A Fort of Nine Towers
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'To read this book is to understand Afghanistan as it exists today. This haunting memoir traces the...
Mobilizing Krishna's World: The Writings of Prince Savant Singh of Kishangarh
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Savant Singh (1694-1764), the Rajput prince of Kishangarh-Rupnagar, is famous for commissioning...
Awix (3310 KP) rated The Producers (1967) in Movies
Jul 9, 2021
The movie feels like a frenetic mixture of old-fashioned vaudeville and scatter-gun satire; there was probably something curiously dated about it even fifty-odd years ago. While it does acknowledge the counter-culture of the 60s (there's a hippy beatnik character, amongst other things), it doesn't feel like it was made by or for a young audience. Viewers nowadays may not be troubled by deliberately provocative jokes about Hitler or over-sexed pensioners, but jokes about dumb blondes in bikinis and camp transvestites feel a bit uncomfortable. Passes the time amiably, and worth watching just to see Springtime for Hitler in context, but I'd struggle to call it an actual classic.
Birds of Ireland: Facts, Folklore & History
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There's more to Irish bird folklore than the 'wran' boys and the Children of Lir. Birds have been...
Darius the Great is Not Okay
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Do you ever feel like you are not good enough? Well, that is exactly how Darius feels. There is...
Awix (3310 KP) rated Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) in Movies
Sep 3, 2021
Good martial arts choreography, but the non-stop CGI of the climax isn't nearly as interesting or fun to watch, and the movie seems to lose its edge and sense of humour as it goes on. Feels very much like an attempt to do something akin to Black Panther, but with Chinese culture; may well do very good business in Asian markets. The usual links and references to other Marvel movies are a mixed bag; some of them feel very contrived and gratuitous. Still, they're integral to the Marvel project and I doubt this movie will disappoint the faithful.
It All Began with a Scream
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In 1996, a movie came along that changed the face of horror films forever. Initial signs indicated...
Flashpoints: The Emerging Crisis in Europe
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Europe is ready to explode. Where will the explosion take place and what will the damage be? This...
Masters of Empire
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In Masters of Empire, the historian Michael A. McDonnell reveals the vital role played by the native...
Charles Ellis Johnson and the Erotic Mormon Image
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On September 25, 1890, the fourth Mormon prophet, Wilford Woodruff, publicly instructed his...