Category: Reviews
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Father Ted, A Legacy
Read more: Father Ted, A Legacy“It doesn’t sound good, you know: three priests living on an island as a sitcom. If I’d heard about it, I’d hate it.”[1] Graham Lineham, the co-creator of the Irish sitcom Father Ted confesses, slightly apologetically. Nevertheless, twenty years since the last episode aired, its legacy lives on, from the unforgettable protest slogan “Down…
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The Curse of the Video Game Movie
Read more: The Curse of the Video Game MovieAt the beginning of the year, I was asked to write a short introduction on myself to be used on the Writer’s Block website. Honestly, I don’t know how people are able to condense their entire person to less than three sentences and still manage to make themselves sound even remotely interesting. Instead, I just…
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Jagd – Civic EP – Review
Read more: Jagd – Civic EP – ReviewCivic is the newest and second official EP released by the four-piece Amsterdam band Jagd. The band has been busy for around three years, in which they won the Q’s Best Award, the Amsterdam Pop Award, toured the nation for 30 shows in the Popronde, and have started off 2018 on the bill of…
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Dutch-language Singing And Song-Writing – Part 2
Read more: Dutch-language Singing And Song-Writing – Part 2For a second and final time, we take some time to get to know a few singer-songwriters.
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Pretentious Pirates: Why My Favourite Film Is Actually Awful But I Still Love It
Read more: Pretentious Pirates: Why My Favourite Film Is Actually Awful But I Still Love ItThere are certain expectations you have to meet when you tell someone you love movies, especially if that other person is a self-professed film aficionado. For example, you absolutely have to have seen *insert random “classic” here*, been to a midnight screening/premiere at least once, preferably dressed as a character from said movie. You…
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