Monthly Archives: June 2018

Josiah Bancroft – Arm of the Sphinx (2015) Review

Posted on June 25, 2018 by Jeroen Admiraal

Also in this series: Senlin Ascends (2013) Josiah Bancroft’s Books of Babel series has so far really been the story of Thomas Senlin. He was a sympathetic, interestingly layered person in Senlin Ascends (2013) and the sequel does an outstanding … Continue reading →

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Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) Review

Posted on June 23, 2018 by Jeroen Admiraal

7.5/10 Inside Llewyn Davis shows us a young man (Oscar Isaac) who’s trying to break out as a successful musician, but all we see is him failing at that goal. He had a small measure of success with his erstwhile … Continue reading →

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Peter Watts – Blindsight (2006) Review

Posted on June 20, 2018 by Jeroen Admiraal

9.5/10 Time for a reread of Peter Watts’ Blindsight. Ever since I discovered this novel a few years ago and rushed through it at a feverish pace within hours, I’ve had a fascination for it. Dense, mind-boggling, cutting-edge, horrifyingly bleak, … Continue reading →

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The Death of Stalin (2018) & In the Loop (2009), films by Armando Iannucci.

Posted on June 18, 2018 by Jeroen Admiraal

This movie confused me a lot. Not the story – the story is straightforward – but what the director was trying to go for. It is obviously a political satire, but at the same time it is so serious and … Continue reading →

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M. John Harrison – Light (2002) Review

Posted on June 13, 2018 by Jeroen Admiraal

Although M. John Harrison writes SF and Fantasy fiction, he often places himself outside of the current trends and subgenres. He often writes against the genres, instead of being part of them. When Fantasy authors were busy writing Tolkien inspired … Continue reading →

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Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) Review

Posted on June 11, 2018 by Jeroen Admiraal

The park got destroyed. Now dinosaurs roam the island. Professional hunters are paid to put the dinosaurs in cages and transport them to the mainland. Sounds familiar? Yeah, for the first hour, Jurassic World 2: Fallen Kingdom follows Steven Spielberg’s … Continue reading →

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James S.A. Corey – Abaddon’s Gate (2013) Review

Posted on June 6, 2018 by Jeroen Admiraal

Also in this series: Leviathan Wakes (2011) Caliban’s War (2012) Things have calmed down since the events of previous books. James Holden and his crew are doing well and the solar system is still split up between Earth, Mars and … Continue reading →

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Kazuo Ishiguro – The Buried Giant (2015) Review

Posted on June 4, 2018 by Jeroen Admiraal

It is strange seeing a fantasy novel being so promoted in those standard bookstores of train stations and airports. Kazuo Ishiguro wrote a handful of affecting novels, and ten years later suddenly received the Nobel Prize in literature. So, after … Continue reading →

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Florence Foster Jenkins (2016) Review

Posted on June 1, 2018 by Jeroen Admiraal

I got the impression that this film wasn’t “meant” for my “demographic”, but this was a very enjoyable film that I can recommend to everyone. The story is apparently based on reality, but loosely. Florence Foster Jenkins (Meryl Streep) was … Continue reading →

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