Category Archives: reviews

Midwinter (2022) reads

Posted on August 5, 2022 by Topher Ong

Around July of each year, the temps absolutely plummet in Sydney. At the turn of winter, it was already freezing but July is traditionally the coldest month. It’s the perfect time to catch up on your reading. I begin this … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, reviews, Travel | Leave a comment

‘Into the Wild’

Posted on July 24, 2022 by Topher Ong

If you’re going on a solo adventure, what would you bring? A few months ago, I streamed Into The Wild on Netflix. Sean Penn directed the film, which was based on Jon Krakauer’s bestselling book. The read per se is … Continue reading →

Posted in reviews, Travel | Leave a comment

‘Time enough at last’

Posted on July 15, 2022 by Topher Ong

Last year, prior to the months-long COVID lockdown, I recall having a conversation with a ‘kindred spirit’. He asked me if I knew about this TV series, The Twilight Zone. He said that it was ‘a really old series’. When … Continue reading →

Posted in reviews, TV | Leave a comment

More early winter (2022) reads

Posted on July 3, 2022 by Topher Ong

For this month’s inventory, two nonfiction bestsellers and Grisham’s latest are up. I started off with Into Thin Air, Jon Krakauer’s gripping account of the 1996 Everest disaster. The author is a recent find and I look forward to perusing … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, reviews, Travel | Leave a comment

Early winter (2022) reads

Posted on June 12, 2022 by Topher Ong

Following on from my last reading list, this time we tackle two bestsellers and one classic. As usual, two fiction reads and one nonfiction book comprise my reading list. I start off with David Baldacci’s latest. Dream Town is the … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, reviews, Travel | Leave a comment

Mid-autumn (2022) reads

Posted on April 30, 2022 by Topher Ong

This month’s tally is a return to the tried and tested. Two fiction books comprise the list with a collection of anecdotes for good measure. I start off with Camus’s The Stranger, first published in 1942. A model on absurdism, … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, COVID-19, reviews, Travel | Leave a comment

3% (2020) reviewed

Posted on April 23, 2022 by Topher Ong

This week, I’m going to review my Netflix series of March. When 3% debuted, it was the first Portuguese-language show on the streaming service. The critically-acclaimed first season premiered in 2016. This was followed by three more series, concluding in … Continue reading →

Posted in netflix, reviews, Travel | Leave a comment

Late summer (2022) reads

Posted on February 20, 2022 by Topher Ong

We are on the last month of summer and it’s time for another list. Another three books: two novels and one nonfiction title. I start off with Mitch Albom’s newest bestseller. The Stranger in the Lifeboat is his latest feel-good … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, COVID-19, reviews, Travel | Leave a comment

The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017) reviewed

Posted on February 12, 2022 by Topher Ong

I am due for a movie review. Oscar darling, Nomadland (2021), was probably my last film analysis. Of course, I’ve gone through a lot of flicks. I’ve sighted Ron Howard’s Rush. I borrowed DVDs from the library. They ranged from … Continue reading →

Posted in movies, netflix, reviews | Leave a comment

Archive 81 (2022) reviewed

Posted on January 28, 2022 by Topher Ong

A while has passed since my last series review. The date was October 23 when I dissected Alice in Borderland. Fourteen posts later, I will delve into one of Netflix’s shining stars. I finished streaming Archive 81 last week. The … Continue reading →

Posted in netflix, reviews | Leave a comment