Film Review: Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

film, France, scifi, USA

Par Marie A.

I really enjoyed watching Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, although I also found many imperfections to talk about. I will first talk about what I didn't like or thought weird about the film, and then about what I liked, and it's easier to...

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Film Reviews: which Robin Hood?

LoveRobinHood, England, film, Hood, Robin, USA

Par Marie A.

****************** N°4: Robin Hood (2010, by Ridley Scott, starring Russell Crowe and Cate Blanchett) Well, I don't mean that this is a very bad film altogether, but at least, I don't understand its title... Had it been called The Making of Robin Hood,...

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Final task: Fast Fashion

LoveEmmaWatson, Emma Watson, fast fashion, globalization, society

Par Marie A.

back (Yeah, we're sort of fans of Emma Watson, but it kind of fits the purpose here )

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An bhfuil Gaelige agat? - The Gaelic Revival

culture, history, Ireland, language, literature, music, politics, society

Par Marie A.

************** A Short History of the Irish Language until Irish Independence When you think about "Irish music", you probably think about something like this... ... but perhaps not something like that: Well, I think this proves that Irish is a language...

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Film Review: La La Land

LoveMusicals, musical, USA

Par Marie A.

My first criticism is about the rhythm. And this is very subjective and personal... but I tend not to enjoy films with a low rhythm (for instance, Japanese films), and there are a lot of long long takes in this film. The very opening scene is (supposed...

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Henry VIII's Reformation: a "first Brexit"?

England, geopolitics, history, Japan, politics

Par Marie A.

Outline: 1. Britain: in or out of Europe? 1.1 Karl Wittfogel's theory of margins. 1.2 Two examples of submarginal zones: Japan and Britain. 2. Can History help us predict the consequences of the Brexit? 2.1 The English Reformation: a first Brexit? 2.2...

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Book Review: Number 11

book, England, humour, satire

Par Marie A.

First, I have to admit that I had never heard of Jonathan Coe before, and now, I regret having already sent my Christmas list to all my possible Santas (a bright side to having divorced parents and being married, you celebrate Christmas at least 3 times...

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Book Review: Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict

LoveJaneAusten, book, England, Jane Austen, USA

Par Marie A.

As you might have guessed after just one look at the blog's logo, I am obviously very fond of the England from the second half of the 18th century and the 19th century. I may not call myself a Jane Austen Addict (yet!), but still, I have read her six...

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About "Mrs Johnson’s brownish 19th century literature book"

Par Marie A.

This was actually a homework I had to do for a literature seminar I took this semester. The seminar dealt with adventure novels at the turn of the 20th century, by famous authors such as Conrad, Stevenson and Conan Doyle, and how through this supposedly...

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Mrs Johnson’s brownish 19th century literature book

humour, realist, short story

Par Marie A.

Mrs Johnson's brownish 19th century literature book A realist short story (about this short story / context of writing) It was a chilly yet sunny Wednesday morning and Group 2 was attending Mrs Johnson’s literature class in room E104, on the first floor...

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