Tag Archives: humor

Terry Pratchett – The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents (2001)

Posted on June 27, 2016 by Jeroen Admiraal

7.5/10 The cat Maurice and a rat pack have been infected by magic from the rubbish heap next to the Wizards university, and now they are intelligent and can talk. The bossy cat cooks up a scam to make money, … 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 Night Before (2015)

Posted on November 27, 2015 by Jeroen Admiraal

6.5/10 Three friends set out on their yearly tradition to party at Christmas eve, looking for that one magical party they could never find. They all struggle with some problems in their lives, and the drugs-fueled night becomes a dream … Continue reading →

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The Lobster (2015)

Posted on November 5, 2015 by Jeroen Admiraal

7.5/10 Listen. In an alternative world, it is forbidden to be single. Loners are rounded up and brought to hotels, where they have 45 days to partner up inside the hotel. If they fail, they are transformed into an animal … Continue reading →

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Terry Pratchett – The Truth (2000)

Posted on October 9, 2015 by Jeroen Admiraal

8/10 Book number 25 in the Discworld series. It is said that you can read the discworld books independently without having read others, but if you want to get the most out of them, that is not true. The Truth … Continue reading →

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The Voices (2014)

Posted on October 7, 2015 by Jeroen Admiraal

7/10 Jerry tries to fit in and date his co-workers, but his talking pets screw with his mind and every goes pear-shaped. The Voices is a little-known movie from 2014 that largely escaped people’s attention. I suspect that the marketing … Continue reading →

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The Martian (2015)

Posted on October 4, 2015 by Jeroen Admiraal

8.5/10 Astronaut Mark Watney is stranded on Mars. He has to survive for more than a year while NASA devices a rescue plan, and he needs all his ingenuity to do so. Is there a new subgenre of science fiction … Continue reading →

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Short reviews: Vacation (2015), The Internship (2013) & A Good Day to Die Hard (2013)

Posted on October 2, 2015 by Jeroen Admiraal

Vacation (2015) 6/10 I enjoyed this one much more than I should have. In the 7th dimension though in which everything is objectively good or bad, this movie is definitely shitty. It’s a shitty road trip, that’s all, with jokes … Continue reading →

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Ted 2 (2015)

Posted on September 3, 2015 by Jeroen Admiraal

5/10 Ted the bear marries and wants a child, but discovers that he is not a person in the eyes of the state. This is a short review because no one cares. The movie is already forgotten. Well, it sucked. … Continue reading →

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Mark Lawrence – King of Thorns (2012)

Posted on August 31, 2015 by Jeroen Admiraal

9/10 If the violence of part one, Prince of Thorns, didn’t chase you away, you probably found a very well written book in it. You will want to continue reading about Jorgy Jorg and his brotherhood in King of Thorns. … Continue reading →

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