Is chess in terrible kids movies with talking pets a trend? First there was the horrendous Alvin and the chipmunks: The Squeakquel from 2009 and…
CIPC #181: Yoko Ono, Don’t count the waves
Over the last two blog posts about movies, there was a distinct rising theme in quality. Now, I will make it a crab canon by…
CIPC #179: Sleuth
Ah! how marvellous it is to watch a decent movie again! Granted, whatever movie one watches after the disaster called Alvin and the chipmunks: The…
CIPC #177: Alvin and the chipmunks: The squeakquel
My God. What have I come to? You know, I hope you all really appreciate what I do for this blog, because you have no…
CIPC #175: A matter of life and death
After a short detour to the land of advertising, we return to our usual playground of movies. This time, we go all the way back…
CIPC #173: Death note 2: The last name
I have already written a blog post about a manga and one about an anime, but I have yet to talk about Japanese cinema. That’s…
CIPC #172: Blazing saddles
After the horrors I had to endure last week, I think I deserve a bit of break. Something light-hearted, something fun. Something good, even. Which…
CIPC #167: Wing commander
It is received wisdom that any video game based on a movie has an good chance to blow. Hard. In the bell-end of a horn.…
CIPC #166: Young Sherlock Holmes
After almost a hundred blog posts, Sherlock Holmes once more turns in an appearance, but this time in a younger form. Young Sherlock Holmes is…
CIPC #163: Friday the 13th part 2
This blog is, as the name suggests, about chess in pop culture. Last week, we talked about the culture part, today we’ll deal with the…