Bart Van Der Leck was a founding member of De Stijl, a Dutch art movement based on a strict geometry of horizontals and verticals. This black-and-white cat with piercing eyes looks both intense and friendly.
A Town Called Solace by Mary Lawson – Book Review
This easy, immersive read gets its hooks into you early on and never lets go; I finished it in a matter of hours. A gripping, warmhearted, finely written novel.
Knock at the Cabin – Film Review
This apocalyptic thriller is a disappointingly mediocre M. Night Shyamalan offering, a very silly movie that takes itself way too seriously and is neither great nor memorably awful.
Quote of the Day
“I have never listened to anyone who criticized my taste in space travel, sideshows or gorillas. When this occurs, I pack up my dinosaurs and leave the room.”
— Ray Bradbury
Hallowe’en Party by Agatha Christie – Book Review
I had early hopes for this Poirot mystery promising Halloween-themed thrills and chills, but after a good start this short novel turns into a meandering slog that’s more duty than pleasure, despite some bright spots and interesting elements.
Aftersun – Film Review
A deceptively simple, gentle and ultimately heart-wrenching story about father and daughter, brimming with hidden darkness and questions that memories cannot answer.
Problem at Pollensa Bay by Agatha Christie – Book Review
A collection of eight short stories featuring Hercule Poirot as well as some of Christie’s less-known detectives. You could generously describe it as eclectic, but “random” feels far more accurate.
Past Lives – Film Review
Gorgeous, mature and delicately bittersweet romantic drama about childhood sweethearts reconnecting over the years.
Ode to Spot
Data’s poem to his feline companion, a ginger tabby called Spot, is one of the most hilarious moments on Star Trek: The Next Generation. Though his USS Enterprise colleagues are less than impressed with the recital, it is surely a masterpiece of android poetry. Eat your heart out, ChatGPT!
Top Ten Tuesday – Water, Water Everywhere
Water is this week’s topic from That Artsy Reader Girl, so my list is all about lakes, rivers, oceans and other bodies of water.
