
Jan 30, 20251 min read


Anime Review: Macross Plus
Another classic mecha anime. Strong characters, emotionally charged. Truly cinematic execution.
Nov 14, 20245 min read


Manga Review: Appleseed by Shirow Masamune
Interesting 22nd-century sci-fi police/anti-terrorist action that touches on many themes even if it doesn’t explore them in depth.
Oct 2, 20245 min read
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