Category: Subjective non-fiction

by M. Bijman June 18, 2018

A different kind of oasis – Paradise Gardens, by Monty Don and Derry Moore

I have long been an admirer of Monty Don, the horticulturist and garden expert. I love watching him on hisContinue Reading

by M. Bijman April 15, 2018

Compact Crit. #9 – The Memory Palace, by Edward Hollis Since Edward Hollis’ book, The Memory Palace, is mostly aboutContinue Reading

by M. Bijman April 13, 2018

When I studied Interior Decorating years ago, I didn’t have the foggiest idea about the real significance of interiors. YouContinue Reading

by M. Bijman January 29, 2018

Compact Crits #3: Rhett & Link’s Book of Mythicality, by Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal

by M. Bijman January 26, 2018

I have been watching Rhett and Link, a.k.a Rhett McLaughlin and Link (Charles) Neal, on their YouTube channel, Good MythicalContinue Reading

by M. Bijman March 13, 2016

Today I added the 153rd author to my list of reviewed authors. Only a few stand out, and here is one:Continue Reading

by M. Bijman May 7, 2014

Grand old man of Canadian literature dies Just last week I gave my copy of Farley Mowat’s Eastern Passage to a friendContinue Reading

American Psycho (2000) August 2, 2018
“I have to return some videotapes.” — Patrick Bateman In the opening moments of American Psycho (2000), Director Mary Harron presents a perfect tongue-in-cheek amuse-bouche for the satirical horror to come.The controversial adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’s novel of the same name opens with bloody drops falling in elegant slow motion in a stark white vacuum. […]
Madly (2016) April 30, 2018
“Nobody dies of love, do they?” What is that you’re feeling? The love of another – be it a person or a god – is one of the primary drivers of creative output in this world. Poets, painters, philosophers, songwriters, and scribes have long attempted to put love into words or music or images, with varying degrees of success. In the comparatively brief history […]