In a Nutshell: Ex Machina
A lottery gives the programmer Caleb the unique opportunity to spend a week with the renowned programmer and AI expert Nathan. Little does he know that it will be a week-long breathtakingly dangerous AI experiment…
Shadowhunter Week: TMI: City of Bones (film)
Clary finds out that she is actually a Shadowhunter and that there’s a whole world next to the one she’s living in – and that this new world is being threatened.
The Boy Next Door
A high school teacher going through a rough patch in life encounters the new addition to her neighbourhood. But she soon realises that one stupid, desperate mistake may well cost her everything she’s ever worked for.
Chappie
In the future, crime is fought by police droids – but ‘simple AI’ is not enough, and their programmer creates Chappie, the first completely sentient robot.
Birdman
A washed-up actor is struggling with his life and sanity, trying to find new meaning in his identity. But no matter what he does, he cannot seem to shake off the iconic superhero that he used to be.
What happened in 2014?
Well folks, this is it. Tonight, this year is coming to an end, and with it comes a lot of time for reflection upon everything – what you did this year, what you learned about yourself, what you succeeded in and failed at. So here’s a short review of the movies I’ve blogged about this year!
Moral Selectivity in Victims?
There’s always some drama about violence in film, violence in games, violence everywhere. And yes, in some cases we do seem to have been numbed to seeing violence on-screen; it’s not that big a deal anymore. But what always gains a universal reaction of horror and disgust is violence directed against animals – the cuter,…
Inspiration for a cuddly pre-Christmas period
Where I live, this winter is supposed to be even warmer than the last one – so presumably without snow, how are you supposed to get into Christmas mood? Here are some suggestions for you to get into the spirit of it all without ever having to leave your room!
The Death of Excellence – or its Dawn?
A couple weeks ago I had an interesting conversation, in which someone claimed that nowadays people seem unable to produce ‘brilliant’ movies. He said that the closest the past few years got to ‘excellence’ was Inception, but that it ultimately failed in achieving that too. And this got me thinking.
Horns
Ig is struggling with accusations concerning his girlfriend’s death and turns to drink. But on top of a massive hangover, he one day awakens to find he has grown horns…
Soul of Stories 