Author: Daniel
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Trip to London: National Gallery’s Siena Exhibition, & Three Sisters
Three months straight of being back at work with no break, directly after 6 months of backpacking and seeing the world, has led me to needing at least a day off from the dullness of 9-5 office work. For my first break of the year I decided to continue my long-established tradition of having a…
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A 3-Day Solo Trip to Amsterdam
A trip for 3 nights to Amsterdam is suggested by most people just to see this city. Often frequented by European tourists, Amsterdam has a reputation for being a “party city” with multiple coffeeshops (weed cafes) open to all and a famed red light district. Unfortunately, this attracts the wrong crowd of tourists to the…
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The Zone Of Interest (2023) Review
Films on such dark matter subjects raise the question of how well these films even capture the gravity of these events. Directors and screenwriters must make these pieces of art with a coherent intention; tread lightly or thrust the audience into the horrors. Each piece of art’s intent could be made murky if each nuance…
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Come and See (1985) Review
If my memory serves me correctly, I first saw this film on the RYM ‘top films’ charts. I took interest in it being a Belarusian film – the only one of its kind on the chart – and the rather surreal cover it had. The cover of a boy with seemingly aged eyes with a…
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A Dying Colonialism by Frantz Fanon – Review
Rating: 5/5 A Dying Colonialism is Fanon’s exploration of how Algeria’s population changed their attitude towards their colonialist oppressors during the course of the revolution. Ranging from how women were previously treated to adopting western technologies in the duwars, Fanon details the reshaping of Algerian society, propelling them to a new nation. I first found…