Social Media and Me

Philip HarrisChatter, Uncategorized

I’ve never been particularly active on social media. I have a Facebook page somewhere that I never use, and I had a Twitter account back before it became overrun by Nazis, bots, and Nazi bots.

Fight Club vs Angel Heart

Philip HarrisMovies, Writing

I rewatched both Fight Club (David Fincher, 1999) and Angel Heart (Alan Parker, 1987) recently and although I enjoyed them both, one of them handles its twist significantly better than the other.

Exit 8

Philip HarrisMovies

I watched my 50th movie of the year this week. Genki Kawamura’s Exit 8.

Cube

Philip HarrisMovies

It was Canadian Film Day last Wednesday and thanks to the Vancouver Horror Show, I got to watch the 1997 horror classic, Cube, on the big screen for the first time.

A Quick Update

Philip HarrisBooks, Chatter, Game Development, Video Games, Writing

It’s been a while (Spoiler: I didn’t complete the Hooptober 11 challenge). Last year was dominated by my day job developing video games. I was the Design Director and writer on a new game called Earth vs Mars.

Hooptober 11 – Bulbbul

Philip HarrisMovies

A fairy tale like no other. A child bride grows up to be an enigmatic woman presiding over her household, harboring a painful past as supernatural murders of men plague her village.

Hooptober 11 – The Omen I – IV

Philip HarrisMovies

You Have Been Warned.

Immediately after their miscarriage, the US diplomat Robert Thorn adopts the newborn Damien without the knowledge of his wife. Yet what he doesn’t know is that their new son is the son of the devil.

Hooptober 11 – Cemetery Man

Philip HarrisMovies

Some connections never die.

Craig, a young boy living in a small town befriends an older, reclusive billionaire, Mr. Harrigan. The two form a bond over books and an iPhone, but when the man passes away the boy discovers that not everything dead is gone.

Hooptober 11 – Mr. Harrigan’s Phone

Philip HarrisMovies

Some connections never die.

Craig, a young boy living in a small town befriends an older, reclusive billionaire, Mr. Harrigan. The two form a bond over books and an iPhone, but when the man passes away the boy discovers that not everything dead is gone.