Monthly Archives: December 2015

2015 in movies, Top List & Grand Overview

Posted on December 30, 2015 by Jeroen Admiraal

Wait up!!!!: since I live in the Netherlands, I haven’t been able to see many of the top acclaimed movies of this year, because most of those have been released in December in the US, meaning that films such as … Continue reading →

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Holiday Horror: Krampus (2015) & Trick ‘r Treat (2007)

Posted on December 29, 2015 by Jeroen Admiraal

These two horror movies are both directed by the upcoming Michael Dougherty, a writer/director who is making a name for himself for successful, holiday-themed horror films. Krampus (2015) 6/10 Krampus, a surprise holiday hit of 2015. The premise of the … Continue reading →

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2015: books read overview

Posted on December 28, 2015 by Jeroen Admiraal

Frustratingly, I haven’t read any books published in 2015. I have in my possession two books of 2015 (The Vorrh by B. Catling and The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers) but I won’t get to … Continue reading →

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The End of the Tour (2015)

Posted on December 23, 2015 by Jeroen Admiraal

7/10 The End of the Tour is about an interview between journalist David Lipsky and writer David Foster Wallace that took place during the course of 5 days, after the release of his book Infinite Jest. The interview was so … Continue reading →

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Out of Nature (2014)

Posted on December 21, 2015 by Jeroen Admiraal

8/10 A Norwegian film. We follow the 30-something Martin while he is running through the forest, alone. We hear all his private thoughts. Will he come back to his standard family and office job? The Norwegian film Mot Naturen is … Continue reading →

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Crimson Peak (2015)

Posted on December 20, 2015 by Jeroen Admiraal

7.5/10 Director Guillermo del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth, Hellboy 1&2) tries his hand at gothic romance. Young Edith is charmed by the European aristocrat Mr. Sharpe and eventually moves into his palace, where spooky things occur. Knowing that such stories are … Continue reading →

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) Spoiler review & discussion

Posted on December 17, 2015 by Jeroen Admiraal

8.5/10 NON-SPOILER VERDICT (lets start with the conclusion) The world got a Star Wars film for Christmas! Thanks, Santa Abrams! Considering the enormous pressure and expectations to make this something good, Star Wars 7 delivers the goods. It isn’t a … Continue reading →

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Jack McDevitt – The Engines of God (1994)

Posted on December 17, 2015 by Jeroen Admiraal

7/10 The Engines of God is a novel about interstellar archeology. That’s right. Humanity has reached the stars and found the mysterious ruins of alien civilizations around them. It is actually to be expected. In the billions of years that … Continue reading →

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Christmas movies from the 90s!!!

Posted on December 15, 2015 by Jeroen Admiraal

Underneath my hardened shell of faux-adult amiability and seriousness there is a little kid’s heart, and it is beating with joy at seeing all the Christmas lights in these movies. Jingle All the Way (1996) Wait… is that Anakin Skywalker? … Continue reading →

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The Tree of Life (2011)

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Jeroen Admiraal

8/10 Pretentious or profound? Crap or classic? First, eh, a little note about vague movies in general. It is rather strange that in a blog like this, we have to describe film using words. Describing one medium in the form … Continue reading →

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