Tag: Video review

by M. Bijman March 18, 2019

How to squish Sjón’s 528-page “CoDex 1962” into 2.5 minutes

It took four posts to finish saying what I wanted to say about CoDex 1962, the strange but marvellous novelContinue Reading

by M. Bijman October 15, 2018

Review of modern fiction Video

One-minute video review – The Only Story by Julian Barnes

The novel is downbeat and intense, but demonstrates that what matters is love, what keeps people going is love, andContinue Reading

by M. Bijman September 19, 2018

Discussion of writing style Review of essay collection Video

So many superlatives to fit in – Calypso by David Sedaris (a video critique)

The more I think about David Sedaris’ writing, the more I realize I’ve been missing out on a good thingContinue Reading

Red Pennant Communications – The business side of 6W + 1H

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 […]

Art of the Title – Review of Film Title Sequences

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 […]