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Dec 16, 2010 Posted by matt

Ancient visions of a digital future

Statistically, I'm sure I saw some pretty bad movies at the Melody Theater in Thousand Oaks, CA back in the early 1980s. However, I only remember the gems. The theater was small and... read more

Nov 22, 2010 Posted by alyx

Hugh Dillon: Canada’s finest Joe

I'm on another ramble through Canadiana today, starting with the reasonably okay and working upward to utter greatness: I have been known to watch and enjoy the very occasional... read more

Nov 11, 2010 Posted by matt

Well, I am a ticking time bomb of fury

Well, I <i>am</i> a ticking time bomb of fury

Sometimes you're just not in the mood to gush about the things you love the most. I've been sick all week. I got locked out of my apartment TWICE IN THE SAME NIGHT... read more

Oct 5, 2010 Posted by seattlegnome

Best movie ever about hackers: Sneakers

Best movie ever about hackers: <i>Sneakers</i>

When it comes to movies about hackers, most people can’t name more than one — usually Hackers. But for my money, the definitive hacker movie is the criminally overlooked 1992 film Sneakers. It’s got an amazing cast — Robert Redford plays Martin Bishop, a man on the run after narrowly avoiding an arrest for hacking. Sidney Poitier, Dan Aykroyd, River Phoenix, and David Strathairn... read more

Oct 4, 2010 Posted by alyx

This Life ain’t no nature show

Season one of Life opens with a little montage of mockumentary clips about one Officer Charlie Crews. In short order, we learn that Charlie was sentenced to life imprisonment for... read more

Oct 1, 2010 Posted by kormantic

Senses working overtime: The Sentinel

Ah, The Sentinel. Set in the fictional city of Cascade, WA and shot in the Vancouver rain, this ridiculous 1996 cop show had an interesting premise, a varied and multicultural cast, and a... read more