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Sid & Judy (2019)
Movie
Revealing new look at Judy Garland fifty years after her tragic, untimely death. Fusing the...

Shed of the Dead (2019)
Movie
A nerd spends his time at an allotment shed away from his wife. When the zombie apocalypse begins,...

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Feb 19, 2019

The Craggus (360 KP) rated The Kid Who Would Be King (2019) in Movies
Mar 5, 2019
The Kid Who Would Be King (2019) pulls contemporary adventure from the stone of legend.
Opening with exactly the same set-up and opening thematic point as “Justice League”, Joe Cornish takes the idea of a country and a world which has lost hope and, with a keen eye for contemporary resonance, weaves a wonderfully affirmative and inspirational tale from the ancient cloth of legend and the modern social fabric of present-day England...
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The Craggus (360 KP) rated Kim Possible (2019) in Movies
Apr 23, 2019
The live action Kim Possible (2019) ends up more two-dimensional than the animated original
There’s none of the wit of the cartoon in the writing or characterisation and it falls awkwardly between trying to introduce the property to a new audience while honouring the source material. In doing so, it rewrites the origins of several characters, eliminates others and presents a story that undermines its title character in favour of a new one...
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The Craggus (360 KP) rated The Mule (2018) in Movies
Jan 30, 2019 (Updated Jan 30, 2019)
The law may be an ass, but The Mule (2019) is a real donkey. #Review
It’s someone disingenuous for something this uninspired to proclaim it's ‘inspired by a true story’ but that doesn’t seem to discourage notorious empty chair haranguer Clint Eastwood from making a film for reactionary old men who like to yell at clouds. It’s a wannabe “Sicario – The Greatest Generation”, or the demographic antithesis of “Black Panther”: white fossil...
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The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated The Chef's Secret in Books
Oct 5, 2020
Talk about luscious literature! Crystal King’s new novel, set in 16th century Italy, is a work of culinary, biographical fiction about Bartolomeo Scappi, a man who was chef to popes and royalty, and the legacy he hands down to his protégé, Giovanni. “The Chef’s Secret” is a must read for lovers of historical fiction, and you can find out why in my newest #bookreview on my blog now. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2019/02/15/seasoned-for-stealth/

The Wolf Hour (2019)
Movie Watch
Set during the 1977 New York blackout riots, the film will see Naomi Watts play June Leigh, a...
drama thriller

La derniere vague (The Last Wave)
TV Show
French fantasy drama. A group of surfers disappear off the south-west coast of France, only to...