Quiz Show (1994)
8.7
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Queens-born Herbie Stempel (John Turturro) becomes an unlikely hero after winning on America's...
Lyndsey Gollogly (2893 KP) rated The Beast House (The Beast House Chronicles #2) in Books
Jan 26, 2021
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The Beast House ( Beast House chronicles book 2)
By Richard Laymon
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Author Gorman Hardy is hot on the trail of another bestseller and if half what's said about Malcasa Point is true, he's bound to make a killing. Petite and pretty Tyler and sexy Nora visit Malcasa full of expectation. But Malcasa Point is a place of pain, bestiality and death in The Beast House.
Well I have to say it’s 100% better than The Cellar! I can see from other reviews a lot of people agree on it. I found myself enjoying this. It was a classic horror in my opinion and there’s nothing wrong with a bit of classic. I enjoyed the captains story on Bobo it was very King Kong based except this was a rampant rabbit monster gone wild! A bit of cheese to keep a girl who loves horror happy.
Awix (3310 KP) rated Spartacus (1960) in Movies
May 19, 2019 (Updated May 19, 2019)
Slightly disjointed in its structure: the opening act in the gladiator school barely puts a foot wrong (the fight between Douglas and Woody Strode is exceptional), but then the story splits between the story of the growing slave army, which is hokey and sentimental, and that of the political games in Rome, which features a bunch of great actors giving terrific performances. Usual epic spectacle, but a very atypical downbeat ending: the film works very hard to give Spartacus a moral victory, but it's hard not to see this as a conclusion as bleak as that of any of the films that Kubrick actually admitted to. Stirring entertainment anyway; they don't make 'em like this any more.
JT (287 KP) rated The Book of Eli (2010) in Movies
Mar 10, 2020
A story based around religion is not always going to be for everyone but if anything the cast is a shining light in an otherwise scrappy film.
Gary Oldman plays the true archetypal villain, looking like a cowboy but sounding like a biblical reverend, he truly knows how to play the bad guy. Washington gives an equally decent performance but is some way off his best.
The cinematography is stunning and the desolate landscape depicts a true reflection of the aftermath of nuclear war. It’s grainy and gritty but needed to pack more of a punch. The brief action and fight scenes are well choreographed and the twist in tale at the end should be enough raise a few questions in the car park.
The Crime Club
David Brawn, Frank Froest and George Dilnot
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The Detective Story Club's first short story anthology is based around a London detective club and...
Awix (3310 KP) rated Zulu (1964) in Movies
Mar 2, 2018 (Updated Mar 2, 2018)
Made at the time as a piece of aren't-we-great jingoism, Zulu still stands up well as a stirring war movie and a story of men finding common ground under pressure. Good performances from Caine and Stanley Baker (who was the actual star at the time). Many memorable moments, too, such as the sing-off between the two armies. The Zulus are actually treated with respect, as shrewd and honourable fighters. Chief Buthelezi (later a minister in the South African government of Nelson Mandela) plays his own great-grandfather.
Out of the Shadows (2017)
5.3
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In 2010 six reality television contestants entered an abandoned and haunted asylum known as the...
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Mr Foote's Other Leg
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In Georgian London no one is more famous than Samuel Foote. Satirist, impressionist and dangerous...
Brain on Fire (2016)
8.2
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Based on the true story of Susannah Cahalan and her book by the same name, this movie follows a 21...