One Sentence Media Reviews
This is a book from the early 90s about an alternative view of life, the universe, and everything, involving thousands of anecdotes about ESP and the like, and while the first section (historical coverage of the holographic theory) was thought-provoking, I couldn’t get through the rest.
Even though the entire book could have been one sentence (“regulatory capture by natural gas is hurting grid reliability by reducing nuclear”), and even though a deeper dive into the social mechanisms of that regulatory capture maybe would have been more useful, this book does deftly prove its point and provide a fascinating look into the kafkaesque nightmare that is the american electrical grid.
Despite an abundance of cheesy slapstick, the jokes and characters in this sequel are truly top notch, with tons of quotable cult classic moments.
This intense errol morris doc about a botched murder trial was captivating but too sharply cut for my taste - I felt like it glossed over areas and points that I would’ve liked to see in more detail.
It’s so impressive for a work of art to push the envelope with an off-kilter concept and end up with a brilliant success, but this ghibli masterpiece does - and i’d also note that for once the english dub is the better choice.
calm, silly, different - an under-appreciated classic.
It’s a good show full of strong performances and moments but be aware it’s roughly 25% space, 75% prestige tv drama.
I found this glimpse into early dylan wonderful from a historical and musical perspective but challenging because early dylan the person rubs me the wrong way.
What I love most about Mandel’s novels, besides the intricate timelines and wonderful characters, is the surreal way that all the stories share so many connections, themes, meanings, and characters without often directly referencing each other, rewarding devoted readers with a rich world of extra insight.
this famous documentary was interesting, thoughtful, well shot, and a bit over-hyped - probably a bit like its subject.
learning more about enron was really cool but i was disappointed in this doc’s heavy reliance on stock footage and random pop songs where i wanted to see a lot more hard evidence.
while this self help manual has some interesting ideas about diy fermented yogurt (which i haven’t yet tried out), most of it suffers from the same malady as many other similar books- a ton of fluff and repetition.
this coen brothers jeff bridges western classic is funny, fun, beautifully executed, but kind of falls over in the last 15 minutes and i have a lot of ideas about how i’d fix it but they won’t fit into this sentence.