by Ira | Feb 27, 2014 | Challenge, Film, Journal, Reviews
Why didn’t this film get more awards buzz and recognition last year? Can someone tell me? Because it is head and shoulders above pretty much *everything* else that came out of last year’s “awards” crop. Except for Life of Pi. Martin McDonagh is...
by Ira | Feb 1, 2014 | Challenge, Film, Journal, Reviews
Man…what a documentary… As I was walking the Coops today, I listened to an interview with the filmmaker and almost immediately realized it was something I needed to watch. It sounded like something utterly and completely new that I had never seen before....
by Ira | Jan 17, 2014 | Challenge, Film, Journal, Reviews
I feel like this movie has a bad rap. Maybe it’s the just few people I talked to personally, but I seem to remember reading disfavorable reviews out there too. I’m not sure why. The star of the movie, granted, are the visuals. It’s GORGEOUS....
by Ira | Jan 6, 2014 | Challenge, Film, Journal, Reviews
Once again, it’s after midnight so I can’t really do a full write-up on the movie, though it probably deserves one. I found it to be significant. The story is a worthy tale, I hadn’t seen it before. The cinematography, as always it seems it will go...
by Ira | Jan 5, 2014 | Challenge, Film, Journal, Reviews
It’s day 69, I couldn’t resist the first title. It’s just too good. And it won’t ever be that number again. Liz just showed me the book she’s reading on her kindle, she says it’s getting really good, and she’s 69% done with...
by Ira | Jan 1, 2014 | Books, Reviews, Sci-Fi, The Education of Ira
I’ve decided that after years of claiming to be a Sci Fi aficionado, it was time to face the cold hard reality that I am, in fact, a hack. There are literally a hundred so-called science fiction “classics” that I’ve simply never read. Well,...
