Inherent Vice | Trailer

Inherent Vice is a crime comedy-drama based on the novel by Thomas Pynchon. The film stars Owen Wilson, Josh Brolin, Benecio Del Toro, Joaquin Phoenix and was directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. Set in 1970, drug-fueled Los Angeles detective Larry “Doc” Sportello investigates the disappearance of a former girlfriend.

The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug (Movie Review) | More impressive and entertaining

It is the second instalment of the three part film adapted from The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. Directed by Peter Jackson The Desolation of Smaug follows An Unexpected Journey and stars Ian McKellen, Luke Evans, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Lee Pace, Evangeline Lily & Orlando Bloom. Premise: The dwarves, along with Bilbo Baggins and Gandalf the Grey, continue their … Continue reading The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug (Movie Review) | More impressive and entertaining

V.S. Ramachandran M.D., P.H.D., and Sandra Blakeslee | Phantoms in the Brain

librarianreadseverything: I have become incredibly well-versed in the happenings of the brain over the past few months. A little while back I read Icognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain by David Eagleman. Prior to that was The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind by Julian Jaynes (as thrilling as the … Continue reading V.S. Ramachandran M.D., P.H.D., and Sandra Blakeslee | Phantoms in the Brain

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (Movie Review) | Epic, Entertaining but a Bit Stretched

Based partly on J.R.R. Tolkien’s book The Hobbit, or There and Back Again and partly on the appendices to The Return of the King. The film was directed by Peter Jackson and stars Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Luke Evans, Lee Pace, and Richard Armitage among a slew of talented actors. Premise: A reluctant hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, sets out to … Continue reading The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (Movie Review) | Epic, Entertaining but a Bit Stretched