Tales from the Technoverse

Category: movies

  • The Breadwinner

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    Finished watching a wonderful animated tale about a young girl in <relatively> modern Afghanistan, the complexities of her life in general, her desperate attempt to see her father who is taken from her family, and interspersed her story about the Elephant King, The Breadwinner. A daughter/father thing, I, of course teared up. It remains my opinion…

  • My Quick Review of Guardians of the Galaxy 2

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    If you liked Guardians of the Galaxy you will really like Guardians of the Galaxy 2. If you did not like Guardians of the Galaxy you are overly adult, an attribute, as I have pointed out frequently, which is highly overrated. For your listening pleasure Awesome Mix Volume 1, and Awesome Mix Volume 2. And…

  • Their Finest – B+

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    Ellen and I went to see Their Finest today and enjoyed it quite a bit. The movie is set in 1940 London and tells the story of create a film to glorify the rescue at Dunkirk both to encourage the British homefront and also to show America that they should get into the war in support of…

  • Welcome to 2017

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    Happy New Year to everyone, I hope that this coming year brings happiness to everyone including the ability to determine what happiness is. These days the most common thing that Ellen and I do December 31st is we go out to dinner, see a movie, and then come home and attempt to stay up to…

  • Hacksaw Ridge

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    Ellen and I went to see Hacksaw Ridge last night. Even Ellen, who dislikes Mel Gibson, who directed the film, intensely, thought it was a very good movie. The story was based on the real story about Desmond Doss, the first conscientious objector to earn the Congressional Medal of Honor. In this case for saving…

  • Batman v Superman – My Thoughts

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    Since I wrote about the fact that I was going to see Batman v Superman on Sunday, a few people (to my amazement) actually asked what I thought about it. And since anytime I can talk about something that does not tie directly to the 2016 Presidential race is a happy place for me, I…

  • Going to Movies as a Singleton

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    So early this morning I am going to go see Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice. There are some movies that Ellen just does not want to see, mostly those based on comic books (though she is selective, she just generally avoids those that get terrible reviews and on reflection probably should avoid those with…

  • Robot and Frank

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    I just finished my latest watching-while-walking-on-the-elliptical-walker movie, Robot and Frank. It is a fairly short film, just shy of 1.5 hours that tells the story of an aging jewel thief, Frank Langella, who is given a healthcare robot to take care of him because of a failing memory and general inability to take care of…

  • My Thoughts About Star Wars: Episode VII: The Force Awakens

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    If you have not seen the new Star Wars film and do want to know anything about its plot, do not read this post. So a couple of weeks ago, Ellen and I went to see the new Star Wars movie. To be upfront about it, it was more of a check-the-box thing for me;…

  • Departures – Worth Viewing

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    The story concerns a young couple, the film begins with the husband, Daigo, a cellist whose orchestra goes out of business, needing a job. He answers an ad which says that applicants do not have to have a lot of experience, the position is high paying, and the work is with “departures”. Thinking it might…