Derek Smith

Slant Magazine

‘Sense and Sensibility’ Review: Georgia Oakley’s Naturalistic Adaptation of a Jane Austen Classic

By: Derek Smith

The film is textured in how it balances the humor and tragedy embedded in Austen’s text.

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‘Sense and Sensibility' Review: Georgia Oakley's Naturalistic Adaptation of a Jane Austen Classic

By: Derek Smith

In adopting a tone that's more naturalistic than most adaptations of Jane Austen's classic novel, Georgia Oakley's Sense and Sensibility downplays the novel's effervescent charm and wit.

University of Michigan

AI training energy reduced up to 50% with U-M software

By: Derek Smith

NVIDIA, the world's leading AI computing company, is evaluating how to add the energy-saving software to its open-source training platform.

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Coordinated software tools could cut AI training energy use by up to 50%

By: Derek Smith

Around half of the energy used to train AI can be saved without affecting speed or performance, using software developed at the University of Michigan Engineering.

Slant Magazine

‘Crawlers’ Review: Ángel Gómez Hernández’s Creature Feature Is a Fitfully Gross Squirm-Fest

By: Derek Smith

This is a taut little B film that makes effective use of confined spaces.

University of Michigan

Glacier cliffs break into sea faster than predicted, but restabilize

By: Derek Smith

Over 15,000 aerial and satellite images suggest that glaciers can undergo faster periods of disintegration than previously assumed.

Slant Magazine

‘Christmas at the Kringles’ Review: A Yuletide Horror-Comedy Gift Best Left Unwrapped

By: Derek Smith

The film’s plotting is haphazard, its humor is cheap, and its gore comes too late to matter.

University of Michigan

Beyond transistor limits: Hybrid magnetic-sound waves could boost computing speed and efficiency

By: Derek Smith

An alternative to the transistor, made with multiferroic materials, could make computers up to 1,000 times faster and more energy-efficient.

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4K Blu-ray Review: Uli Edel’s Biographical Cult Classic ‘Christiane F.’ on the Criterion Collection

By: Derek Smith

Edel’s harrowing tale of addiction and despair has lost none of its feverish, raw power.

Slant Magazine

4K Blu-ray Review: Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ on the Criterion Collection

By: Marshall Shaffer, Derek Smith

This release honors del Toro’s vision of a film “handmade by humans, for humans.”