Truth is an Illusion: Jupiter Ascending  (2014)
Feb14

Truth is an Illusion: Jupiter Ascending (2014)

Truth is an Illusion: Jupiter Ascending (2014)   Possibly if the Wachowskis had, for whatever reason, never made another film after The Matrix, then that one, combined with their directorial debut with the brilliant Bound would have been enough for both critics and fandom to hail them as authentic geniuses bordering on strange philosophers.  I can envisage a scenario whereby we would have been arguing over what kind of great work they...

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Stephen King : Revival
Feb02

Stephen King : Revival

Something Happened:   Challenging the Pale Prince of Providence   in Stephen King’s   Revival     “These days, you never know what to expect when you pick up a new novel from Stephen King.  Then again, perhaps you never really did.   “King has always been close to being a one-man industry.  He churns out books—and quite often truly high-quality books– at a rate that many authors could only dream about.  Indeed, it may be the man’s...

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