Reviews
Only Lovers Left Alive
Have you ever thought about what it might be like to be a vampire? To not be able to expose yourself to sunlight, to have to drink blood to survive, and to be able to [more...]
Legend Number 17
In the distant past history of this website, I did not review recent movie releases, but instead chose unusual films which I believe deserved the attention of mainstream [more...]
Edge of Tomorrow
I was pleasantly surprised. The summer blockbuster season is now fully in swing, and this is the third “big action” film I’ve seen in the last week. [more...]
Bad Advice Part 3: How To Buy A Camera
Photography’s a wonderful thing, and with the ubiquity of digital cameras, it has become more accessible to more people than ever before. Cameras are literally [more...]
X-Men: Days of Future Past
I must admit that I’m not a huge fan of the X-men comics, but I was hooked on the movie franchise because I was quite impressed by the first film. The second film was [more...]
Game of Thrones
Last year, over the easter long weekend, I sat down and watched all three seasons of Forbrydelsen (The Killing) over the course of four days. This year, I watched all three [more...]
L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon
I first visited this establishment many years ago, when it first opened its doors in Hong Kong. Since the Michelin guide had not yet visited Hong Kong at the time (and I [more...]
Otto e Mezzo Bombana
My food tour of Hong Kong is finally complete, at least the first part of it – I have now dined at every three star establishment on the island. Otto e Mezzo, named [more...]
Extension Tubes
If there’s anything I’ve ever felt embarrassed to be lacking, it would be length. But I needn’t worry anymore, with the appropriately named extension tubes [more...]
Sushi Shikon
The business card of sous chef Murayama Daisaku reads: “Awarded Three Michelin Stars in Tokyo, Awarded Three Michelin Stars in Hong Kong”. Located in the most [more...]
Ricoh GR – small wonder
When you do anything to a high level, when you’re a professional in any capacity, you always have a backup plan. Under ideal conditions, things will go according to [more...]