Quaerentia – Quaerentia

Mark Meynell, Joel Bain, Sophie Killingley · markmeynell.net

Mark Meynell's jottings and musings about a world that gets stranger by the day

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Episodes 2

Triptych Ep 2:5 | I Cheerfully Refuse, The Fighting Temeraire, No Line on the Horizon
23d ago · 1:05:20
The Masterpieces 1. Leif Enger’s I CHEERFULLY REFUSE (2025) We start with a very up-to-date masterpiece this time: Leif Enger’s 2025 novel I Cheerfully Refuse. Enger is perhaps not so well known on this side of the Atlantic, but he deserves to be. His writing is lyrical and evocative, and the world he creates for this […]
Triptych Ep 2:4 | Les Voyageurs, Godzilla Minus One, Please God Find Me A Husband
1mo ago · 51:12
The Masterpieces 1. Godzilla Minus One (2023) Godzilla Minus One is the latest in Japan’s long-running Godzilla franchise. But dispel all thought of dumb Hollywood monster-pics that revel in cheap thrills and facile redemptive arcs. This film, directed and co-written by Takashi Yamazaki, is surprisingly arresting. It is characterised by scores of unforgettable images, genuine […]