Taking comfort in the Unfairness of the Universe
Last Wednesday Silke and I watched District 9. I wasn’t completely sure what to expect but it turned out to be a very well made science fiction movie. District 9 has the usual ingredients: ugly aliens, ray-guns and space ships. But that is where the similarities with a lot of science fiction movies end. A [...]
As Silke and I both really enjoyed the first two Ice Age movies we were looking forward to watch the third part as well. Thanks to recent upgrades to two cinemas in Cambridge we would even be able to watch the 3D version of Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs. The movie was just what he [...]
The last two Star Trek movies were quite disappointing. When I heard that the newest movie would be about the young crew of the original Enterprise I thought it would be even worse. But a very favourable review by Spiegel Online whose critics normally despise any remotely entertaining movie sparked my interest. And Star Trek [...]