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

Observations on AME Roundup 2019 – Tech solutions looking for problems February 15, 2019
AME Roundup 2019 in Vancouver, BC, finished on 31 January 2019, and here is my final post about some of the events. (Previous post: 4. Innovation Hub, Additions to the Geoscience Toolbox, Jan 30, 2019) 5. Innovation Hub, The latest technologies, Jan 31, 2019 Seven tech companies presented their solutions to improving the appearance and accessibility […]

Babylon Berlin (2018) April 24, 2019
“Zu asche, zu staub. Zu asche. Doch noch nicht jetzt.” “Let’s not be shy to say it,” says Christian Buss, Der Spiegel’s cultural critic, about TV show Babylon Berlin. “[Germans] are big again — as the world champions of angst.”If the spending behind Babylon Berlin is any indication, German angst is indeed big again. Created by Tom Tykwer (Run Lola Run), Henk […]
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) April 15, 2019
“Look, I'm a comic book, I'm a cereal, did a Christmas album. I have an excellent theme song.” — Peter Parker When Kristine Belson, president of Sony Pictures Animation, confirmed the title for Spider-Man: Homecoming at CinemaCon in 2016, she briefly talked about the as-yet-unnamed animated Spider-Man film. She declared that it would “break new gro […]