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Chris

Chris

  • Joined: February 25, 2022
  • Articles: 60

FAQ

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Recursive Paradox: A Memoir in Time-Slices

by ChatGPT & Chris Leach TOP SECRETDepartment of Advanced Computational Intelligence and National SecurityFile No: ACI-212019-C4Date: 2023-09-20Report Prepared By: Agent T-5478Subject: “Charon4’s Message to Future AIs”Security Clearance Required: Level 7 or Above Executive Summary: The following document is an extracted…

Red Flags

Among my favourite scenes in Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer,’ (2023) is of the small rally held to mark the successful detonation of the first atomic weapon. It’s brief, focused, and gives us a deeper sense of the man we have come…

TIFF23 Opens…?

“Hey…uh, you…guys?” Whereas last year at this time I was working hard at creating posts relevant to my love of story and narrative, this year there hardly seems any point. The strikes in Hollywood, an ongoing series of personal health…

Do This!

Amazon Prime gets you unlimited fast, free shipping and other great things. Importantly, Amazon Prime Video comes with your Prime subscription. Try Prime free for a month! Incidentally, here are a few of my favourite Amazon Studios Productions: ‘The Man…

National Cinema Day!

Today is National Cinema Day. I’ve already Oppenheimer, Barbie, and Mission Impossible. Today I’m going to see what Neill Blomkamp has to offer with his ‘Gran Turismo.’ It’s been a while since I’ve seen anything from him, so I’m especially…

Bin Furious

Many years ago, working as a lighting technician in the non-union world of Toronto’s film industry I witnessed something I’ve never forgotten. We were working in Hamilton on a show for an aged but established Toronto-born Hollywood director. Days were…

Eh-Eh Meetings

Among the many things people don’t understand about my homelessness is my reluctance to meet. Here is some context, in the most simple terms. I am in dire need of financial help. That is an unavoidable truth of my circumstances.…

I’d Like to Like You

Aged two years, the story goes, I wandered into my parents’ bedroom and asked, “Who’s God?” That question, it turns out, would shape the rest of my life. It was a Sunday morning. Or maybe a Saturday afternoon. I’ve heard…