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BookwormMama14 (18 KP) rated Little Pear in Books

Jan 2, 2019  
LP
Little Pear
Eleanor Frances Lattimore | 2006
4
4.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Read for Judah's school. Too much focus on him being a misbehaving child. Ya, he had consequences he had to deal with. But just didn't sit well with me. Maybe I'm crazy. But I di like the intro into the Chinese culture for Judah.
  
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Steph Freeman (26 KP) rated Black Panther (2018) in Movies

Feb 21, 2018 (Updated Feb 21, 2018)  
Black Panther (2018)
Black Panther (2018)
2018 | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
9
8.3 (283 Ratings)
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Excellent character development within the movie. (3 more)
No need to be a comic book "nerd", this story has something for everyone.
Accuracy in the culture (as much as can be expected for the genre).
Cinematography and costumes were superb.
The creators pandered to the 3D audience, which resulted in a dizzying experience in 2D. (0 more)
Not Just Another Origin Story
As someone who knew nothing about comic books, their stories, and their characters prior to the last 15 year influx of Marvel and DC movies, I love the origin stories. It allows me to learn about the character, the world, and the connections between them without having to figure it out between punches or laser beams. This story delivered all of the above, with a fair amount of ass kicking in the meantime.

Chadwick Boseman, Lupita Nyong'o, and Danai Gurira were an amazing protagonist team, with Martin Freeman and Michael B. Jordan rounding out the character archetypes beautifully. The costumes, make up, and cinematography were gorgeous, but the real star of the movie for me was Letitia Wright. Her comedic timing and her elegance made Shuri the best supporting role I have watched in a long time.


I don't know a lot about the culture in Africa, a terrible oversight of my American education, but I do have friends from Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa and Togo who were very excited to see their culture represented in such a blockbuster film. It was refreshing to see something so beautiful that will hopefully inspire young Americans to learn about a culture outside of our borders.
  
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Destiny Fersch (2 KP) created a post

Apr 25, 2017  
Today I went to see The Promise...this movie was pretty close to the history that I was told growing up as the step daughter of an Armenian it made me saddened and proud of the culture. I was also surprised that I laughed a few times it hit me on all emotions.
      
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Smashbomb (4687 KP) Apr 25, 2017

Hi Destiny - would love to see a rating for this. You can find the movie page here: http://smashbomb.com/s/promise/. Welcome to Smashbomb!
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Alicia S (193 KP) created a video about A Futile and Stupid Gesture (2017) in Movies

Jan 31, 2018 (Updated Jan 31, 2018)  
Video

A Futile and Stupid Gesture | Official Trailer | Netflix

A Futile and Stupid Gesture is the story of comedy wunderkind Doug Kenney, who co-created the National Lampoon, Caddyshack, and Animal House. Kenney was at the center of the 70’s comedy counter-culture which gave birth to Saturday Night Live and a whole

  
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