Why “Inception” is a great film

The word “dream” in the English language is a complicated one. On the one hand, it can be used to refer to a person’s hopes and aspirations. For instance, it might be your dream to own your own business or to make out with Ellen Page. Or Leonardo DiCaprio. I suppose it’s a matter of [...]

Why “Terminator Vision” is Inaccurate Terminology

This is one of the possible results of congress enacting the Terminators as Secret Service Agents Act. The world could use fewer jerks. I found this article on BBC today. Augmented Reality (AR) is a pretty sweet concept. The technology looks very cool, totally validating years of cyberpunk fiction. But there’s a problem with the [...]

A Funny Thing About Harry Potter

Some years ago, I wrote a post on my old blog about Harry Potter and certain moral issues pertaining to it. At the time, I had primarily been lamenting the fact that these kids at Hogwarts never take an English class. I mean, they’re growing up to be illiterate wackos with the power of the [...]

Why Transformers 2 is not a terrible movie

Or: Roger Ebert takes himself too seriously. On my old blog, I wrote an analysis of the original Transformers movie in light of memetic theory. It bore the title, “Do you really think we can trust the Decepticons?” It was common in eighties action cartoons, like Transformers, to have an episode where the “good guys” [...]

Why Terminator Salvation is not a terrible movie.

Spoilers follow. If you were to follow my Twitter, you’d know that I watched Terminator Salvation yesterday. You’d also know that my reaction to the movie was positive. And so I won’t bore you with a review of the film, but instead, an analysis. Lots of people who make lots more money than I do [...]