How Fitzgerald’s second American dream ends in middle age crisis
Over dinner on offer at Cafe Rouge a few weeks ago, I was talking to my poet friend John Mills about the book I had…
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Star Trek – Next Generation, the saga of humans in service to science & society
If I were to choose one thing to define Star Trek – Next Generation by, I wouldn’t hesitate. What, or better said, who else could…
How my sci-fi history started in early childhood… with a book
Do you remember your favourite book character as a toddler? And what genre the book was? Even children’s books go by genres, and mine was…
From Star Trek to Westworld: the evolution of sci-fi series (as I know it)
Since the Star Trek convention at the NEC Birmingham, last month, I meant to write about the evolution of sci-fi series as I have experienced it. I…
The sweetest superhero around, Ant-Man, keeps the humour… with a twist
When Ant-Man and The Wasp ended, I realised what I liked most about this series. This atypical superhero makes the sweetest, most innocent and heart warming movies.…
What makes good doctors – 3 top qualities, from personal experience
I have known doctors and hospitals since the age of 1 year and 10 months, due to asthma and severe bronchitis. My memory keeps no…
“Time of the Gypsies” – tragicomic, hopeless, at the outskirts of Europe
Already a fan of Emir Kusturica‘s movies since Arizona Dream, I kept Time of the Gypsies (1988) on my must-watch list for years. Circumstances made so that I…
SATURDAY REVIEW: Black Panther raised the game, but got stranded in the details
You know that feeling of excitement before a first date. You chatted online with somebody for a while, and you finally plan to meet them.…
“The Greatest Showman” loses to the intensity of “Moulin Rouge”
The Greatest Showman promised entertainment and it delivered exactly that. A change for Hugh Jackman after the heavy, dark Logan, it excited me to see…
Transcendence or why AI ends badly
With a movie like Transcendence, I struggle to write a review free of spoilers. All the action and situations wrap around the core idea and…