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Coco, let’s celebrate life
Coco is an incredibly cute family film. It’s a Pixar/Disney movie filled with catchy music and vibrant animation. However, the subject matter of the film isn’t typically associated with being cozy, fun, and cheerful in the Netherlands. It’s about death. How wonderful it is to use this film as a springboard to discuss such a…
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The World According to Jeff Goldblum
If you have kept up with our Weekly Watch list, you know that Thursdays are for documentary watching. The World According to Jeff Goldblum is such a delightful, simple, yet entertaining series of short episodes about everyday topics. Coffee, dogs, birthdays — every time, I’m amazed by Jeff’s ability to look at things from a…
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Dune – favourite book to favourite film
Dune, also know as Arakis, the desert planet, was a place I encountered in a book. I was 15 years old. It’s a harsh and barren place, which triggered my imagination. Despite the dangerous environment it was a planet that was the center of a battle for dominance, for which people were prepared to kill…
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Family humor: Malcolm in the Middle
Malcolm in the Middle is an older tv sitcom, but we have never actually seen the series, It’s great to watch a long running tv show that keeps hitting the mark. What is the appeal of this show after all this time?
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Weekly Watch #3
A new Weeky Watch list! What tv series have we finished and which ones are on our new list? Are we through with Better Call Saul? What tv show is putting me to sleep on Friday? If you are stuck and don’t know what to watch, read what we have been streaming lately.
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Weekly Watch #2
Last month we made a slight change in our weekly TV schedule. We also added a lot of things to the shows we want to watch, as usual. I still like to stick to one show per evening, but it is getting harder with all the tv series that are available now. If anything, I…
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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
You may have noticed I am a bit of a Star Trek fan. Apparently, Star Trek has been a ‘silent’ franchise (as I read in an article on a Dutch news site). Which is weird to me, because it has been present in my life as loud as it can be. Lots of things happened…
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West Side Story: from stage to film
West Side Story is a film from 2021 … No, wait: it’s from 1961 and it … Hold on: it’s originally a Broadway musical, for the theatre or, no, stop: it’s really just based on Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. Gosh. As a Shakespeare groupie, I am amazed at how enduring and versatile the…
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Only Murders in the Building: who-dunnit?
Murder mysteries can be a great vehicle for drama and exploring characters. The series Only Murders in the Building adds comedy to the mix and it became irresistible to me. I only started watching because I was bored. Then I became quite intrigued and invested. I discovered there was an extra layer that you don’t…
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Downsizing: it’s a small world …?
Imagine there was a way to make people smaller, physically. It would solve so many problems. Houses would be smaller, fewer resources would be used and think of how good it would be for the planet! A brilliant solution. Too bad it is fantasy. That’s why it is fun to watch the film Downsizing.