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Five Little Pigs by Agatha Christie – Book Review

September 20, 2018November 9, 2022yggdrasille

Now that I’m officially doing a Christie challenge I suspect I’m going to give preference to the novels that stuck in my head the most, and leave the least favourite or poorly remembered ones for last. This Poirot mystery is definitely up there with the best.

Mark Lanegan @ The Croxton

September 18, 2018June 1, 2024yggdrasille

Loved the voice, loved the songs, didn’t love the vibe-killing background chatter that wouldn’t cease. Still, catching one of my all-time favourite singers live was a treat.

Movies I watched on the plane – Tully, Breath, Unsane

September 8, 2018yggdrasille

When I have to kill time on international flights I usually like to turn off my brain and watch some crappy movie I’d never bother to pay for at the cinema. This time around though I ended up watching some good movies!

The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side by Agatha Christie – Book Review

August 25, 2018November 9, 2022yggdrasille

Another quick re-read in between the book club. I’m actually thinking of doing an official Agatha Christie re-readathon challenge, where I read and review every novel by the Queen of Crime, yes all 66 of them. If I finish one each month, this should take me only five and a half years. Piece of cake.

New Music 08/2018 – Janelle Monáe

August 21, 2018yggdrasille

It’s always great to discover a new musical love, especially one that comes with a quality back catalogue.

Philomena by Martin Sixsmith – Book Review

August 18, 2018April 8, 2024yggdrasille

This book left me with mixed feelings; though I found it mostly enjoyable and moving there were two big things that didn’t sit well with me and somewhat soured the reading experience.

Summer 1993 – Film Review

August 16, 2018yggdrasille

A lovely and sensitive Spanish film about an orphaned six-year-old girl who has to cope with her mother’s death and adjusting to a new life. Not counting visits to the Astor Theatre, I haven’t been to the cinema in (yikes) over four months, so this was a nice way to break the drought.

After the Wedding – Film Review

August 14, 2018yggdrasille

I’ve had something like a Danish withdrawal after binge-watching my way through three seasons of Borgen, the most excellent Danish political TV series. I got rather used to the sound of Danish vowels and occasional tak coming from my TV, so I watched this 2006 Academy Award nominee for Best Foreign Language Film.

Don’t Close Your Eyes by Holly Seddon – Book Review

August 9, 2018June 2, 2026yggdrasille

This psychological thriller left me with a question, can an average book be elevated by a brilliant, shocking last-minute twist that makes you look at the story and characters in a whole different light? Yes… to a degree.

Bridesmaids – Film Review

August 7, 2018yggdrasille

I have a long “movies I missed at the cinema” list and now this 2011 comedy starring Kristen Wiig is off it. I believe that watching a film by yourself at home, without the infectious communal atmosphere of a movie theatre, is a pretty good test of just how funny a movie is. I laughed out loud a good many times during Bridesmaids; bonus points for tickling my funny bone while I was feeling like a sleep-deprived zombie.