Category Archives: Movies

Netflix recommendations are a bit.. off sometimes

While a lot of the Netflix recs are pretty good, sometimes they can be very off: While both are good movies, i think they fall into highly divergent categories.

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Quick Post

Today’s Stream of Consciousness: School is going to start in 2 days. Back to classes. Yay. I’m getting a bit stressed out thinking about grant applications, and qualifying exams. Argghhhh… time to start studying this weekend. We just had our … Continue reading

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Infernal Unicorn!

I think Netflix needs to take another look at their recommendation algorithms. Here’s the description of Infernal Affairs: A veteran cop, Chan Wing Yan (Tony Leung), is given an enormous task: to go undercover within his own department and finger … Continue reading

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Flight of the Conchords

A recent purchase of mine. Absolutely hilarious, I tell you (even though I’m not smiling in this picture). I swear!  

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We Heart Stardust

Stardust trailer at Apple.com FLOATING in on an airy breeze of dreams and true love, the lively adventure-romance “Stardust” offers that elusive quality summer movies are supposed to possess but rarely do — total escape. LA Times Stardust was one … Continue reading

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Recommendation Engine

Oh Netflix, you’re so smart! How did you know?? I saw that today when I logged on to Netflix.

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Horton Hears A Who

Oh Dr. Suess, how I love thee. There’s a trailer over on the Apple site.

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Shopgirl

I’m on a Claire Danes fix at at the moment so I watched Shopgirl on Friday with Jules. I thought it was pretty good but I’m not sure if it’s the Danes infatuation or not. Hm.

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Let’s all go to the movies

Jules and I went on a pseudo-date on Friday to the Parkway in Oakland to see Stardust. We didn’t eat there this time because we were too hungry to wait. We ate at our local favorite Mijori before heading over. … Continue reading

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The Real Rocky

So I just watched Rocky Balboa, the last Rocky movie which was released last year. Frankly, not so great. But as I was watching it I remembered something I had seen on TV while visiting my parents once. A little … Continue reading

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