Category: critiques

by M. Bijman October 12, 2024

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A deep dive – My all-time favourite film

Finnish director Aki Kaurismäki made The Man Without a Past (Mies vailla menneisyyttä) in 2002. This, strange as it mayContinue Reading

by M. Bijman November 6, 2023

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The worst film I’ve ever seen

Let me tell you about a movie that is so bad in every way that I felt obliged to watchContinue Reading

by M. Bijman January 10, 2023

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Welcome to 2023 – Time for a fresh reading list

Like it or lump it, the new year is upon us. “They” say (based on unknown data sources and noContinue Reading

by M. Bijman August 5, 2022

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TIL: Interesting things about author Hilary Mantel and “Mantel Pieces”

Dame Hilary Mantel, author of the Wolf Hall trilogy, used to be a book reviewer. I did not know that,Continue Reading

by M. Bijman August 1, 2022

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Sp(r)outing nonsense? The how-to of reviewing

On YouTube, the ultimate destination for everyone who has an opinion they want to share, there are many rants andContinue Reading

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