I have already written a blog post about a manga and one about an anime, but I have yet to talk about Japanese cinema. That’s…
CIPC #172: Blazing saddles
After the horrors I had to endure last week, I think I deserve a bit of break. Something light-hearted, something fun. Something good, even. Which…
CIPC #167: Wing commander
It is received wisdom that any video game based on a movie has an good chance to blow. Hard. In the bell-end of a horn.…
CIPC #166: Young Sherlock Holmes
After almost a hundred blog posts, Sherlock Holmes once more turns in an appearance, but this time in a younger form. Young Sherlock Holmes is…
CIPC #163: Friday the 13th part 2
This blog is, as the name suggests, about chess in pop culture. Last week, we talked about the culture part, today we’ll deal with the…
CIPC #156: Pretty woman
Pretty woman, a 1990 film starring Richard Gere as Edward Lewis and Julia Roberts as Vivian Ward, must be the epitome of the romantic comedy.…
CIPC #151: The spirit of Christmas
‘t is the season to be jolly! To put a tree with more decoration than Idi Amin in a prominent place in the house. To…
CIPC #146: Wolfen
Wolfen is a supernatural thriller from 1981, mainly known for starring Albert Finney. The plot starts in a very standard fashion: people are being murdered…
CIPC #140: Final move
One thing I haven’t done yet this year, is commenting on a chess-themed movie. More than a hundred blog posts ago, I commented on Lang…
CIPC #133: Das schwarze Schaf
Who is the greatest detective from British fiction? Is it Sherlock Holmes? Perhaps Hercule Poirot or Mrs. Marple? Is it brother Cadfael? Do the famous…