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Month: September 2016

Morgan movie review: AI why?

Mon, Sep 05, 2016
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Eschewing the compelling SF questions it raises, Morgan resorts to violence and would-be cleverness, and makes concrete what it should have left ambiguous.

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from Pinterest: Fred Astaire and Charlie Chaplin graffiti (London photo)

Sun, Sep 04, 2016
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new Star Trek Continues! E07: “Embrace the Winds”

Sun, Sep 04, 2016
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This might be my favorite episode yet.

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working on a redesign of the site…

Fri, Sep 02, 2016
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…that I hope to debut in time for the site’s 19th anniversary next week. [This post is not behind the paywall.]

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from Twitter: are the studios trying to kill off indie critics?

Fri, Sep 02, 2016
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from Pinterest: Laurel and Hardy get beamed up (London photo)

Thu, Sep 01, 2016
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Zoom movie review: zoom out

Thu, Sep 01, 2016
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This is what happens when men try to tell a story primarily about women — and also try to ape Charlie Kaufman — and fail miserably.

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