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...none-too-mysterious mystery. Which is to say that Nolan--remaking a 1997 Norwegian film, adapted by Hillary Seitz--makes you feel the end-of-the-earth bleakness of his setting, makes you feel the way it can discombobulate people once they internalize it. Insomnia is not a spectacular moviegoing "memento," but it is thoughtful, quietly disturbing proof of a young director's gift...
...guides kept a constant vigil to make sure all our needs were met. Of course, it charged for this, although not as much as some tour companies. Ward used only his own bicycle and maps, ate at diners and restaurants and camped at state parks. He saw spectacular scenery along the way. If he had a flat or met a mountain he didn't like, he was on his own. But his vacation cost him less than he would have spent at home in New York in a week. The important thing is that each of us had a fabulous...
What is Brazilian jiujitsu? Unlike most other martial arts, it involves no spectacular throws and kicks and no ceremonial bows. Unlike boxing, it has no punching. And unlike virtually every other fighting technique, it does not rely on brute strength. Brazilian jiujitsu is a form of self-defense that takes place almost entirely on the ground. Fighters use snakelike grappling moves to choke their opponent, or, with the weight of their entire body, they press against key joints, bringing them close to a breaking point. Losers acknowledge defeat simply by tapping their fingers on the ground...
...Qaeda's point of view, the warnings are the ultimate freebie. After all, terrorism is not warfare in the conventional sense, where the object is to project power in order to destroy an enemy's military capability. Terrorism is more in the nature of violence-as-propaganda, using spectacular attacks to terrorize an enemy's support base as well as to embolden and inspire the terrorists' own supporters. Al-Qaeda's modus operandi over the past four years has been to conduct one or two spectacular attacks a year (which may require them to attempt a few more...
What "Road to America" excels at is atmosphere. Gorgeously printed in full color on large, nearly nine by twelve, heavy, off-white paper, it looks fantastic. Layers of translucent watercolor seem to have soaked into the paper, achieving one of the most varied and spectacular of palates I've seen in a comicbook. Typical of European comic-making Baru puts his stylized characters into carefully-detailed, realistic settings. While its setting becomes nostalgic, its sense of danger does not. Filled with paranoia, prejudice and terrorism, the time and place have a particular resonance...