"Sometimes in life it seems like there's no way out. Like a sheep trapped in a maze designed by wolves. And you know that if you're ever in that situation, there are always two doors to choose from. And through the first door — oh, it's easy to get through that door and on the other side waiting for you are all the nummiest treats you can imagine. Fanta, Doritos, L&P, burger rings, Coke zero. But you know what? There's also another door. Not the burger ring door, not the Fanta door. Another door that's harder to get through. Guess what's on the other side? Anyone want to take a guess?"

Boogie Nights 20th anniversary

20 years ago this month. give some filmmakers a glorious subject matter and they can screw it up. give a 27-year-old PTA one as difficult as this and he produces what remains one of the most engaging films i've seen. not to mention Heather Graham, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Julianne Moore, Burt Reynolds, Don Cheadle, John C Reilly, William H Macy, Luis Guzman and Alfred Molina!

i like motion pictures

went to 追龙 only for its re-creation of Kowloon Walled City. turned out better than expected. didn't expect 王晶 to write characters as complex and grey as the two leads. his overall editing and screenplay however can do with more - pardon the cliché - "breathing space".

life is an endless series of trainwrecks with only brief commercial-like breaks of happiness.

old age and treachery will always beat youth and exuberance.

the overrated Ryan Gosling

"Gosling, meanwhile, takes his lack of facial expression to Mount Rushmore levels." (John Lui)

so at least one critic agrees with me on Ryan's acting.

stop, think, observe, plan.