Monthly Archives: February 2018

The Shape of Water (2017) Review

Posted on February 28, 2018 by Jeroen Admiraal

9/10 I love the sense of focus and energy behind this film. You get the sense that everything about the film, from the sets to the camera movement to the acting to the music… everything has passed meticulous care and … Continue reading →

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Joe Abercrombie – Last Argument of Kings (2008) Review

Posted on February 26, 2018 by Jeroen Admiraal

Series: First Law, book 3 Genre: epic fantasy / grimdark My rating: 8.5/10 Last argument of kings starts out a bit rough, and it has to do with Abercrombie’s odd plotting. The third book finds us at a strange crossroads … Continue reading →

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Black Panther (2018) Review

Posted on February 20, 2018 by Jeroen Admiraal

7.5/10 Black Panther tells the origin story of the superhero Black Panther, a King of the fictional African hermit kingdom Wakanda. Although, his origin is quickly told: as the heir to the throne of the nation, he inherits the superhero … Continue reading →

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My limbo of unfinished book series

Posted on February 18, 2018 by Jeroen Admiraal

Does it ever happen to you that you read the first novel of a series – usually a debut novel that at the time that you bought it had no sequels yet – and then you never read the rest … Continue reading →

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Kameron Hurley – The Stars Are Legion (2017) Review

Posted on February 14, 2018 by Jeroen Admiraal

8.5/10 The Stars Are Legion starts with a staggering feat of world-building and an intriguing premise. We meet Zan, a military leader who keeps losing the same fight and each time is sent back with her memory wiped. Each time … Continue reading →

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The Cloverfield Paradox (2018) Review

Posted on February 12, 2018 by Jeroen Admiraal

5.5/10 The Cloverfield Paradox is a nice ride of creepy events happening. That is most of what this movie is. A crew is stuck on a disabled space station, and one by one the crewmates are confronted by something horrific … Continue reading →

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Embrace of the Serpent (2015) Review

Posted on February 7, 2018 by Jeroen Admiraal

8/10 Seen from the perspective of a tribesman living in the Amazon jungle, an ailing white man is delivered by boat on his doorstep. The man, a German researcher named Theodor, is sick and dying, and asks the tribesman for … Continue reading →

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Dan Brown – Origin (2017) Review

Posted on February 5, 2018 by Jeroen Admiraal

I made it two pages in before grinning ear to ear and rushing to the computer to make notes. Dan Brown’s writing is already both hilariously overwritten when it comes to adjectives and strangely flat and blunt when it comes … Continue reading →

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