헤어질 결심 (lit. Resolution to Break Up) by Park Chan-wook 🎬 The mountain and the sea. Continue Reading →
We Are for the Dark and Dark Entries by Robert Aickman 📚 Structural hints, but not outright spoilers. Continue Reading →
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night by Ana Lily Amirpour 🎬 Incredible that I missed this gem for twelve years. Continue Reading →
Seconds by John Frankenheimer 🎬 Perhaps, after the foreshadowing was left on the cutting room floor, the final shot works even better. Continue Reading →
À bout de souffle aka Breathless by Jean-Luc Godard 🎬 Back when chain-smoking was the rage. Continue Reading →
박쥐 aka Thirst by Park Chan-wook 🎬 You can’t write anything on this one without spoilers. Continue Reading →
싸이보그지만 괜찮아 aka I’m a Cyborg, But That’s Okay by Park Chan-wook 🎬 It has everything, even a happy ending. Continue Reading →
친절한 금자씨 (Kind-Hearted Ms. Geum-ja aka Lady Vengeance) by Park Chan-wook 🎬 This trilogy, of course, had to be followed by a comedy. Continue Reading →
올드보이 aka Oldboy by Park Chan-wook 🎬 As haunting as the original Greek myth (if you read it closely). Continue Reading →
W. A. Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte by Barrie Kosky & Suzanne Andrade and Antonio Foglinani 🎵 Entertaining, but not for opera aficionados. Continue Reading →
The Mystery of the Ultimatum Game: Why We Are Predictably Irrational by Kobayashi Kayoko 📚 Excellent primer with an argument and a view. Continue Reading →
The Blob by Chuck Russell 🎬 Aesthetically, the Blob wouldn’t have been conspicuous in the 1980s. Continue Reading →
Uncertain Maps: Group Exhibition at KAI 10 | Arthena Foundation 🖼️ In game design, both pen-&-paper and digital, maps should always be a narrative experience too. Continue Reading →
Zuckmantel, Meyer, Berio, Haußmann by notabu.ensemble neue musik 🎵 The drawback of new pieces in live concerts is you can listen to them only once. Continue Reading →
Cold Hand in Mine: Eight Strange Stories by Robert Aickman 📚 Two out of eight. Also, very English. Continue Reading →
レンタル・ファミリー / Rental Family by HIKARI 🎬 Took me three attempts to watch this movie. Continue Reading →
공동경비구역 JSA aka Joint Security Area by Park Chan-wook 🎬 Plus, Western reviews tend to be quite condescending. Continue Reading →
Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M. R. James 📚 Predating the Mythos Circle, but already with tentacles! Continue Reading →
One Battle After Another by Paul Thomas Anderson 🎬 If Sinners didn’t exist, this would be my favorite from 2025. Continue Reading →
어쩔수가없다 aka No Other Choice by Park Chan-wook 🎬 Some scenes might upset your stomach. Continue Reading →
The Incredible Shrinking Man by Jack Arnold 🎬 All the anxieties of the 1950s rolled into one. Continue Reading →
The Whale by Darren Aronofsky 🎬 Frazer’s been among my favorite actors since forever. Continue Reading →
The Game Music Toolbox by Marios Aristopoulos & Game Audio Fundamentals by Keith Zizza 📚 Nice releases for basic and advanced game audio, respectively. Continue Reading →
Alessandro De Rosa’s Ennio Morricone: In His Own Words 📚 A thoroughly enchanting conversation. Continue Reading →
Ready to Go, But Not Yet Publishing 🥂 There will always be something new, including nothing new. Continue Reading →