#726: The best comic I've read in years... by C.W.ABy C.W.A

Revisiting #353: The Unmade Films of Quentin Tarantino by C.W.ABy C.W.A

#725: The Last Ronin by C.W.ABy C.W.A

In the week that Hugo de Jonge revealed that the Binnenhof renovation will cost €2bn and last until 2028, we ask if there is any chance of a government being in place by then. The king thanks his Spanish counterpart for putting up Princess Amalia in Madrid after she was threatened by gangsters, while Prinsjesdag is set for a populist makeover. In a…

#724: Pantheon Companion - Whiplash by C.W.ABy C.W.A

#723: Civil War isn't the movie you think it is by C.W.ABy C.W.A

#722: Odyssey of Violence - Triple Threat by C.W.ABy C.W.A

#721: X-Men '97 mid-season review by C.W.ABy C.W.A

Crisis club Ajax plumb new depths of hubris as their ramshackle defending on the pitch is eclipsed by a flurry of own goals in the boardroom. Down the road in The Hague, the manure hits the fan in the coalition talks as the negotiators try to put together the puzzle pieces. A group of pensioners go on trial accused of forming a criminal organisatio…

#720: The Lego Movie is already 10 years old WTF! by C.W.ABy C.W.A

#719: Monkey Man/Late Night with the Devil by C.W.ABy C.W.A

#718: Should Keanu Reeves join Star Wars? by C.W.ABy C.W.A

Groningen is up in arms over the senate's decision to pause the great gas switch-off, in a week when several government plans perish in the upper house. Czech claims that Russia has infiltrated the Dutch parliament leave MPs with an intriguing missed Thierry to solve. Ajax's new chief executive scores a devastating own goal as the club's season of …

#717: Godzilla x Kong RANT! by C.W.ABy C.W.A

#716: Pantheon Companion - Portrait of a Lady on Fire by C.W.ABy C.W.A

#715: Ghostbusters: Hellbent by C.W.ABy C.W.A

#714: Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire by C.W.ABy C.W.A

#713: Animation Marathon by C.W.ABy C.W.A

After agreeing on a form of government that keeps Pieter Omtzigt on board and Geert Wilders muzzled, the four right-wing parties finally get down to business. Two new negotiators are given the task of producing a programme for government within eight weeks, but the only thing the leaders agree on is that the discussions will be "tough". The PVV scu…

#712: Top 10 Most Anticipated Horror Movies of 2024 by C.W.ABy C.W.A

#711: My #1 Most Anticipated Movie of 2025 is... by C.W.ABy C.W.A

A breakthrough of sorts in the coalition talks as the four parties agree to form a "programme cabinet", which sounds like a piece of charity shop furniture. Protests against the visit of Israel's president sparks cast a shadow over the long-awaited opening of Amsterdam's Holocaust Museum. The SGP starts a crusade after learning that the government …

#710: Odyssey of Violence - Accident Man by C.W.ABy C.W.A

#709: Top 10 Movies of 2023 by C.W.ABy C.W.A

More than 100 days after the election, there are cautious signs that the four parties who have been bickering since December might be ready to start talking about forming a government. Meanwhile, the outgoing government is battling to keep international employers like ASML and Boskalis in the country. Venlo is hiring Croatians who don't speak Dutch…

708: Is Dune 2 worth the HYPE? by C.W.ABy C.W.A

Kim Putters begins his efforts to complete a coalition puzzle that looks increasingly like a charity shop jigsaw with two pieces missing. The mindbending 3D maze that is the Marengo trial ends with life sentences for ruthless gangland boss Ridouan Taghi and two of his henchmen. The PVV gets itself in a tangle over support for Ukraine as the caretak…

#707: Godzilla Minus One Sequel News! by C.W.ABy C.W.A

706: Bill Skarsgard is The Crow-ker by C.W.ABy C.W.A

#705: Pantheon Companion - The Raid: Redemption by C.W.ABy C.W.A

#704: Energon Universe by C.W.ABy C.W.A

Kim Putters begins his quest to form a new cabinet by wargaming the 501 permutations put forward by Pieter Omtzigt. The mayor of The Hague asks if the city "missed signals" about the riots that engulfed an Eritrean community event at the weekend. Scientists in Delft make a breakthrough in battery technology that shouldn't be taken with a pinch of s…

#703: MCU Talk -FF, Deadpool 3, Spidey 4, Kang by C.W.ABy C.W.A

Revisiting #197: The Raid vs Dredd by C.W.ABy C.W.A

The talks to form a right-wing coalition fall apart like a Babboe cargo bike after Pieter Omtzigt makes a smart getaway in lead negotiator Ronald Plasterk's car. After a debate that sets new standards for passive aggression, Geert Wilders asks another Labour-leaning chauffeur to try to get the show back on the road. Mark Rutte could be checking out…

#702: Pantheon Companion - Four Lions by C.W.ABy C.W.A

#701: Apollo 13 vs The Martian by C.W.ABy C.W.A

#700: Odyssey of Violence - The Night Comes for Us by C.W.ABy C.W.A

We ask where the talks to form a coalition government go next after Pieter Omtzigt pulls out of the negotiations, sending the other three party leaders into a state of synchronised shock. Meanwhile, the farmers' protests heat up again, sending thick black clouds of asbestos-filled smoke billowing across motorways and adding to the pressure on justi…

The coalition negotiations show signs of grinding to a halt as Geert Wilders's cold storage freezer fills up and relations between the parties become increasingly frosty. The economic picture isn't helping, as inflation remains stubbornly high and housebuilders are unable to keep up with demand. Russia's invasion of Ukraine dominates proceedings at…

#699: Should Chad Stahelski direct Star Wars, Wolverine or Blade? by C.W.ABy C.W.A

#698: I finally got around to watching Sisu by C.W.ABy C.W.A

Geert Wilders went viral with a serieus probleem this week, and he wasn't alone. Dilan Yesilgöz saw her party cleft in two by the refugee crisis, Amsterdam's lights went out two days in a row and Schiphol airport delayed its plan to make flights less frequent for a third time. PSV Eindhoven's winning streak came to an end, while Ajax's new signing …

#697: Who should play Batman in James Gunn's DCU? by C.W.ABy C.W.A

While a toilet paper discount caused stampedes in Utrecht, Geert Wilders broke the coalition talks' radio silence for the first time this week. Not to say how happy he is that tart from his home province is now officially on an EU heritage list, but to say that the four parties have "a major problem" following the VVD senate faction's surprising vo…

696: Pantheon Companion - Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story by C.W.ABy C.W.A

#695: Recasting Kang by C.W.ABy C.W.A

#694: Top 10 Most Anticipated Movies of 2024 by C.W.ABy C.W.A

The coalition talks resume with a teambuilding week at a country estate in Hilversum, where the four party leaders try to keep the media and the winter chill from the door. After months of rain, the sub-zero temperatures are welcomed by skaters, but the government's decision to pump extra gas from Groningen gets a frosty response. The International…

It's time again for our annual look back at the microscandals and minor squabbles that enjoyed 15 minutes or less of notoriety on social media. Do you remember the Roman sewage row, the Pokémon stampede, the Anne Frank Borrelplank or the penile solar panels? Almost certainly not, so let us clutter your memory once more.And don't forget to vote for …