A Stitch in Time
Favourite cartoon character? I feel like I should have a lot of answers to this one, but there’s only one character that comes to mind: Stitch.
Lilo and Stitch, Movies, Writing Prompt
Movies
Ambrose Bierce, Creativity, Douglas Adams, Mark Twain, Monty Python, Politics, Social Discourse, Writing Prompt
Favourite Quotes
There are three quotes that are favourites; two well-attributed to Monty Python and Douglas Adams, and one misattributed to both Mark Twain & Ambrose Bierce.
Movies, Star Trek
A Movie Theatre Experience to Remember
Over on Threads, Wil Wheaton was asking about our best movie theatre experiences. I’m going to say my best movie theatre experience involved Star Trek: The Search For Spock
Books, Creativity, Jurassic World, Star Wars, The Rise of Skywalker, Willful Suspension of Disbelief, Writing
Dead Not Dead – a Trope that Needs to Die
This article contains spoilers for Jurassic Park, The Rise of Skywalker and The Last Emperox. You’ve been warned. There’s a
Movies
Thoughts on Passengers and Arrival
Passengers’ release here in Malaysia bumped Arrival to a later date, which bothered me immensely, as I was anticipating Arrival
Books, Creativity, critical thinking, Movies, Science Fiction, Social Discourse, technology
The Martian is NOT a true story (but it could have been)
So the buzz this morning is that a number of people are leaving theatres after seeing The Martian, believing that
Creativity, Movies, Science Fiction
Review: Arrival (Minor Spoilers)
We saw Arrival (no ?the? in the title) this past week, and while I loved it, there was a point
Movies, Star Wars
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon was the Star Wars Episode I We Never Got
Many people argue that Galaxy Quest is one of the best Star Trek movies. If you know the movie, you
Movies, Science Fiction
A Rainy Day Movie List – Some Sci-Fi to Watch
Please note this post is from 2015 (10+ years old). Links may not work in the future There has been
Books, Marvel, Movies, Star Trek
Artificial Intelligence: Malicious in Movies, Benevolent in Books
Why is it that the portrayal of artificial intelligence in movies and books are contradictory? Almost universally, movies portray AI as adversarial to humans while books show AI benevolently.