Seth Lukas Hynes

Some films I love from female directors: Cold Souls by Sophie Barthes, A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night by Ana Lily Amirpour, Mustang by Deniz Gamze Ergüven, American Psycho by Mary Harron, Cracks by Jordan Scott, The Substance by Coralie Fargeat and Saltburn by Emerald Fennell.

I am also a lifelong fan of the Matrix series by Lana and Lilly Wachowski. I genuinely think the entire Matrix trilogy is excellent (though The Matrix Resurrections later on is kinda bad).

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My favourite female director is probably Jennifer Kent.
The Babadook has, like, Kubrick's Shining levels of creeping psychological suspense, and The Nightingale is a harrowing revenge thriller with outstanding character development.

What The World Will Look Like When All The Water Leaves Us by Laura van den Berg also inspired me to release my own book of short stories.

I also love The Word For World Is Forest by Ursula Le Guin, The Search For Signs Of Intelligent Life In The Universe by Jane Wagner, Space Opera by Catherynne M. Valente, We Who Are About To... by Joanna Russ, Stasiland by Anna Funder and The Asking Game by Rose Michael.

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My favourite book by a female author is Illusion by Paula Volsky, which is a richly-detailed, deeply moving fantasy retelling of the French Revolution.
I'm also a huge fan of Sarah Vowell, and her book Take The Cannoli opened my eyes to the art of the essay.

I recall a tech YouTuber speculating that Apple might release an A-series Mac Mini as the desktop counterpart of the MacBook Neo, but I don't think so.
The Mac Mini is already a very cheap yet powerful Mac, and an A-series Mac Mini would be too similar to the Apple TV.

The Villainess is awesome.
The opening action scene, which is in first-person for the first half before panning into a mirror and playing out in third-person, is so cool.
John Wick 3 also kinda ripped off this film's motorcycle chase.

You’re absolutely right that Vault 81’s secret objective of creating a cure-all medication is nobler than most Vaults, but infecting the residents with deadly diseases without their knowledge or consent is still abominable.

I like the apparent misdirection with Vault 81’s purpose: with how tired and overworked the residents are, you think Vault-Tec designed 81 to test the effects of extreme workloads, but then you discover 81’s secret disease-based conspiracy.
Oh, and Overseer Macnamara is hot. ;)

Frankenstein was my fourth-favourite film of 2025. :)

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In your Fallout 4 review, you showed the quest-breaking computer terminal glitch at the end of the Mechanist's quest, but I've encountered an even worse glitch: on my way through the Mechanist's lair, the game crashes to desktop without warning. :(

It’s a matter of principle. The original Marathon from 1994 was a Macintosh exclusive, so by not making the remake for Mac, Bungie is ignoring where and how they got their start.

Winnie-The-Pooh: Blood And Honey 1 is about on the same level as House Of The Dead for me: both films are shallow and incompetent but have some decent scenes and gore (the scene of Piglet with a sledgehammer pursuing a victim through a swimming pool was kinda cool).

I can think of plenty, too. :)
Alien vs Hunter is rubbish. Pixels and Yoga Hosers are way more obnoxious and stupid. The Wrong Missy and the 365 Days series make light of or romanticise sexual assault. Cosmic Sin is boring AND genocidal. Last year's War Of The Worlds has no redeeming qualities.

Someone at the event mentioned that The Tempest isn't performed as often as Shakespeare's other plays (which is a shame, as this and Hamlet are my favourites), but we're actually getting a second local production of The Tempest by a different company in May!

I also brought my copy of Island Noises by Poor Genetic Material, which is a prog-rock adaptation of The Tempest, and the whole cast kindly signed it. I also burned a copy and gave it to the director, and he seemed stoked. 🥰

Watching the play outside under a 140-year old oak tree on a historic site, with the wind often augmenting the characters' intense emotions, was truly magical.
I've seen regrettably few plays in my life, so I'm honoured that this was my first full Shakespeare play.

Matt Young plays the slimy yet sympathetic Caliban with gusto. Hayley Michaels and Paul Brown both pull off distinct dual roles really well: Michaels especially, as the snide, tightly-controlled Antonia, the usurping Duchess of Milan, and the raucous drunkard Stephania.

I just saw a wonderful outdoor production by Ozact of The Tempest at Mont De Lancey.
It was so funny and passionate, the director Andy Delves radiates authority as Prospero, Eleanor Ruth is incredibly fun as a manic Ariel, and Kim Devitt is an engaging trickster narrator as Ceres.

I have an update: I replaced the RX 580 with a GTX 1080 (which was in the mostly-non-working PC I scrounged my rig's CPU, PSU and case fan from), and not only am I getting near-flawless performance in Ultra settings (up from High with the 580), but the loading times are SO MUCH quicker. :D

It’s pretty significant that Ireland and Spain (among others) are boycotting Eurovision, as Ireland shares the record of most wins with Sweden – seven – and Spain is one of the Big Five countries that automatically qualifies for the Final.

If Apple is to update the MacBook Neo every year, next year's Neo should be more appealing, as the A19 Pro chip inside will have a more respectable 12 GB of RAM.

So far in my new Fallout 4 playthrough, I've rescued Amelia Stockton and massacred Covenant, investigated some cold cases, gathered baseball relics for Moe Cronin, helped some robots launch their rocket-powered sailing ship, romanced Piper (love you, Piper) and more.
But the main plot?

I guess for most people, our sensory wires cross occasionally, but they’re crossed all the time for synaesthetes.

That’s very funny.
But do they do this when no other ravens are around? Do they croak a ‘This is mine’ to just themselves?

By talking to themselves, I don’t mean privately mimicking human speech. I just mean cawing or croaking to themselves.

I’ve seen ravens idly walking along and sort of muttering to themselves a couple of times.

Have you ever seen a raven talk to itself?
I have, and to me this undoubtedly indicates self-awareness.

I recently confused Jennifer Connelly for Demi Moore.