Adam D. Zolkover
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Instructional designer at the University of Pennsylvania. Soulless minion of orthodoxy. #StarTrek #SFF #Horror #woodworking #HigherEd #OnlineLearning
I wonder if Dolby Vision / HDR10+ might be part of what I'm reacting to... Not sure how to test that. AFAIK it's controlled by the streaming service.
That doesn't account for the move toward cameras that are mounted, I can only assume, with gyroscopic stabilization on drones.
That doesn't account for the move toward cameras that are mounted, I can only assume, with gyroscopic stabilization on drones.
November 10, 2025 at 2:55 AM
I wonder if Dolby Vision / HDR10+ might be part of what I'm reacting to... Not sure how to test that. AFAIK it's controlled by the streaming service.
That doesn't account for the move toward cameras that are mounted, I can only assume, with gyroscopic stabilization on drones.
That doesn't account for the move toward cameras that are mounted, I can only assume, with gyroscopic stabilization on drones.
OMG Sarah and I both yelled at the screen.
The best part of the movie was the sequence with the cottagers, I think. It's not coincidental that it's the bit that hews closest to the source material.
The best part of the movie was the sequence with the cottagers, I think. It's not coincidental that it's the bit that hews closest to the source material.
November 10, 2025 at 2:49 AM
OMG Sarah and I both yelled at the screen.
The best part of the movie was the sequence with the cottagers, I think. It's not coincidental that it's the bit that hews closest to the source material.
The best part of the movie was the sequence with the cottagers, I think. It's not coincidental that it's the bit that hews closest to the source material.
It's a good thought but the TV is calibrated.
The issue is a turn in aesthetic in lighting and cinematography. Also, increasingly cheap-looking CG. Which is especially a shame in Frankenstein, because the practical effect bits are really well done.
The issue is a turn in aesthetic in lighting and cinematography. Also, increasingly cheap-looking CG. Which is especially a shame in Frankenstein, because the practical effect bits are really well done.
November 10, 2025 at 2:46 AM
It's a good thought but the TV is calibrated.
The issue is a turn in aesthetic in lighting and cinematography. Also, increasingly cheap-looking CG. Which is especially a shame in Frankenstein, because the practical effect bits are really well done.
The issue is a turn in aesthetic in lighting and cinematography. Also, increasingly cheap-looking CG. Which is especially a shame in Frankenstein, because the practical effect bits are really well done.
It's not just Frankenstein. I noticed this in the recent Nosferatu, too. And Last Voyage of the Demeter. It's like whatever visual nonsense infected The Hobbit back in the day has metastasized.
November 9, 2025 at 11:26 PM
It's not just Frankenstein. I noticed this in the recent Nosferatu, too. And Last Voyage of the Demeter. It's like whatever visual nonsense infected The Hobbit back in the day has metastasized.
Shelley knows that science is collaboration through sharing data, and incremental expansion of knowledge, and has Victor be dismissive of others' accomplishments and miserly about sharing his own.
Whatever else about the new Frankenstein film, del Toro gets this part RIGHT and I love that.
Whatever else about the new Frankenstein film, del Toro gets this part RIGHT and I love that.
November 9, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Shelley knows that science is collaboration through sharing data, and incremental expansion of knowledge, and has Victor be dismissive of others' accomplishments and miserly about sharing his own.
Whatever else about the new Frankenstein film, del Toro gets this part RIGHT and I love that.
Whatever else about the new Frankenstein film, del Toro gets this part RIGHT and I love that.
Also, Peter Gabriel's version of My Body is a Cage, which just kills me
October 26, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Also, Peter Gabriel's version of My Body is a Cage, which just kills me
One thing I adore about Trent Reznor is his ability to reflect on his younger work. Listening to PHM through the lens of With Teeth transforms it. Same with NIN's collaboration with Boys Noize. Pretty Hate Machine is all the better as a living document.
October 21, 2025 at 2:00 AM
One thing I adore about Trent Reznor is his ability to reflect on his younger work. Listening to PHM through the lens of With Teeth transforms it. Same with NIN's collaboration with Boys Noize. Pretty Hate Machine is all the better as a living document.