Gigantic monster adventure
The Japanese phenomenon Monster Hunter broke through internationally in 2018 with Monster Hunter Worldthat was sold no less than 28 million times. The new Wilds The once separate game series smoothes out even further to lure as many new players as possible. Where you used to have to read menus full of texts to learn to understand the game, this new part teaches you everything in a playful way while a story as in an adventure game unfolds. The core is also the same: you hunt for gigantic monsters, alone or together with other players. You get better equipment, but your real progress lies in your own skill. The better you get in the game, the better you can take on more difficult samples. Samples that can swallow for tens of hours of your time in the final phase of the game.
Tipped by: Bastiaan Vroegop
Struggle with masculinity
In the new Dutch Netflix series Roosters Play Jeroen Spitzenberger, Waldemar Torenstra, André Dongelmans and Benja Bruijning four close friends who have difficulty adapting to a changing world. How should they deal with their masculinity? And how should they deal with their loved ones and their work? “If you have a dick, then you are the dick,” one of the characters summarizes. Other roles are for Jennifer Hoffman and Jelka van Houten, among others. Roosters is a comedy written by Richard Kemper (known from the Cabaret and Music Duo Veldhuis & Kemper) and Luuk van Bemmelen (The rules of Floor).
Tipped by: Thijs Schrik
Concerts on Sunday
In the Sunday morning concert On radio channel NPO Klassiek, Saskia Voorbach presents Classical Music accessible every week from the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. This Sunday the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra is a guest, with conductor Ivor Bolton and soprano Chen Reiss. You can hear, among other things: the overture from ‘La Clemenza di Tito’ and ‘Symphony no.41’ by Mozart. Later on Sunday, from 2 p.m., it will follow Sunday afternoon concertpresented by Selma van Dijk. We hear the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra led by Philippe Herreweghe, with violinist Isabella Faust. This is a repeat of the concert that was given on November 22, 2018 in the main hall of the Concertgebouw. The listener is told work by Schubert and Beethoven.
Tipped by: Vincent Bijlo
New Tegenlicht-Docu
The program Backlight Remains on TV this year and then, per 2026, will cease to exist. A documentary can be seen every first Sunday evening of the month, but the title also lives online via a podcast and via ‘Meet-up’ around broadcasts. In the new broadcast, the program asks the question: why does the world look away when it comes to human rights violations in Gaza? Followed the episode ‘The art of looking away’ Backlight Dutch people who speak out for half a year. Such as government officials who protest every week and accept the consequences of this – from dismissal and processing to the Supreme Court. With, among others, Liesbeth Zegveld, Alma Mustafić, Berber van der Woude, Angélique Eijpe and Jan Pronk.
Tipped by: André Waardenburg