What is reality? According to the Chinese philosophical classic Zhuangzi, the great Daoist thinker of that name fell asleep one day and dreamed that he was a butterfly. When he woke up, he d... Read more
The World’s End begins as a film about friendship and advancing age and the feelings that accompany the loss of youth that is not as depressing as it may sound. The film’s narrat... Read more
Johnny Mnemonic is an odd bird of a movie for several reasons, to start off, this cyberpunk odyssey features Keanu Reeves in the role of the film’s eponymous lead character. It’s... Read more
Looper is a crime story. More specifically, it paints a portrait of a killer and his criminal associates in the future Kansas of 2074, and it’s not a pretty picture. The portrait of yo... Read more
Revisiting Ready Player One, Spielberg’s delightful and intelligent cyberpunk/mystery/adventure/ fantasy the other night (I watched it 2 times since the film was released but it has b... Read more
