Entertainment – Human Journey

The Ghost Bride (Netflix)

The Ghost Bride is a romantic drama, with a warm presence of charm and humor and a bucket of supernatural that dances with the grotesquely dark side of death and the afterlife. In Mandarin, set in 1890’s China.

Rant: Non-English Movies

I prefer subtitles. I want to hear the native dialect, the visceral actor’s conviction in their original words. I’m willing to read and have all of the feels. Just let me do the work.

Weekend Movie Recommendation: Farmageddon (Netflix)

Adorable! Force the kids (or the kid within you) to enjoy a playful and genuinely good natured feature length movie about Shaun the Sheep sharing an adventure with Lu-La the alien.

Weekend Movie Recommendation: The Coldest Game (Netflix)

Skip it! If you want to know why, read on. Otherwise, just pass.

Timmy Failure – Mistakes Were Made (Disney+)

Sit your middle schooler down and take an awkward journey with Timmy, age 10, trying to solve crimes with his polar bear partner as he navigates the difficulties of school, friends and never fitting in.

Miss Americana – Taylor Swift (Netflix)

Words. Words matter. Our words enable us, empower us. Our words, withdrawn, defeat us.

JoJo Rabbit (Pay-Per-View)

This is one of those movies you watch 100 times and discover something new…Every. Single. Time.

The “Future” is Underwhelming

I just realized that the movie Blade Runner was set in the dark dystopian high tech future of Los Angeles, November, 2019.

Yeah, 4 months ago. I’m seriously disappointed in our accomplishments thus far.

In-game Currency Income Tax

This is fascinating to me, but I’m a nerd.

Taxation of virtual currencies – particularly within video games – is an emerging revenue stream, one that the IRS is still clearly trying to figure out. Game engines are on the verge of becoming banks… actual banks. Guess what? That’s going to throw a whole new problem into their business model because it exposes them to something that their industry isn’t priced for: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency oversight.

JOKER (2019)

Joker is a complete and deeply disturbing reinterpretation of the villain’s origins, as textured and volatile as it is uncomfortable to watch. The narrative flips “crazy and evil” into mental illness, victimization and circumstance that drive Arthur Fleck into the delusional madness and transformation of the Joker.