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Author Archives: Phil
Secret Level has landed on Prime Video
A satisfyingly graphic introduction to the incredible violence of the grim dark future and the Emperor’s chosen.
It neatly establishes the in-universe pecking order of human vs. post-human, with the Astartes dismantling their opposition in short order. It also showcases the more esoteric aspects of the lore and the greater threats facing humanity.
However, while this short amply demonstrates the power of the Space Marines, it also highlights their weakness as a storytelling device. Stoic, honour-bound warrior monks with little to no personality beyond their varying levels of savagery or tactics in battle.
If the Warhammer 4k Universe wants to succeed on screen, it will need to deliver a lot more humanity than taciturn giants undertaking various acts of sacrifice and mutilation, no matter how gloriously realised.
Twelve strangers wake up in a clearing. They don't know where they are—or how they got there. In the shadow of a dark internet conspiracy theory, ruthless elitists gather at a remote location to hunt humans for sport. But their master plan is about to be derailed when one of the hunted turns the tables on her pursuers.
A teen gang in a South London housing estate must team up with the other residents to protect their neighbourhood from a terrifying alien invasion.
Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister makes the most of the situation after his family unwittingly leaves him behind when they go on Christmas vacation. But when a pair of bungling burglars set their sights on Kevin's house, the plucky kid stands ready to defend his territory. By planting booby traps galore, adorably mischievous Kevin stands his ground as his frantic mother attempts to race home before Christmas Day.
I’ve no idea how many times I have seen this but it still makes me laugh.
The soundtrack is perfection. It’s probably not up there in most people’s minds as one of William’s best but it completely elevates the movie from good to classic.
And the Marley reconcilliation sub-plot? Just lovely. Gets you right in the Christmas feels.
★★★★★
This took much longer than I expected. Forget Trump, the guy was already an avowed “great replacement conspiracy” nut…
Today, in the UK, we’ll find out if it’s OK for humans to continue to die in intolerable pain, the likes of which it would be illegal to inflict on an animal.
Monsters under the bed are scary enough, but what happens when an entire house is out to get you? Three teens aim to find out when they go up against a decrepit neighboring home and unlock its frightening secrets.
As a “kid’s first horror”, it does the job but the explanation for the haunting is both bizarre and kind of naff.
★★★
Got an email from the archlinux team about their plans to license PKGBUILDS and stuff (https://rfc.archlinux.page/0040-license-package-sources/). Made me nostalgic.
I wrote some pretty freaking complex PKGBUILDs in my time, though they were never in official repos.
As an autistic person, I can dramatically improve my life expectancy by not killing myself.