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Woodshock (2017)
Woodshock (2017)
2017 | Drama, Thriller
Kirsten Dunst's ๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด. Something about plants or some shit idek, trees haven't made this little sense since ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ but by God would you *look* at it? At its best unbelievably emotive and ethereal, you could even call it fragile by the way its temperamental existence unendingly slips in and out of consciousness. At its worst the same mopey, stupid, meandering indie trappings that A24 had an intolerable fetish for that year but still done wildly better than the likes of shittier 2017 fare such as ๐˜ˆ ๐˜Ž๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜บ, ๐˜๐˜ต ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ˆ๐˜ต ๐˜•๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ต, and ๐˜“๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜—๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ. Kind of wish this just dropped the subpar 10% of a story that leeches onto the otherworldly artistic bouts of pot-fueled dainty chaos but it honestly doesn't get in the way too much. Too many gorgeous frames to even count. Spent the last half hour of this with watery eyes and mouth agape not only for its sheer beauty, sheer singularity in spite of genre trope reusage... but for how commandingly it bats for the fences and doesn't let up even a little bit. Not concerned for a second about being coherent or restrained at all beyond one feature length bad, trippy, fully immersive high. Pretty much a live action Nicole Dollanganger music video.
  
Echoes ( Remington Carter book 1)
Echoes ( Remington Carter book 1)
Emma Cole | 2021
7
7.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
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Echoes (Remington Carter boom 1)
By Emma Cole

Once read a review will be written via Smashbomb and link posted in comments

When well-laid plans for college went awry, twenty-year-old Remi took it in stride. With events beyond her control taking place and familial responsibility to fulfill, she did the best she could and waited patiently for her turn.
Now, two years later and back on track, albeit a little later than sheโ€™d hoped, things are finally looking up. That is until an unforeseen circumstance arises. A flooding in her dorm building has put her into a unique situation that could be just the push she needs to take a chance on the up-and-coming football star that has taken a serious interest in her.
With elements from her past coming back for round two, will Remi be able to juggle it all?
Find out in this first installment of the Remington Carter Series.


I was a not sure Iโ€™d enjoy this but I ended up really liking it. Itโ€™s very straight forward and slightly predictable but itโ€™s a very good base and well written. Main character is likeable and not annoying which is a good start! For the the first book in the series itโ€™s promising.
  
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
1948 | Drama
8.0 (3 Ratings)
Movie Favorite

"This 1948 film is a classic Italian neorealist film that takes place in postโ€“World War II Italy. It is a beautifully told and photographed story about a close relationship between a father, Antonio, and his young son, Bruno, who idolizes his father. As the story opens, Antonio is desperately searching for work and finally gets a job posting signs. In order to do this job, he must have a bicycle. His wife, Maria, pawns her wedding sheets to buy him a bicycle, but it is stolen on the first day of his new job. The rest of the film, father and son pursue the thieves to get the bicycle back. They fail. In the end, Antonio is forced to steal a bicycle so he will not lose his job. Bruno witnesses this and Antonio is humiliated in front of his son. For me, the film was about the ultimate and heartbreaking betrayal of trust between a father and his son. Iโ€™ve always photographed families and family relationships. This wonderful film encouraged me to look beyond the surface and find the real relationships that exist between family members. The epic quality of the film was a great inspiration for me."

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Where the Wild Things Are
Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak | 2000 | Children
7
8.1 (46 Ratings)
Book Rating
I bought a classic book for the family. I did not read it while growing up. However, I have heard of it. It's called "Where Wild Things Are" by Maurice Sendak. I knew about this book and heard of it. Why I never read it is beyond me. I have not read it and reviewed it now.

It is adventurous and playful. Max travels to a faraway place that has Wild Things. I wonder if this book plot is imagination or something that lets the little boy discover what it is like to be lonely after a while. Also, learn that loved ones still care even if you have to wait. The food will still be hot when you return.

I am not sure. However, the pictures are well done. I do enjoy the images. I do not get the plot of this story; that might be me; it is a cute book nonetheless. Will Max have fun with the wild things, or will he return home to his bedroom?

Some children will enjoy these books, and parents will want to read and reread this classic book for their children. You may like this for your child's bookshelves as well. The images are superb and colorful, that is for sure.
  
Chocolat (2000)
Chocolat (2000)
2000 | Comedy, Romance
Chocolate is like some ancient Mayan magic that cures bigotry delivered by globetrotting, all-knowing hooded messengersโ€ฆ or some shit? Lol idek just imagine taking any of this dumb shit seriously, couldn't be me. Spoof level of this sort of pure sap Oscar bait, like the full product of one of Kirk Lazarus' ๐˜›๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ค ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ trailers. Binoche is beyond annoying as one of those one-dimensional, overly-effervescent 'Mary Sue' (I shudder to even use that term after the Star Wars fanboys sucked it of all its meaning) types - I'm truthfully shocked they didn't cast Julia Roberts here lmao. Part unintentionally comical (Alfred Molina brutally murdering a chocolate assortment display with a letter opener), part irresistibly sweet - much like a confectionary itself (kudos to Dench and Depp), all brainless silliness (just have to wade through a lot of inauthentic syrup to get to the good stuff - which still ultimately isn't enough). Why was this genre of film ever an unironic fad? Still convinced the only reason this was made was for Peter Stormare to be able to successfully use every accent known to man in movies. So it's such a shame that with all this considered it ends up being just watchable.