Revisiting The Truman Show: A Classic Under Scrutiny

For a while now, I’ve been actively logging the films I watch on Letterboxd. Feel free to follow me there. One list in particular has always intrigued me on that platform: films that have been watched more than a million times. In many ways, it reflects the platform’s most popular titles, and since the Letterboxd audience tends to be slightly more “snobbish” than, say, IMDb, those numbers are especially interesting. Continue reading

Pokemon Red/Blue

A Childhood Defined by Sinterklaas and Pokémon

When I think of the Dutch folk fest Sinterklaas, I think of Pokémon. Not because I still do anything with those charming Japanese creatures today, but because it takes me straight back to December 1998. The month I received Pokémon Red and my world instantly became a little more magical.

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