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Kelley Marie (2 KP) rated Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Grindelwald (2018) in Movies
Apr 29, 2019
I love fantasy and the Harry Potter feel but I thought the first one was better. I also felt the title should be different, grindelwald only committed one crime and was it REALLY a crime? (1 more)
The acting I thought was great. I love Johnny Depp.
Chris Klein recommended Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) in Movies (curated)
Thank you so much to NetGalley and Penguin for the opportunity to read and review this book ahead of its release!
I hadn't read anything by Dolly Alderton before but I'd heard great things about 'Everything I Know About Love' so when I heard about her fiction debut I knew I needed to try it! I love Dolly's voice, it's so wonderfully British which as someone who reads so much American based fiction was refreshing. There was quite a lot of heavy swearing so if that's not your thing be wary (but that's what you get for being British I guess). I loved the different aspects of ghosting that were covered from dating, to friendships fading, and to dementia and the ghosting of memories. It was such a poignant read. I enjoyed this book immensely but I just couldn't get invested, it took me quite a while to get through as I only found myself reading a chapter at a time so hence the reason for my lower rating but I think I'm slightly younger than the target audience for this book so that's potentially why but I'd say if you are older and single you'll definitely see a lot of yourself here, I'm young and single and I definitely did. It made me think a lot about the future.
I hadn't read anything by Dolly Alderton before but I'd heard great things about 'Everything I Know About Love' so when I heard about her fiction debut I knew I needed to try it! I love Dolly's voice, it's so wonderfully British which as someone who reads so much American based fiction was refreshing. There was quite a lot of heavy swearing so if that's not your thing be wary (but that's what you get for being British I guess). I loved the different aspects of ghosting that were covered from dating, to friendships fading, and to dementia and the ghosting of memories. It was such a poignant read. I enjoyed this book immensely but I just couldn't get invested, it took me quite a while to get through as I only found myself reading a chapter at a time so hence the reason for my lower rating but I think I'm slightly younger than the target audience for this book so that's potentially why but I'd say if you are older and single you'll definitely see a lot of yourself here, I'm young and single and I definitely did. It made me think a lot about the future.
Andy K (10821 KP) rated The Witch (2015) in Movies
Oct 2, 2019
Interesting but not scary
A Puritan family lives by themselves off the land to farm, raise their children and suffer through their lives barely scraping by. The perception of evil forces slowly overruns the family and they start to point fingers at each other as for who is to blame.
Short review today, but I had not heard much about this until a friend recommended. I enjoyed more than I thought I would for a film with a slow start. It seems I like slow burn movies ore than most. I can stay with a film if it seems interesting or I feel like it is going somewhere and will have a decent climax.
I did not think the film was scary at all with not even any jump scares, but the characters were interesting and the family dynamics were extreme especially once there is doubt and paranoia about what is happening to them.
Since I am an American, I did find some of the dialect hard to comprehend at times so much so that I actually turned the Netflix subtitles on to make sure I didn't miss anything.
It's not like it's a fantastic film that will stay with me or anything; however, I feel it is unique and interesting and well worth 95 minutes of your life.
Short review today, but I had not heard much about this until a friend recommended. I enjoyed more than I thought I would for a film with a slow start. It seems I like slow burn movies ore than most. I can stay with a film if it seems interesting or I feel like it is going somewhere and will have a decent climax.
I did not think the film was scary at all with not even any jump scares, but the characters were interesting and the family dynamics were extreme especially once there is doubt and paranoia about what is happening to them.
Since I am an American, I did find some of the dialect hard to comprehend at times so much so that I actually turned the Netflix subtitles on to make sure I didn't miss anything.
It's not like it's a fantastic film that will stay with me or anything; however, I feel it is unique and interesting and well worth 95 minutes of your life.
Charlotte (209 KP) rated Everyone's a Aliebn When Ur a Aliebn Too: A Book in Books
Dec 8, 2017
genuine in every way (4 more)
heartwarming & heartbreaking in equal measures
lovable characters
beautiful illustrations
a genuinely memorable and thought provoking book
Jessica Cashen (1 KP) rated The Last Girl on Earth in Books
May 16, 2018
Couldn't put it down. I read this in a day. The only real complaint I have is that the world building was not very good! It had a good plot and characters. I voluntarily read and reviewed an Advanced Reader Copy of this book from Netgalley.
Che (148 KP) rated The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell in Books
May 1, 2019
It took me nearly a year to finish the audiobook. Kamau is long-winded, pensive and thoughtful. What he is not, is always funny or engaging. Glad I finished it because I feel the world does need his point of view. I remain a semi fan.
Dean (6926 KP) rated Real Steel (2011) in Movies
Feb 11, 2018
Robot Rocky
A decent film I liked more than I thought I would. Great production including Stan Winston's former studio doing life size bots, Steven Speilberg as Executive producer, cool cast and neat SFX. Kinda Rocky for Robots but has a nice feel good vibe to it.
Amber (2 KP) rated Twelve Rooms with a View in Books
Mar 13, 2018
Overall this was a good book. I liked the plot and most of the characters. I felt like the book just ended and it could have had a few more chapters. It went from crazy to end. I really wanted to know what happened with the apartment.
Lumos (380 KP) rated Sentinels of the Multiverse in Tabletop Games
Mar 14, 2018
I really enjoy this game. I like that each game is different and that it is a cooperative game. My friends and I have talked about home-brewing a version of the game where you shuffle two heroes together "SmashUp style" and fight against each other.