Category Archives: Movies

Qui-Gon Jinn and the chance of being caught

January 26, 2011 – 6:00 pm

I love the movie reviews made by RedLetterMedia. They are irreverent and to the point, and they are not only a real pleasure to watch, but also an interesting insight in how movie critics is performed. My favorite review is from Star Wars – Episode 1 – the Phantom Menace. While I agree with the [...]

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Hacking your brain for fun

August 3, 2010 – 1:30 am

I just came back from Nolan’s latest creation, Inception, and I was completely blown away. The core of the very elaborate plot is the concept of dreaming and consciousness levels inside dreams, in particular taking advantage of the science-fiction concept of “shared dreams”. Not unlike in The Matrix, questions about “what is real, what is [...]

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