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in that era, michael caine (+ many others) had their glasses made by oliver goldsmith - they're still around today.

the promised land - mads mikkelsen, in the love life of a potato grower. period film with solid odd characters and occasional brutal violence, and slightly bizarre (abrupt) ending that’s a little unclear to me.

i used to really like asano. believe even he is perplexed at how he managed to act as he once did - almost completely blank and emotionless, when he’s now quite relaxed and a little bit hollywood.

days of heaven remaster at the cinema. can tell he wanted a bigger budget, and that what was available might just have been spent on extras hanging around whilst they wait for the right light. has some remarkable photography in it. quite romantic. interesting downwards spiral. perfect days. i've seen quite a few koji yakusho films over the years. he's always good. hard to tell if this is a series of obvious observations, or just the right level of relatable, turned into something quite unexpected and charming none the less.

the UK lockdowns were the first time i really noticed my dad's fragility. his blood pressure medicine was changed, and his thinking slowed. he rarely went anywhere, usually a short walk up the road and back. he had many short visits to hospital over the last few years, and often said afterwards those places scared the hell out of him. in 2023, he had trouble with mobility, and some falls. hospital in august, with delirium and infections. worsening late symptoms of dementia after. doctor's didn't come to vaccinate when unable to get to his appointment. hospital again in october. much breaking of protocols by staff. six weeks waiting for rehab place. late november, covid. he died on december 1st. aged 80. i've now seen the end first hand. as he had pneumonia too, i'd guess it's suffocation and drowning. there's little clear about how various parts of the NHS work together, and it's as odd now seeing if i can find medical records to build more of a picture. complaints seem futile, but i'm trying. it's not easy, everything's upended and new. i can cope with my dad having died. i expected it last year, but not in the way it happened. he knew he was getting generally worse, but didn't know it would be that. i struggle thinking what it was like to realise what was happening to him. hardest is there was just four people in the ward, all immobile. a sitting target, ultimately.

believe it or not, first time i looked at emulation of old consoles was 1997. at that time, a couple of emulators had the very beginnings of SNES working. but only just. gameboy you could do, no problem for example. i recently bought an anbernic 35XX H. i imagined all the trouble would have gone, but games seem to randomly fail in random ways, on machines not that more complicated or newer than the SNES. anyway, it's good in principal. but i was reminded of the other factor in emulators, and that's the oddly hollow feeling of having so much that can be played, and so little genuine reason to do so for the vast majority of it, and looking for the other stuff is hard work. it kind of all really needs to be experienced as new, and lived through. and if you really must, a switch that's hacked can cope with so much more. a good time to buy one, rather than a smaller less powerful, cheap thing like these retro things.

she needs a rest. by my calculations, should only be a hour or two before she's rested enough. which makes me wonder why she'd want a vacation. unless she doesn't actually go for a rest, but for "the rest" of what's on offer.

prince of persia - this vaguely attempts to do the cyclical narrative of a main character tested to the point of repeated death, a cycle you must ultimately break free from. promotional interviews appear to go heavy on an anime influence being central; there are rare(ish) action shots which are very dynamic and make the rest of the visuals looks ordinary, but it doesn't feel anime overall. however, this is something of an exercise in nostalgia. it's very much like a PS2 game, or a modern nostalgic take on that era - apparently, specifically the original 'god of war' games, which are pilfered for so many ideas here that it's quite baffling that it doesn't appear to have been mentioned, called-out. it includes numerous moves and actions, as well as the mood and small-scale environments that try to represent something far bigger. it is an interesting, though oddly quite ordinary, action adventure that gets quite sprawling. it's pretty acceptable, but bland compared to things like 'dead cells' or 'hades', but spends a far larger budget in order to achieve it.

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digital foundry review compares the frame rates. iirc, it’s been designed to not be too taxing, so it’s very consistent across platforms? https://youtu.be/Juhb32ZEu5c?si=B0lskLhpC73isV2d

carrion. tables turned. giant alien beast puzzler, moving around building and tunnels. relies upon eating people to grow and regain health. quite effective, a little hard to control at times, not always clearly understandable, but nicely produced on the whole.

the conversation by ff coppola is great. i’ve seen it a few times. when first watching, the extra concentration i tend to put in helps. pretty engrossing. https://youtu.be/elJL5D6HTvA?si=ipclfIgOmnV8x6XG

i’ve never been able to keep track of digital releases, what’s good from this sector, and track prices. defeats me completely. such a shame.

in all the years since, i've always liked the idea of the stuff, but i could never see how it could be followed properly and engaged with. i used to always be tempted by graphostism magazine, but never bought it.

the sneaker style looks right. it's that exaggerated shape and size. the hands and legs too, kind of old fashioned and naive. i think it all got away from those 70s roots pretty quickly. by the mid 80's i can remember the extremely angular and busy, unreadable stuff to be quite commonplace. the book is probably a good representation of the earlier, more sincere, less likely to have any opportunity for money-making kind of stuff.