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Murder in Mesopotamia by Agatha Christie – Book Review

July 30, 2019September 19, 2022yggdrasille

Memory is a funny thing; I could remember the setting, the victim and the narrator of this Poirot mystery, but as it turned out my memory of the killer’s identity was completely off. I pinned the deed on the wrong person the whole time I was re-reading the book and naturally, the ending had me gobsmacked.

The White Ribbon – Film Review

July 24, 2019August 14, 2025yggdrasille

Like other Michael Haneke films I’ve seen, this beautifully shot black-and-white movie about a small German village just before the breakout of World War I is unsettling, mysterious, and doesn’t offer any easy answers.

Normal People by Sally Rooney – Book Review

July 19, 2019yggdrasille

I gobbled up this book club read in one go, in about three hours on a lazy Sunday morning. I’m generally a fast reader, but it’s a real testament to Sally Rooney’s clear prose and the irresistible pull of her story about a complicated on-and-off relationship between two young people.

Hereditary – Film Review

July 16, 2019yggdrasille

I didn’t think it was a perfect movie, but I’ll give Hereditary this – it got to me like very few horror films ever have. I ended up watching maybe a third of it through my fingers, which I haven’t done since I was a child.

Ordeal by Innocence by Agatha Christie – Book Review

July 11, 2019September 19, 2022yggdrasille

Oh my god, an Agatha Christie novel I’ve never read before! I can’t claim to have equally strong recollections of all the Christie books I read as a teenager, but Ordeal by Innocence was a genuine blank spot, since somehow it avoided my collecting zeal.

The Shape of Water – Film Review

July 9, 2019yggdrasille

I’ve yet to see a Guillermo del Toro film that made me a true believer, but this visually ravishing adult fairytale came closest, and is easily the one I’ve enjoyed the most. At the very least, you gotta admire him for tackling a premise that many would find way too icky with such sincerity.

New Music 07/2019 – Christine and the Queens, Jenny Lewis, Neko Case

July 7, 2019yggdrasille

Excellent follow-up from the gender-bending French singer; my two favourite musical redheads release solo albums after a five-year break.

Three Act Tragedy by Agatha Christie – Book Review

July 2, 2019September 19, 2022yggdrasille

While not the most watertight or plausible Christie mystery, Three Act Tragedy is a fun Poirot outing, though it’s also one of the novels where Poirot himself is absent for most of the story. What makes the book memorable is the murderer’s motive, not only unique for Christie but also unlike anything I’ve encountered in crime fiction. When it’s revealed, it’s both outrageous and true to the psychology of the character.

Das Boot: Director’s Cut – Film Review

May 9, 2019June 12, 2024yggdrasille

Friend and I went to the Astor Theatre to watch this 1981 German film, considered to be one of the greatest war films ever made and probably the greatest submarine film of all time. I’ve no argument against these claims whatsoever.

Aurora @ Forum Theatre

May 7, 2019January 13, 2022yggdrasille

I’m glad I took a gamble with this young Norwegian singer. I’m very selective with my live gigs these days, and normally I’d hesitate to spend money on someone whose music I don’t know very well, but I just had a good feeling about this one.