Why We Make Mistakes
{4.5/5} “Many of the qualities that allow us to do so many things so well contain flip sides that predispose us to error. We happen to be very good, for instance, at quickly sizing up a situation. Within a tenth of a second or so after looking at a scene, we are usually able to […]
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
{5/5} “I’m going to help you rediscover your manhood. Do you have any idea where you lost it? … We’re going to find it. We are. I promise you. And I promise you this too, Cal. When we’re done, this wife of yours, she’s going to rue the day she decided to give up on […]
The Call
{5/5} “A lot of times you don’t know how it ends. When your units get to a scene you sign off and they take over. But you don’t know. Did they make an arrest, shoot the bad guy, did the PR live, did she die?” Jordan is a 911 operator. She’s good at her job […]
In the Beginning… was the Command Line
{4.5/5} “Even the least technically minded people in our society now have at least a hazy idea of what operating systems do; what is more, they have strong opinions about their relative merits. It is commonly understood, even by technically unsophisticated computer users, that if you have a piece of software that works on your […]
Man on Fire
{4.5/5} “I’m not been paid to be your friend, I’m being paid to protect you. So no more questions, that’s it. Period… And no crying.” Creasey has been having a tough time lately — for one thing, he has a drinking problem — so he goes to visit his old friend Rayburn in Mexico. Rayburn gets […]
Out of Sight
{4.5/5} “It’s like seeing someone for the first time, like you could be passing on the street, and you look at each other for a few seconds, and there’s this kind of a recognition like you both know something. The next moment the person’s gone, and it’s too late to do anything about it. And […]
The Town
{4.5/5} “I need your help. I can’t tell you what it is, you can never ask me about it later, and we’re gonna hurt some people.” A bank is robbed in Boston. The robbers know what they’re doing, so things go smoothly. They take one hostage, in case they run into the police on the […]
Horton Hears a Who!
{4/5} “How many times have I told you that the jungle is no place to act like a wild animal?” Horton is an elephant — he lives in the jungle, is kind to everyone, likes to take baths, and has an excellent memory. One day he finds a speck and is surprised to discover that […]
The Princess Bride
{4.5/5} “Fool!… You fell victim to one of the classic blunders. The most famous is ‘Never get involved in a land war in Asia,’ but only slightly less well known is this: ‘Never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line.’” Buttercup is the most beautiful woman in the world. Westley is […]
Don Jon
{4.5/5} “Maybe it’s time to try something new.” Don Jon works out, hangs out with his friends, keeps his house clean, has road rage, visits his family, and goes to church. He has had one night stands with lots of women but never a relationship. Then he meets Barbara. He can’t stop thinking about her, and […]