September 2013

Jiro Dreams of Sushi

Monday, September 30, 2013 // 0 Comments

10 seats, a toilet shared with other shops and restaurants, and they only serve ludicrously expensive sushi. 85-year-old Jiro Ono runs his 3-Michelin-Star establishment and [more...]

World War Z

Tuesday, September 17, 2013 // 0 Comments

If anyone has read the book (and I would recommend it – it’s a good book) I should say this – the movie is NOTHING like the book. I somehow managed to walk [more...]

Iron Man 3

Tuesday, September 17, 2013 // 0 Comments

It has become increasingly popular in “superhero” movies to depict a flawed hero. This makes sense. A squeaky clean hero is not only unrealistic, but difficult [more...]

Now You See Me

Tuesday, September 17, 2013 // 0 Comments

An all star cast line up for a big budget summer film that I had somehow never heard of. Now You See Me follows a group of magicians while they pull off a series of high [more...]

Jobs (Steve)

Tuesday, September 17, 2013 // 0 Comments

I feel like a bad person for saying this, but ever since his death I’ve been eagerly anticipating the film adaptation of his life. A hero to many (and a villain to [more...]

Oblivion

Tuesday, September 17, 2013 // 0 Comments

I came into Tom Cruise’s latest sci fi film cautiously optimistic. I had heard that it was good. More than that, I had heard that it was good from someone whose [more...]

Never Let Me Go

Tuesday, September 17, 2013 // 0 Comments

  It is the past. Human technology has advanced to the point where living past a hundred is considered the norm, but at what cost? There have been many films made around [more...]

Olympus Has Fallen

Tuesday, September 17, 2013 // 0 Comments

LOUD NOISES!! That pretty much sums up one of the most brainless action flicks I’ve seen in a long time. Tough guy Gerard Butler plays a US Secret Service agent who [more...]

Quick Review: Marchese 853

Sunday, September 15, 2013 // 0 Comments

The distinctive weld can be seen on the left side, between the blade and the tube During the recent summer ice mini-season in Heerenveen, I had the opportunity to try the [more...]