Now that I am listening to audiobooks on my commute to and from work, I’m catching up on so many books that I’ve got a backlog of books to write about on my blog. Of course, this is all thanks to Audible.com (Free credits for the plug, please!) which has been a great way for…
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The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson – Book Review
Featured image is The Mistborn by Hunter Bonyun The Final Empire is the first of the Mistborn trilogy, whose premise is an intriguing one for anyone who has enjoyed fantasy fiction: What if the “dark lord” had won? Imagine if Voldemort, Sauron, or Darth Vader had not been defeated. What would have become of the…
Movie #16: Coherence
First off, this sci-fi film is not the second in the Divergent trilogy. Rather, it’s a head-scratching indie-sci-fi (a growing sub-genre that I’ve loved ever since I discovered the movie Primer — check it out if you like tying your brain in knots). Anyway, set mostly over the course of a single evening’s dinner party,…
Movie #12: Noah
I was pleasantly surprised by Noah, partly because director Darren Aronofsky was able to bring a new take on a story that is so familiar that it’s primal. In fact, this epic retelling of the story of Noah (played by Russell Crowe) may not be totally true to the account found in the Bible (or…
Movie #7: Before Midnight
It’s hard to believe that it’s been 20 years of real time since Jesse and Celine first charmed us with their magical night of romance in Before Sunrise. After reuniting ten years ago in Before Sunset, we now revisit the couple on vacation in Greece, after Jesse (played as always by Ethan Hawke) drops off…
Movie #5: Snowpiercer
What would the world, society become if there were only a handful of people left? That’s probably the first question to be answered by a post-apocalyptic science fiction movie like Snowpiercer. Director Joon-ho Bong (who mastered the creature-feature in his Korean-language hit, The Host) adds a bit of a high-concept twist by taking a futuristic…
Movie #2: About Time
I may not be a fan of romantic comedy, but I make exception for the British take on the boy-meets-girl movie. The blend of dry wit with heart-warming sentimentality has made writer-director Richard Curtis a master of these movies, having been responsible for some of my faves such as Notting Hill, Four Weddings and a…
X-Men: Days of Future Past – Movie Review
I’ve been a fan of the X-Men for a long time (ever since weather-mutant Storm made a cameo on 80s cartoon, Spider-man and His Amazing Friends) and I keep waiting for the perfect X-Men movie that captures all that I love about this comic-book super-team. With all the very positive buzz around X-Men: Days of…
Oscar Schmoscar 2014
This year, I wasn’t sure that I’d have an “Oscar Schmoscar” post as I had hardly seen any of the major nominees. I don’t know why this year seemed to be the year of “individuals going through incredibly difficult ordeals”. From being adrift in space, to being held hostage by pirates, to being abducted and…
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