This is an excellent and illuminating documentary of the state of algorithmic bias. If you’ve read recent books like Algorithms of Oppression and Race After Technology – you probably won’t find anything new. But it is nice seeing academics in their natural habitats. It really helps to personalise the problems by placing them in social…
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So, farewell Christopher Plummer. This might be one of the most bizarre role he’s ever played, in this charming – but flawed – production of the stage classic. I met my wife at a University production of Royal Hunt of The Sun. As an anniversary gift, she got me the DVD. The film is incredible…
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This is a frustratingly good movie. I wish I had the film-making vocabulary to describe it properly. As a fun sci-fi heist, it is a triumph. The special effects are light-years beyond Star Wars – both the original and the sequels. The multi-lingual world it presents is possibly the most realistic depiction of the future…
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It’s rare to find a sci-fi / rom-com crossover – and it’s even rarer to find one that’s good. TiMER is excellent. Like all good speculative fiction, it changes just one aspect of the modern world – what would it be like if you knew exactly when you would meet your one-true-love? It doesn’t bother…
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There’s nothing wrong with this movie. It’s just so… ordinary. Partly, that’s a failure of the superhero genre. They’re all identical movies. I am strong enough to defeat common thieves! Here is a baddie who is somehow stronger than you! I will defeat you due to really believing in myself! Fan service post-credits scene. WW1984…
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An utterly superfluous movie. Have you seen Cube? Or perhaps Saw? Maybe My Little Eye? All identical. But this has put last year’s zeitgeist as its title as a selling point. The major problem with this outing of the plot is that it invites us to participate in a puzzle but provides none of the…
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A group of college kids staying at a riverside cabin are menaced by a swarm of deadly zombie beavers. The moment that the zombie beavers deliberately chewed through the phone lines in order to strand our hapless heroes, I knew I was in for a treat. This is an unapologetic B-Movie. It knows exactly how…
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I hate superhero movies – let’s get that out of the way first. They’re a bag of clichés, where flashing lights are considered an adequate replacement for new ideas. 2017’s “Logan” is the only one I’ve found interesting. What happens to a Superhero after they’re too old for this shit? What does it mean to…
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A group of high school students form a coven of witches. A sequel to the 1996 film, “The Craft”. This bills itself as a sequel to the mid-90’s classic, but it’s a completely independent movie. Although it is not as dark or scary as its predecessor, it’s a fun and challenging film. What starts out…
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I'm trying to build up my tolerance of scary movies. The Shining was pretty good – but not too scary. Now @summerbeth is making me watch An American Werewolf in London. — Terence Eden (@edent) October 30, 2020 I have a theory about certain movies. Take, for example, “Star Wars: The Phantom Menace“. It is…
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