And does it matter? So many existential questions! You can read about some of them in my 4/5 review of Free Guy here, or see below for what happens in the movie. “I’m just a love letter to you and somewhere out there is the author.” So says Guy — who is now actually sentient… Are we all dust in the wind, or merely a collection of zeros and 1s? The Free Guy ending Read More
Free Guy 4 stars
A man in a video game finds his existence threatened just as he find out he is not actually real. One of the current “big” ideas about reality and existence is that we are actually living in a simulation. It’s my favourite, a modern twist on the idea of God, or the disinterested watchmaker who… Free Guy Read More
Ready Player One (3D) 3.5 stars
I spent the 90s obsessed with Oasis, though I’ve only played a computer game once and it didn’t end well. But despite my great age and declining short term memory, I’m not bad on 80s pop culture. With my 8 year old as the representative for modern youth (he’s already helped me take the child… Ready Player One (3D) Read More
Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle 3.5 stars
Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle is the very definition of a good-natured romp. And if you are as useless at computer games as me, it’s probably the nearest you’ll ever get to genuinely understanding their appeal. Four kids are headed for detention, and seeing them sitting in a row outside the Principal’s office – the… Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle Read More