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Glennon Doyle recommended Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion in Books (curated)
Book Divas (227 KP) rated Not Amanda in Books
Jul 16, 2019
What happens when a group of teens cross paths with sexually deranged psychopaths? After Amanda goes missing nothing will stop her friends from journeying through the twisted world of an underground culture to save her. If you find yourself in Hell always bring your friends.
Rose Byrne recommended The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks in Books (curated)
Rachel Howser Roberts (96 KP) rated Coco (2017) in Movies
Jun 24, 2018
Beautiful depiction of Mexican culture
Contains spoilers, click to show
The animation in this movie is beautiful. I love the use of color! The story is cute, if predictable. The music is upbeat and catchy. There were a few things that bothered me. Why does the whole family go by the last name Rivera? Shouldn’t the family branches have taken the men’s last names? Also why doesn’t De La Cruz know that Miguel is not his great-great-grandson?
David McK (3251 KP) rated Ready Player One in Books
Sep 19, 2021
<2021 update>
Have also seen the movie mentioned below. It was just OK; not great.
<original 2016 review>
Prior to reading this, I'd heard good things about it, and was aware that - like seemingly nearly all of the current Young Adult Dystopian novels - there was a movie for it in the pipeline, by none other than Spielberg himself.
Set in the near-future, I found this to be like a cross between the Bruce Willis movie Surrogates (in that nearly everybody seems to live their life vicariously through other means), The Matrix (cyber reality) and maybe even a bit of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (the MacGuffin that gets the plot rolling). it probably helps that - unlike the characters - I actually *was* a kid in the 80s, and so get plenty of the various pop-culture references made.
Plenty, but not all - this, remember, is set in America, so leans more towards the American or Japanese spectrum of popular culture than European.
Have also seen the movie mentioned below. It was just OK; not great.
<original 2016 review>
Prior to reading this, I'd heard good things about it, and was aware that - like seemingly nearly all of the current Young Adult Dystopian novels - there was a movie for it in the pipeline, by none other than Spielberg himself.
Set in the near-future, I found this to be like a cross between the Bruce Willis movie Surrogates (in that nearly everybody seems to live their life vicariously through other means), The Matrix (cyber reality) and maybe even a bit of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (the MacGuffin that gets the plot rolling). it probably helps that - unlike the characters - I actually *was* a kid in the 80s, and so get plenty of the various pop-culture references made.
Plenty, but not all - this, remember, is set in America, so leans more towards the American or Japanese spectrum of popular culture than European.
Rene Redzepi recommended Down and Out in Paris and London in Books (curated)
Rashad Ernesto recommended The Battle of Algiers (1966) in Movies (curated)
Peter G. (247 KP) rated Dirty Harry (1971) in Movies
Sep 6, 2019
The iconic masterpiece that cemented Eastwoods Hollywood career, and was one of the 1970's best vigilante cop movies to boot.
He shares screen time with a 357 Magnum and delivered the "Do you feel lucky, punk" phrase that has become synonymous with cop movies since.
Not the best film in Eastwoods career but one that sticks out in pop culture and is enduring.
He shares screen time with a 357 Magnum and delivered the "Do you feel lucky, punk" phrase that has become synonymous with cop movies since.
Not the best film in Eastwoods career but one that sticks out in pop culture and is enduring.
Blazing Minds (92 KP) rated Exhibition On Screen: Sunflowers (2021) in Movies
Oct 29, 2021 (Updated Nov 2, 2021)
The Sunflowers documentary is not just for art lovers, the production is a delight to watch for anyone that has or hasn’t got an eye for art, it’s a fascinating journey that is a pure delight to watch, I would recommend that if you get the chance to see Sunflowers then grab the chance and give your life a little bit of culture.
Kristie (106 KP) rated Darius the Great is Not Okay in Books
Sep 18, 2018
YA contemporary
For the most part I really enjoyed Darius the Great is Not Ok by Adib Khorram. This young adult contemporary novel was heart wrenching and at times heart breaking to read. At times I felt like the main character Darius was a little over the top with how sensitive he was but for the most part I was rooting for him to rise up. This was a great story showing the struggles of living with depression while trying to find yourself and dealing with the teenage awkwardness of growing up. I completely felt for Darius and could relate to a lot of his struggles throughout the book, especially with trying to see where he fit in with his culture and being the only one standing awkwardly to the side not understanding the language of his heritage. I really loved all of the characters and learning about this culture and I would definitely recommend.