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Aug. 17th, 2023 11:06 amWhat's better than overwork? Being on holiday! I'm writing today from a converted barn in the middle of nowhere in the Netherlands (or, as close to the middle of nowhere as is possible to get in the Netherlands, which isn't very close). It's been a hot and sunny week, but today is bright-cloudy with a breeze, a cooling relief.
Film
Of course, I couldn't not get in on the films of the moment. I got a gang of friends together to watch Oppenheimer (2023) and Barbie (2023) in a day (leaving time for a late lunch at the cinema burger bar in between). I laughed a lot at Barbie; Oppenheimer was fine, once you got past the first hour of "rapid cuts between men saying bland sentences as though they are something profound".
When I get home, there's unlikely to be much of interest in the cinema for a few weeks, except perhaps the new TMNT. I'm considering trying to double-feature it with the 1990 one - although I have just now discovered there were also adaptations in 2007 and 2014, and I'm not certain I have the stamina to get through all four (ever, let alone in a row!).
Film
Of course, I couldn't not get in on the films of the moment. I got a gang of friends together to watch Oppenheimer (2023) and Barbie (2023) in a day (leaving time for a late lunch at the cinema burger bar in between). I laughed a lot at Barbie; Oppenheimer was fine, once you got past the first hour of "rapid cuts between men saying bland sentences as though they are something profound".
When I get home, there's unlikely to be much of interest in the cinema for a few weeks, except perhaps the new TMNT. I'm considering trying to double-feature it with the 1990 one - although I have just now discovered there were also adaptations in 2007 and 2014, and I'm not certain I have the stamina to get through all four (ever, let alone in a row!).
