Reviews, mostly of movies, by Jonathan Zap

Some reviews, mostly of movies, which often mutate into meditations on cultural and evolutionary themes.

The Dangerous Methods of David Cronenberg—-A Brief Review of A Dangerous Method

The Dangerous Methods of David Cronenberg—-A Brief Review of A Dangerous Method

Vigo Mortensen as Freud, and Michael Fassbender as Jung, in A Dangerous Method

text copyright 2012, Jonathan Zap
edited by Austin Iredale

 

“…he [...]

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Decaf, Jarhead Reviewed

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Decaf, Jarhead Reviewed

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Decaf

Also Jarhead

Copyright 2005 Jonathan Zap

Have you ever wondered what a day in [...]

MATRIX REGURGITATED

MATRIX REGURGITATED

MATRIX REGURGITATED

Review Copyright 2003, Jonathan Zap

27 May 2003

I can’t quite put my finger on it, but in my heart I [...]

A Thanksgiving/Facebook Morning of Sarcastic Holiday Cheer–a kind of review of Roger Water’s the Wall

A Thanksgiving/Facebook Morning of Sarcastic Holiday Cheer–a kind of review of Roger Water’s the Wall

I’ve been doing all the traditional Thanksgiving things today, especially leaving sarcastic Facebook messages. The warmth of the holidays is [...]

Enter the Void

Enter the Void

When a Void is not a Void, Enter the Void—a sort-of review of Enter the Void

© 2011, Jonathan Zap

Edited by [...]

King Kong, the $150 Million Dollar Monkey

King Kong, the $150 Million Dollar Monkey

King Kong, the $150 Million Dollar Monkey.

King Kong is definitely the King of the trinity of $120 million plus [...]

Brokeback Mountain and the Value of Laconic Brilliance

Brokeback Mountain and the Value of Laconic Brilliance

This will be sort of a movie review or two, but mostly a tangent on laconic brilliance.

Avatar and the Singularity Archetype

Avatar and the Singularity Archetype

©2010 by Jonathan Zap   Edited by Austin Iredale

What is the Singularity Archetype?

Some of the most significant layers of meaning in [...]

Is the World Spiraling Toward Eucatastrophe or is that just my Pronoia?

Is the World Spiraling Toward Eucatastrophe or is that just my Pronoia?

By Jonathan Zap, 2006

From Wikipedia:

Eucatastrophe is a term coined by J.R.R. Tolkien which refers to the sudden turn of events [...]

The Siren Call of Hungry Ghosts

The Siren Call of Hungry Ghosts

The Siren Call of Hungry Ghosts is a spell binding paranormal detective story, elegantly written, and as haunting and irresistible as its title implies. The implications of what British paranormal investigator and writer Joe Fisher discovers, at the apparent cost of his life, are staggering, and have such profound implications for all inhabitants of this particular plane of reality, that as over the top as this may sound, this book may be one of the more important ever written.

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