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guru Jacob 30 year-old guy
Peripatetic British metaspatial designer. Likes Macs, the interweb, mountain biking, goats' cheese and Armagnac.
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Sunday October 19
guru blippd After Hours
Wickedly kooky. This absurdist escapade around Spring Street, NYC, 1984, is quite a novel barrel of laughs from Scorsese. =). -
Friday October 17
guru is watching 101 recently acquired movies, alphabetically
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guru blippd American Gangster
This is a satisfyingly good embellished biopic presented as a shabby cop flick. It lacks an edge, but 1970's NY comes across well as gritty and cool. =). -
Wednesday October 15
guru blippd A History of Violence
Not what I expected. Very Cronenberg. A relaxed thriller, a little too slick, but good. Less is more when it comes to the 'violence' (as in Eastern Promises). =|. -
guru blippd Basquiat
This was enjoyably unpretentious. Refreshing to see this kid breach the early 80's NYC art scene. Inevitably it was corrupting. (Watch it with Factory Girl!) =). -
guru blippd Adaptation
Trying too hard to be real. I grew bored with the tedious screenwriter's life and gave up after 20 mins. I should give it another chance, everyoneelse was fine. =(. -
Monday October 13
guru blippd 300
Lush brutal ardour. Deeply irrelevant, fantastical, overly graphic, and yet stirring. Pecs, blood, breasts — and wheat fields. Great credits animation. =D. -
guru blippd 3:10 to Yuma
I'm not really a fan of the western genre, and there were a few too many bullets, but it's a vivid campfire yarn that starts well, and ends less so. =|. -
Saturday October 11
guru blippd 21
It was reasonably fun, because I mean it's a bunch of too-shiny pseudo math nerds in Vegas. But really, that's it. =|. -
guru blippd There Will be Blood
Reflections of American toil and capitalism. Don't be put off by the length; although not quite epic, its greatness is unsympathetic, yet its aesthetics are. =).
