The whole DC Icons thing – a series of young adult books set in the universe by comic book publisher DC Comics – went right past me. Furthermore, I have never heard of the author before. I didn’t know who Sarah J. Maas was until I picked up my copy of «Catwoman: Soulstealer» at an … →
Objectification is something that usually causes outrage. Time to look at the mechanisms behind one of the main outrages of the journalism world. Because objectification is a choice, not something you can’t avoid.
What would happen if you could access alternate versions of your life? What if you could be a superstar in your field? Would you do it? And what would it cost? These are questions that Blake Crouch wants to answer in his book «Dark Matter». He succeeds two out of three times.
There have been three Death Race movies, none of them particularly successful. Now there’s a fourth one. Does it deliver? Is it a bomb? One thing’s certain. I love every second of it.
There are few directors who have developed and improved on their style over the course of their careers. Wes Anderson is one of them. In his latest film, Isle of Dogs, it seems the director has found his style. Despite the fact that it’s stylistically as perfect as it’ll get, some things get lost among … →
Fifty Shades of Over. After three movies, a trilogy of terrible things ends. Let’s take a look back at three films that have made their very own kind of cultural impact.
Marvel’s latest movie, Black Panther, opens in cinemas this week. While it’s a very good movie, it’s not without its flaws. It does, however, show that Marvel can still create engaging stories that are not reliant on spectacle.
It’s going to be another year until The Mortal Engines, based on a novel by Philip Reeve hits cinemas. Time to look at a book that is supposed to be the first chapter of a «new saga». Hester Shaw didn’t have it easy. Well, she did. And then she didn’t. Having lived a fatherless life … →