Movies

The Martian – Consistently Focus on Your Circle of Influence to Be in a “Hyper-Proactive” State!

No Spoilers! Ridley Scott’s The Martian is a light-hearted science fiction movie set in Mars, with Matt Damon taking the lead role. Based on the book by Andy Weir, Astronaut Mark Watney (played by Matt Damon) is presumed dead after a manned mission to Mars goes haywire. Watney survives and finds himself stranded alone on Mars. […]

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“Your Mission, Should You Choose to Accept It”

Challenging. Intellectual. Nuanced. These are 3 words that don’t describe “Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation”. Having recently watched its latest iteration, I want to talk about how the movie meets expectations and provides nothing more than an entertaining ride, instead of a challenging and thoughtful experience. Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation stars Tom Cruise in a mindless […]

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Interstellar – Coop, is that you?

Warning: some spoilers follow… Chris Nolan’s “Interstellar” takes you on a trip. It’s a journey. It’s art. It’s beautiful. It’s satisfying. It’s emotional. It’s a lot of really beautiful things/words all blended in a 400 million dollar blender with 64 ounces of Swedish gold. After witnessing the marvel that is Interstellar, I read a review […]

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