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  • The Assassin – Hsiao-Hsien Hou (2015) ***

    The plot is straightforward: a female assassin is on a mission to kill a political leader in seventh-century China. Watching this film was, nevertheless, less simple. I really wanted to… Read more

  • Het midden verdwijnt!

    Trendwatcher Farid Tabarki heeft de termen radicale decentralisatie en radicale transparantie min of meer gemunt, waarmee hij de in zijn ogen twee belangrijkste maatschappelijke trends weergeeft. Hij beschrijft in dit… Read more

  • China stelt geschiedenis effectief in dienst van heden

    China is te groot om, nu het zo sterk opkomt, niet met argusogen te worden bekeken. Daarbij weten we nog steeds te weinig van zijn motieven, net als China vrij… Read more

  • The Trumpdozer

    The Rolling Stone long-read that caused quite some online stir, arguing that the the presidential election campaign is really just a badly acted, billion-dollar TV show, in which Donald Trump… Read more

  • Spotlight – Tom McCarthy (2015) ****

    A tremendous, and yet modest film, on a big subject: child molestation and cover-up within the Boston Catholic Church. Well acted, it also demonstrates the societal importance of brave, investigative… Read more

  • The Revenant (2015) ****

    Weren’t the film based on true events, I wouldn’t have believed its story. How can a man possibly survive this kind of horror and pain? Wilderness at its cruelest. An… Read more

  • Vrijheid kan niet zonder geheimen

    Dit is een heerlijk boek, alleen al omdat het veel vermeende zekerheden (transparantie is toch altijd goed?) doet wankelen. Centraal staat de notie dat “het geheim” noodzakelijk is voor de… Read more

  • Beasts Of No Nation (2015) ***

    Intriguing film (a Netflix original), but one that didn’t fully live up to my expectations. Thought warlord Idris Elba was too much of an attempt at a Captain Kurtz impersonation,… Read more

  • The Big Short (2015) ****

    Great film; a successful adaptation of the book. Its scenario, actors and humor make a strong mix that drives the message home. Immoral behavior spurred by wrong incentives and a… Read more

  • How good are we at predicting the future?

    Pretty lousy actually, as this short World Economic Forum article about our past attempts illustrates. To me, the historic examples also demonstrate that we tend to think in incremental changes… Read more

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