London photo: wait, what kind of social care?
Um, I’m pretty sure “BS” means the same thing in the U.K. that it does in the U.S…
Year: 2015
Atari: Game Over documentary review: why E.T. got dumped
The truth about one of the great urban legends of videogame history is nowhere near as epic as you’d imagine: in fact, it’s rather anticlimactic.
Oscar Nominated Animated Shorts (87th Academy Awards) review
In the deeply moving “The Bigger Picture,” Daisy Jacobs uses a fresh and unique animation style to tell a story that is full of humanity.
London photos: invasion of the giant NFL players
Be very afraid.
Amira & Sam movie review: moving on from 9/11
A delightfully engaging, convention-busting slice of of-the-moment America that is far from the typical culture-clash romantic dramedy.
Where Are the Women? Kingsman: The Secret Service
No matter how smart, competent, or ambitious a woman is, her place is in support of a man, or — preferably — as a sexual reward for a job well done. [This post is not behind the paywall.]
Kingsman: The Secret Service movie review: forgets its manners
I cannot recall a film that left me with such a sour taste in my mouth by its end. Does the movie deliberately defy itself with obnoxious intent?
Pelo Malo (Bad Hair) movie review: how to destroy a child
A heartbreaking child’s-eye view of the moment when it begins to dawn that the world is going to be unimaginably cruel to a nonconformist.
London photo: 3d printing (with coffee)
But can they 3D-print coffee? That’d be something…
Where Are the Women? Son of a Gun
The contradictions of mainstream film’s treatment of women are built into the weft of this story: they’re perfect, yet not worthy of personhood of their own. [This post is not behind the paywall.]
