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natmac (13 KP) rated Joker (2019) in Movies

Oct 14, 2019 (Updated Oct 14, 2019)

Joker (2019)

2019 | Crime, Drama

8.5

(147 Ratings)

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Phoenix's performance is what holds the movie up, it feels realistic, desperate and sad. (2 more)

The cinematography is amazing and Gotham has never been seedier.

The third act of the film is really enjoyable and tense because of how low the stakes are and how well defined the characters are.

It straight up rips off both Taxi Driver and King of Comedy. (2 more)

It spells out the story even though I thought it was pretty obvious what was happening anyway.

Subtlety is absent from the film.

Joker is very original if you're a fan of superhero movies, but a rehash if you've seen the essential scorcesse flicks.

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It would have been interesting if they took the story in a different direction and steered away from the King of Comedy Route. They should never have told you that some of the stuff that happens are hallucinations. The flashbacks were not needed at all to spell it out, I found them kinda annoying. To be honest, I don't know how I feel about the Joker's first kills being out of self defense. I like that this joker is quite different to previous interpretations, but what I love about the character is how he defies any sort of morals or logic.

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Lyndsey Gollogly (2893 KP) rated The Secrets of Primrose Square ( book 1) in Books

Oct 20, 2022

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The Secrets of Primrose Square (book 1)
By Claudia Carroll
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It's late at night and the rain is pouring down on the Dublin city streets. A mother is grieving for her dead child. She stands silently outside the home of the teenage boy she believes responsible. She watches . . .

In a kitchen on the same square, a girl waits anxiously for her mum to come home. She knows exactly where she is, but she knows she cannot reach her.

A few doors down, and a widow sits alone in her room. She has just delivered a bombshell to her family during dinner and her life is about to change forever.

And an aspiring theatre director has just moved in to a flat across the street. Her landlord is absent, but there are already things about him that don't quite add up . . .

Welcome to Primrose Square.

What a genuinely lovely book to read. It was so heartfelt and touching. It showed the struggles of grief and the amazing friendships that come from it. There’s nothing worse than losing a child and this book showed the struggle of dealing with it. I think we all need a Primrose Square in our lives.