Tuesday, October 24, 2006
I recently watched this 1982 multiple Academy Award winner again, after an interval of more than twenty years. I have to say that it’s aged exceptionally well. In fact, I think that Gandhi may be the best movie I’ve ever seen. The story follows Gandhi’s life from the time he was a lawyer in South [...]
I ordered this exercise DVD last week, and generally speaking, I like it quite a bit. The DVD is divided into several sections, such as Thoracic Spine Mobility, Scapular Closed Chain and Active Wrist Mobilization. These sections each contain several exercises that you can use to warm up that particular part of the body. The [...]
V for Vendetta is based on DC Comic book / graphic novel of the same title. Mysterious V is a masked man trying to start a revolution to overthrow a totalitarian government. He helps Evey and they engage in a very complex relationship. Although the movie is a bit overdramatic at times, it raises an [...]
Wednesday, October 4, 2006
Having spent a decade and a half in Japan, I have a short tolerance for people who write about the country without actually knowing much about the culture. Thankfully, Takashi Matsuoka — as you might imagine from his name — does not fall into this category. Of course, no one alive today has first-hand experience [...]
I picked this up because Joyce received a lot of hype. What a let-down! The basic setup — Victoria promises to sleep with Byron to save her family from some financial ruin or whatever. Except that I didn’t get any sense of urgency or importance of saving her family. Victoria doesn’t even seem to like [...]