Whizzing Tripod is a blog title inspired by the novel "War of the Worlds", written by H. G. Wells back in the 19th century. I consider it to be a phenomenal piece of written word from every angle - the choice of the style of storytelling; the core idea (aliens) and how realistically it's presented; the portrayal of people as well as aliens; the conflict and how it develops throughout the story; the machines! On my blog I just publish some occasional rants.
24 Jan 2023 5 minute read 3 comments peerynt
[Cross-posting – the original post can be seen here.] God gave men brainsLarger than dogs so theyWouldn’t hump women’sLegs at cocktail parties.(Ruth Libby) Written by Rafael Moreu, following his fascination with computer hacking in 1980s and the hack...
14 Jan 2023 6 minute read 0 comments peerynt
[Cross-posting – the original post can be seen here. This review contains mild spoilers. Btw, I never played a Matrix game.] A little more than a year after its somewhat disastrous and baffling release, I decided to give another watch to The Matrix R...
8 Jan 2023 3 minute read 0 comments peerynt
[Cross-posting – the original post can be seen here.] One truth that will never get told by me to anyone who’d ask “what do you do for fun” is the following: I sometimes love to delve into meditative state to question reality. To question the meaning...
17 Dec 2022 6 minute read 0 comments peerynt
[Cross-posting – the original post can be seen here.] “Whether a particular human being or god "actually" existed and "actually" experienced all the symbolic events of a myth is of no consequence for the mythically operative consciousness of people l...
5 Dec 2022 4 minute read 0 comments peerynt
[Cross-posting – the original post can be seen here. The movie stills in this post are from thebigmoviehouse.com, used here on Fair Use basis.] The 1995 black-and-white film by Abel Ferrara, a filmmaker notorious for his devotion to provocative and...
7 Nov 2022 3 minute read 1 comment peerynt
[Cross-posting, the original post can be seen here.] Ah, that suspenseful, spine-tingling excitement, when you are in your auditorium seat all set (with cans and snacks) to watch the horror film everyone on Twitter had been making hype of lately... I...
21 Oct 2022 6 minute read 0 comments peerynt
[Cross-posting – this review was originally posted here. Contains some mild spoilers. All photos in this post are from Bloody Disgusting, posted here on Fair Use basis.] Writing anything about Hellraiser seems almost like an impossible task. Everyone...
19 Oct 2022 4 minute read 0 comments peerynt
[Cross-posting – the original post is to be found here. All photos are from filmaffinity.com, used here on Fair Use basis.] After several dramas and some psychological thriller stuff, some of which feature The Lord of the Rings star Viggo Mortensen,...
29 Sep 2022 2 minute read 0 comments peerynt
[All promotional stills in this post are from rigaiff.lv, used here on Fair Use basis.] One film that made me realize how clueless and self absorbed I am this year had been Hatching, directed by Finnish director, screenwriter and actress Hanna Bergho...
27 Sep 2022 3 minute read 0 comments peerynt
Someone’s deteriorating mental state can always be a promising premise for a horror film. When you think about it, there’s almost certainly a movie you’ve seen that comes to mind, The Shining being perhaps one of the most well known examples. Smile g...
