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Siblings: Books:1, Restaurants:1
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I like slightly challenging movies, or visual feasts, and nothing too miserable or too sacharine.

5 out of 5 excellent
4 out of 5 very good
3 out of 5 good, or ok with some very good bits
2 out of 5 ok, or crap with some good bits
1 out of 5 crap
0 out of 5 utter shite
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The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

30th September 2008 18:07 | No Comments »
Categories: Movies

Sometimes I wonder about the ICA’s film curators. You’d think if they choose a Japanese animation for a Saturday night show, it’s bound to be a good one, right? Not a soppy coming of age drama for teenagers. Yeah, that’s what I thought. Continue »

Rating: 2 out of 5
Director: Mamoru Hosoda
Released: 2008
Country: Japan
IMDB entry: imdb.com/title/tt0808506


Babel

28th January 2007 23:45 | Comments Off
Categories: Movies

A miserable movie which tries to be clever with mixed timelines á la Pulp Fiction, but ultimately feels pointless and way too long. Continue »

Rating: 2 out of 5
Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu
Released: 2006
Country: France / Mexico / USA
IMDB entry: imdb.com/title/tt0449467


Machuca

27th July 2006 16:33 | Comments Off
Categories: Movies, DVD

A look at Chilean society during the end of the Allende era told trough the eyes of two kids from opposite social background. Well made but perhaps a bit slow and melodramatic, it is worth seeing if you are interested in journey through a different time and culture. Continue »

Rating: 3 out of 5
Director: Andrés Wood
Released: 2004
Country: Chile
IMDB entry: imdb.com/title/tt0378284


Ghost in the Shell

25th July 2006 21:24 | Comments Off
Categories: Movies, DVD

Classic cyberpunk caper in the Akira league, with great visual ideas, a rushed plot and diabolical soundtrack and dubbing. Definitively worth seeing if you like good animation Continue »

Rating: 4 out of 5
Director: Mamoru Oshii
Released: 1995
Country: Japan
IMDB entry: imdb.com/title/tt0113568


P For Pile of Shite

31st March 2006 11:54 | Comments Off
Categories: Movies

Utter rubbish. Continue »

Rating: 1 out of 5
Director: James McTeigue
Released: 2005
Country: Germany / UK / US
IMDB entry: imdb.com/title/tt0434409
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Fritz is an Italian chap who's been living in London and working in the digital industry for almost 20 years. He's currently freelancing as technical lead, developer, technical architect, information architect, and producer.

In the past he's been technical director for an integrated digital agency, a chef, and author of comics.