Tag: opinion
Private Life – Film Review
Infertility is a topic that rarely if ever makes it into the movies, but this bittersweet comedy-drama about a middle-aged couple trying to conceive goes all in on the difficult and sensitive subject, with intelligence and humour.
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.
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.
Killing Moon by Jo Nesbo – Book Review
A random purchase at an op shop got me back into this Norwegian crime series starring Harry Hole, the grizzled, hard-drinking, rule book-shredding, classic rock-loving detective with uncanny instincts for solving the most puzzling and heinous crimes.
Barbie – Film Review
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