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The Sixth Commandment
Man what a challenging watch this is. The actor, Éanna Hardwicke, playing Ben Field is very good at being unsettling and almost android-like on-screen. He has this faux-innocent demeanour which has a really cold edge to it at the same time. You just know he's vile but you can't take your eyes off him, either.
This is an awful case. So awful I can't ( Read more... ) -
Star Wars Episode IX: Duel of the Fates
For reasons best known only to myself and my subconscious, I started re-reading the Wikipedia article for Star Wars Episode 9 (IX) The Rise of Skywalker.
In skimming through the first few paragraphs I ended up going in several directions almost simultaneously. The first was to find out a little more about Colin Trevorrow and his film career. Then I ( Read more... ) -
Am I a Murderer?
What a weird show! This Janet woman, jeez. Trauma runs deep. (30 mins still to go...)
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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? I ain't so sure they do.
I'm re-reading it for perhaps the fourth or fifth time at the moment. And I find myself wondering - is it really as good as I remember? What struck me as clever and revelatory many years ago now seems rather contrite and overbaked.
Chapter 10 is the problem as I see it. Coming of the back of a rather well-done Chapter 7 in which the kipple, ( Read more... ) -
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We are headed for a period of indefinite incoherence.
"...We must put aside the notion of British Exceptionalism. It is a fantasy. A fantasy baked into the minds of those who do not understand that the world has changed."
- John Major 2020
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Insanity thunders on
The self-isolation and numbing effects of quarantine continue. There is a certain joy in taking an extended break and being slower with daily functions but the rhythms are unusual, the timings of things skewed.
You wander empty streets knowing that people are encased in their houses and wonder if they, too, are feeling trapped. Cars go by at a ( Read more... ) -
Larry Nassar
What in the actual fuck. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42725339
I find reading some of the details physically nauseating. I imagine some of this comes from the fact I am a father and some from being a teacher. But to hear precisely what kinds of abuse ( Read more... ) -
I write for WhatCulture.com! (gaming)
Hooray! It's been nigh on a year now.
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Notable Xbox 360 games of this console generation
Best overall: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. Only because this showed how plot could be exciting and stealthy, and launched the omnipresent multiplayer. I've posted about this game before but the "ripple effect" it had on the industry this generation has been undeniable.
Pleasant surprise: Just Cause 2. Despite being a massive GTA fan, I think I ( Read more... ) -
Unfinished: My thoughts on the Wii U
Is the Wii U tablet the next biggest thing to happen to console gaming? 03/04/13
The rise and rise of tablet and smartphone gaming has been well-documented on an assortment of gaming websites. We live in a world where Angry Birds, Candy Crush, 4 Pics 1 Word and Temple Run dominate the screens of children and adults alike. We also live in a world ( Read more... )