Tag: ocd

  • Even Stanley Kubrick wasn’t THAT good

    Even Stanley Kubrick wasn’t THAT good

    I love films with subtext. The best movies have both an engaging plot and something deeper to say, beneath the surface. Carefully-chosen camera angles, judicious prop placement, and even purposeful color grading can either underscore or undermine the main storytelling thrust. A movie with such semiotic depth blurs the line between artist intent and audience…

  • OCD nightmare

    OCD nightmare

    In AMC’s The Walking Dead, survivors of the zombie apocalypse fight to survive. All around them, undead “walkers” lurk, hungry for fresh flesh. The show continues to grow in popularity and has crossed over from nerd favorite to cultural phenomenon. Season Four starts soon, and I’ll be watching. Although I’m a fan, something bothered me…

  • How little hardware flaws drive me crazy.

    Stuff breaks. Every so often, something I buy conks out, goes on the fritz, or just plain stops working. Blessed warranties to the rescue! Apple replaced my iPod touch at least twice: once for a stuck power button and again for a temperamental headphone jack. And Lenovo (after a month-long, maddening back-and-forth) fixed a blown-out…