Category Archives: Movies

What People Are Watching (on Netflix)

Posted on December 18, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

After a decade of requests, Netflix is finally making some of its viewing data publicly available (you can download the data here). While it’s unclear exactly what the data mean*, it’s still pretty interesting. As you might expect, popular series … Continue reading →

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They Knew It Was Wrong. They Always Did Know

Posted on March 3, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

There’s a recent piece that must be read in its entirety about the making of the movie Gone With the Wind. It focuses on a number of excised scenes, some which downplayed the horror of the ‘Noble Cause’ and others … Continue reading →

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Swing Tunes And Saucy Sirens

Posted on December 4, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed at the National Building Museum, Judiciary Square, D.C.:

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A Very Serious Foreign Policy Question

Posted on December 27, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Vote here (and, no, I’m not going to rickroll you. This time).

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A Non-Spoiler, Very Short Review of Star Wars

Posted on December 25, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

In short, it was good. Not great, but good, and fun to see on the big screen. One thing that’s a little weird is that, unlike the very first movie, which could stand alone (i.e., if another one hadn’t been … Continue reading →

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Remaking Memento?

Posted on November 26, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

I’m genuinely confused how this is going to work as a plot: Memento, Christopher Nolan’s 2000 breakout thriller, is getting remade… Memento starred Guy Pearce as a man who is tracking down his wife’s killer but suffers from a unique … Continue reading →

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If A Major Studio Doesn’t Buy the Rights to This…

Posted on April 15, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

…then you know Hollywood is run by idiots:

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So About This Noah Movie…

Posted on March 7, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

I have no desire whatsoever to see the movie Noah, but this plot element perplexes me: Noah’s daughter-in-law is played by Emma Watson. During one of the battle scenes, just as a grubby ruffian is about to brain her with … Continue reading →

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Belated Movie Review: Contagion

Posted on March 18, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Between Netflix and the inability of modern Americans to behave in public places, I don’t really see a lot of movies in the theater (unless I can manage to catch a weekday late afternoon showing). So I’m often late to … Continue reading →

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