It takes time for me to read a book and process it. This post is just a placeholder and will be deleted after the first post I make in this category. Stand by...
La Haine (Hate) (1995) – Dir. Matthieu Kassovitz
Beware of spoilers throughout the text. You will have to forgive me for the flurry of posts and a sudden surge of activity on this blog - a) I need to create a modest library of a few posts to support the newly created blog b) It's almost Christmas time and I fully intend to …
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Apocalypto (2006) – Dir. Mel Gibson
As usual, heavy spoilers (the whole story) throughout the text below. Perhaps, it's worth tackling the elephant in the room straight away. Mel Gibson isn't the world's most popular person. He is 100% to blame for his infamy - Gibson accrued a bunch of criminal charges, mostly through drunk driving and misdemeanour under the influence …
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Half Nelson (2006) – Dir. Ryan Fleck
Alright, let's take this baby for a spin. Give the movie a shot if you are so inclined. I will post a review of Robert Sapolsky's new philosophy book Determined (2023) in a separate post, however, one of his ideas expressed in the early chapters resonates well with one of the themes of Half Nelson …
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This is a personal blog of somebody whose name you've never heard before. Chances are, you never will. This particular nobody will share his unpolished, unfiltered, unprofessional opinions on the movies he has watched and the books he has read. Who benefits from this? Absolutely nobody. Unless you are into the same weird stuff I …
Grist for the Mill 