Rating

Two Stars

220 reviews

A bit niche, perhaps

Books

  4. A Pattern Language

    Christopher Alexander

    This book is somewhat famous in software circles as a shining example of documenting best practices. It’s definitely interesting to skim through, but unless you’re an urban planner or something it’s not a particularly great read as it’s just a huge list of best practices for physical spaces.

  80. The Creative Act

    Rick Rubin

    Zen advice on the creative process, can dip in and out of the book depending on where you are in a project. I wish he’d used specific examples from his work, but the book is probably already a bit longer than it could be anyway.

  99. The Odyssey

    Homer, Emily Wilson

    Heard a lot of hype about Emily Wilson’s modern translation, so decided to give it a shot. I found the preface and initial notes to be fairly interesting, and the translation is definitely more readable than what I remember in high school. However, finishing this ended up being a bit of a slog for me.

Movies & TV

  3. Anora

    I don’t understand how this got so many accolades, especially since the second half of the film goes hard into physical comedy

  4. Ash

    The visuals and music save this from being a total loss. More horror than Science Fiction, also has very strong video game vibes.

  6. Cat Person

    Does well when it stays faithful to the short story but goes off the rails toward the end for the worse.

  22. In the Grey

    If only Guy Ritchie made a sequel to The Man From Uncle instead of this. Not bad, but also not particularly good.

  25. Jay Kelly

    Talented cast, some beautifully shot scenes, but ultimately fairly boring.

  31. Normal

    Fargo meets Hot Fuzz, but unfortunately not as good as either. Some decent humor though, so above average for the genre.

  46. Splitsville

    A bit much at times, but it’s a fun watch. Getting a very attractive actress to play your spouse is clearly a great perk of acting in films you wrote.

  52. The Dink

    Pretty sure the screenplay was an AI prompt (“Happy Gilmore, but for pickleball”), but they did it a few years ago when AI wasn’t as good yet

  58. The Rip

    I only watched this because Matt Damon said it had to be optimized for people multitasking. Definitely some slightly awkward dialog at times, but otherwise a solid action film.