Alien: Covenant Ridley Scott (2017) A lot of people criticized Prometheus for its lacks of ties with the original Alien movie. Ridley Scott returns once again to direct the sequel and continue the story. Some hoped he would finally "fix the errors" of the previous film, and make a truly worthy prequel to Alien. They…
Prometheus Ridley Scott (2012) It's a very common thing with people my age: I've been a huge fan of the Alien saga since I was a child (even though now I'm thinking maybe no kid should see those movies?). Like many, I was expecting a lot from this movie, with Ridley Scott returning to direct…
Mission to Mars Brian de Palma (2000) I remember seeing this movie in the cinema when it came out, I was very young, and I don't remember watching it again many times after that. Mars is always a great setting for a science fiction movie. It has that aura around it, so far and mysterious…
Doom Eternal id Software (2020) Like many a kid growing up in the 1990's, I have played the original Doom. I skipped Doom 3, and was stupidly skeptical when the great Doom (2016) came out. I swiftly corrected this idiotic viewpoint by playing it, and was very eager to play the sequel. As the Doom…
Gladiator Ridley Scott (2000) I remember very well seeing this movie for the first time. I went in with other kids from my school. There was an annoying one that had an interest in history and would make unrequited comments during the projection, and someone rightfully asked him to shut up. I liked it so…
Monty Python and the Holy Grail Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones (1975) I knew of Monty Python long before seeing any of their material, but I had to reach a certain level of English to "get" them, so I came to it fairly late. King Arthur travels the realm searching for companions to join the Knights…
A simple API I have not worked a lot with concurrency in the past, though in my C++ code I made a small multi-threaded job system, that I barely used. This time I wanted to introduce it quite early in the code to maximize chances of using it when applicable. And just to be more…
Two Brothers Jean-Jacques Annaud (2004) I like tigers a lot (who doesn't?), so I didn't put much of a fight when my girlfriend suggested we watch this movie. In early 20th century Cambodia, renowned hunter Aidan McRory comes accross a tiger family in the jungle. The two cubs live but are separated, until fate reunites…
Ender's Game Gavin Hood (2013) I missed Ender's Game when it came out in 2013, and saw it was pretty much panned by critics and ignored by audiences. Yet again, I find myself completely out of phase with the general opinion. Fifty years after a foiled invasion of Earth by an insectoid alien race known…
Peau D'Ane Jacques Demy (1970) I feel like I've known this movie all my life. but watching it recently I was able to really appreciate how much of a classic it is. Jacques Demy adapts Charles Perrault's fairy tale, where a widowed King plans to marry his daughter. With the help of her fairy godmother,…
Another Memory Ends 