Category: Discussion of film/TV series

by M. Bijman November 13, 2018

The Genius of Genndy Tartakovsky – “Samurai Jack” returns one last time

I’m not an anime fan. I don’t do cosplay, and I generally like Hard Science Fiction more than novels aboutContinue Reading

by M. Bijman June 15, 2018

Sometimes, a line from a book or a film just sounds to good to resist. It sticks in your headContinue Reading

by M. Bijman April 9, 2018

In my review of the return of the Bloom County comic strip, I had in my mind only the drawnContinue Reading

by M. Bijman April 6, 2018

The teaser trailer for the new film based on the Mary Poppins books by P.L. Travers was released to coincideContinue Reading

by M. Bijman February 19, 2018

I watched the final episode of the second season of Cardinal, based on the books by Giles Blunt, on Feb. 8,Continue Reading

by M. Bijman February 2, 2018

What is the appeal of the old-fashioned stiff upper lip? Of a person with backbone, inner strength, dogged determination? Caroline,Continue Reading

by M. Bijman January 3, 2018

The film adaptation of The Snowman by Jo Nesbø (Nesbo outside Norway) came out last year October. Directed by TomasContinue Reading

by M. Bijman December 20, 2017

I did not think that I would get tired of reading the heavily stylized and very British English of StephenContinue Reading

by M. Bijman October 25, 2017

With books, as with films, success depends a lot on the timing and the tie-ins. Whether it will resonate withContinue Reading

I abhor the Nestlé Pure Life commercial – here’s why October 19, 2018
I just hate this commercial. Every time I see it I get absolutely furious. It is patently, obviously, in-your-face WRONG on just about every level. This is the latest Nestlé bottled water commercial, showing on Canadian TV. It shows a well-dressed, well-fed little white girl, complete with safety goggles, drinking bottled water and asking “what can […] […]

Slice (2018) October 28, 2018
“So you're telling me that my pizza place is built on a gateway to hell?” — Jack Describing Austin Vesely’s werewolf-pizza Chance-the-Rapper comedy-horror film Slice is a mouthful. But with a premise like that, it’s no surprise that it bears a fully loaded, stuffed crust, dripping hot delight of a title sequence.Created by artist and animator John Chris […]
The Walking Dead (Season 9) (2018) October 18, 2018
“We're not just fighting to survive anymore. We're making a new beginning.” — Rick Grimes A ruined, decomposing world picked clean by those who remain, harshly rendered frame by frame. Out of that decay comes something new, driving he carrion-eaters away, holding them at bay... for now. For its ninth and latest season, AMC's much beloved horro […]