Aeon Flux

Directed by Karyn Kusama, Written by Phil Hay, Matt Manfredi, Peter Chung

Film

Watched for a flim exchange with my mate Ravanal and I’m kinda baffled why it was chosen. It has the opposite problems Equilibrium had, having (potentially) interesting ideas to explore and having incoherently edited action that strips the fights of almost all enjoyment. Falls victim of the “cut-between-many-angles-shot-for-coverage” at a breakneck speed film- making turns the image into visual noise and erases spatial cohesion. I won’t really get into the narrative because at least in concept its interesting but barely plays a role, things are decided they’re going to happen then they do. Not even in a particularly funny way like with Equilibrium.

Only positive points are some occasionally cool (potentially practical?) sets and visual designs, and that it isn’t actively hateful.

Hope you got what you wanted Rav.

The Boys(DNF)

Garth Ennis

Comic

There is some good stuff in here, but it’s hay in a needlestack.

The Color of Magic

Terry Pratchett

Novel

I have read this before, just somehow didn’t remember like the middle 80% funnily enough. Funny and interesting but not the most stand out, even though it felt like he was hitting his stride a bit towards the end. Idk I’ve been trying to think of more to say but I got nothing substantive. There are some aspects that made me turn my head, in a bad way, in light of what he went on to do later but it isn’t too surprising. Wowie, starting the next one tomorrow.

Scarlet Street

Directed by Fritz Lang, Written by Georges de La Fouchardière, André Mouëzy-Éon, and Dudley Nichols

Film

An interesting tale of deception and misery that kept making fresh narrative turns. Outside a rather unhinged, in a good way, performance of Johnny, the acting was not really of note and the visuals – particularly for Lang – are sadly muted. Good watch and certainly better than the Blue Gardenia, but not one of Lang’s best.