Date: February 26, 2024
Reviewed by: Antonio Pinilla Torres
A group of movie enthusiasts gathered on the last Friday of January to watch Ken Loach’s latest movie: “The Old Oak.” The beautiful Cinecitta welcomed us to see life happen in front of us, with its good and bad sides: because, what else can you expect from a movie named after a pub if not the ups and downs and in-betweens of human drama?
Date: January 23rd, 2024
Reviewed by: Kerry Forrester
tic Rating: 3.75/5 stars
On the 23rd of January we had our first Book Club of the year. Although January can be a cold and gray time of the year here in the Netherlands, the chosen book, The Midnight Library by Matt Haig, was an easy read, bringing hope and light to the new year. It was the story of Nora Seed, a woman who is given the opportunity to experience different lives she might have had if she had made different choices.
Date: November 18th, 2023
Reviewed by: Tim Dircken
tic Rating: 3.1/5 stars
Tuesday 19th of December 2023 might go down in history as a sad rainy day, but hereby there will be a mention about the brave people that travelled all the way from Tilburg to the tiny village of Alphen to discuss The Discomfort of Evening written by Marieke Lucas Rijneveld. While we choose this book from the options of Dutch literature masterpieces, this contemporary award-winning novel divided opinions amongst the book club members.
Let’s start 2024 with a happy get-together at our TIC Welcome Back Borrel. This time, we’re making it extra fun with a game of petanque at NondeJeu! The lanes are booked for an hour, so if you want to play or just watch and cheer, come along. And guess what? You can stay longer and have some drinks.
If you’ve never played petanque before, no worries! Check out this quick 3-minute guide: LINK
Date: January, 12th 2024
Time: 17:00
Where: NondeJeu
Address: Pieter Vreedeplein 80, 5038 BW Tilburg Tilburg
Members: Free!
Date: November 27, 2023
Reviewed by: Anne van Oorschot
On Friday, November 24th, 6 TIC members and 2 guests braved the dreary and damp weather to meet at Pathe for Napoleon – our movie choice for this month. The film, by director Ridley Scott, starred Joaquin Phoenix, and was an epic 3 hours long. The film offered a look at the military commander’s origins and his swift, ruthless climb to emperor, as well as his fall from grace and exile from France.
Join us for a delightful evening at the annual tic Holiday Dinner hosted at the warm and welcoming Good Mood Piushaven in Tilburg!
At 18:00 we will start the evening with a Welcome Drink, and we will be seated at 18:30 to enjoy a 3-couse meal. It will include options for every diet, and we will have an open bar that includes soft drinks, wine, coffee, tea and pils until 20:30. (You can also order drinks after at your own expense.)
With the Christmas holidays around the corner, we’re excited to invite you to join us at the Dickens Festijn in Deventer, where the enchanting town transforms into the 19th-century world of Charles Dickens.
More than 950 characters from Dickens’ famous books come to life, including Oliver Twist, Scrooge, Marley, and Mr. Pickwick. Vagabonds beg, thieves steal, and the air is filled with the scent of punch, puffed potatoes, and roasted chestnuts. Wealthy ladies and gentlemen, adorned with top hats, parade through the streets.
December is coming up, and you might be considering a visit to family and friends outside the Netherlands.
But before you go, let’s get together for our annual Ugly Sweater borrel! Put on your funniest sweater and come have a drink with us on December 8th at Cafe Bakker, starting at 7 pm.
Date: December, 8th
Time: 7 pm
Where: Cafe Bakker
Address: Heuvel 44, Heuvel 45, 5038 CS Tilburg
Date: November 18th, 2023
Reviewed by: Sanita van Wijk
tic Rating: 3.5/5 stars
On 7 November 2023 TIC’s Book Club met to discuss Goodbye Sarajevo, which is a poignant and gripping memoir that offers a deeply personal account of the Bosnian War’s impact on one family. Written by Atka Reid and Hana Schofield, the book provides a unique perspective on the conflict, focusing on the experiences of two sisters, Atka and Hana, who find themselves on opposite sides of the world as war tears apart their hometown of Sarajevo.
Date: November 6, 2023
Reviewed by: Emilio Cammarata
The 17th October was the night of “The Teacher’s Lounge” at Cinecitta’, a feature film by the German-Turkish director İlker Çatak.
A story about an idealistic teacher, interpreted by Leonie Benesch, who involuntarily started a teacher/student conflict in the school in the name of honesty and justice. This conflict is the main topic of the whole movie, where the director try to depict continuously a disorientating and anxious atmosphere with the help of a minimalistic soundtrack.