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Kevin Phillipson (10021 KP) rated I, Tonya (2017) in Movies

Oct 10, 2018 (Updated Oct 10, 2018)  
I, Tonya (2017)
I, Tonya (2017)
2017 | Biography, Drama, Sport
Margot robbie (1 more)
Alillson janney
Brillant performances from margot robbie and alillson Janney I remember seeing this on the news so I knew something tonya harding and Nancy kerrigan story. The movie pictures tonya as much a victim as nancy was alillson Janney plays the mother from hell brilliantly what more can I say besides margot robbies best performance thumbs up
  
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6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
I mean - for childhood nostalgia this book was alright.. seeing as I'm not a kid anymore it was not all that great lol

What more can I say about this - though it teaches a great life lesson as all the Sabrina shows did ... not much can happen in such a short amount of book ! Definitely reading it to the young one though - or letting her read it, she will love it
  
Use Your Illusion II by Guns N' Roses
Use Your Illusion II by Guns N' Roses
1991 | Rock
6.3 (3 Ratings)
Album Favorite

"A fucking fantastic song. It can stand alongside anything for Appetite for Destruction: that chorus, that intro, it just makes the hairs on your arm stand up. It's so fucking good. Really, really exciting. I know by this time they're all blown up and everyone's slagging them off for doing two double albums that had patchy shit on them, but what can you say? I don't think it matters really."

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The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
1994 | Drama

"Shawshank Redemption, because I love that it is about the power of the human spirit. That movie is one that I watch when I think about giving up. And that’s rare. I don’t do that anymore, but when I was first starting out in this industry, I would use that film as a metaphor for life because it was really hard and I was getting told “no” by all the studios and [wondered] if I would ever be a successful filmmaker. I would literally look and I would say, “If [Andy Dufresne] can survive and go through all that and keep his spirit then so can I, dammit [laughing].” That’s one of my favorites."

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Alison Pink (7 KP) rated Delirium in Books

Jan 15, 2018  
Delirium
Delirium
Lauren Oliver | 2011 | Children, Dystopia, Romance
8
7.9 (20 Ratings)
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I have to admit that I'd heard so many good things about this book that I was thrilled to finally get started on it. I have to say though, that I was not hooked right from page one like I thought I'd be. It took me several chapters to really get into the story & the characters. BUT once I did, I was hooked! I can't wait to see what happens to Lena & Alex!!!!!
Delirium tells the story of love being a sickness, a disease, something that the US government has found a cure for. Society cures people at the age of 18 after they've gone through an interview process & then been matched with their mate & told what they will do & how many children they can have.
Lena's mother was infected & the cure was adminstered to her with no effect. Lena lives terrfied that she will be like her mother & therefore counts down the days until she can be cured. And then,quite by accident, she meets Alex. And as they say the rest is history!
There isn't much more I can say without giving too much away. The story sucks you in & sweeps you away. I was laughing & crying & hoping against hope that Lena would somehow avoid the cure. Did she? I don't know & that's the part that SUCKS! Gotta wait til the next book is released. ARGH!!!
  
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Forbidden Territory
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
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What can I say but this is yet another win for Melissa Pearl?!? She is honestly one of my favorite authors, and I have yet to read of book of hers where a) it didn't warrant far more than 5 stars, and b) I didn't contemplate forgoing work/sleep/etc to keep reading! Now, we have a tag-team authorship in the works, and I have to say it's been great so far!

Kudos to a bright start to what will definitely be another wonderful series, and I'm already anxiously awaiting these girls' next adventure. =D

5 stars (of course)
  
Every Fifteen Minutes
Every Fifteen Minutes
Lisa Scottoline | 2015 | Fiction & Poetry
10
8.0 (4 Ratings)
Book Rating
I was so lucky to have received an advanced copy through a Goodreads giveaway-thank you!!

I've read all of Lisa Scottoline's books and I can say she did NOT disappoint in this one!! I loved it!

Had I not had a needy 1 year old I would have finished it in a couple of days but alas I had to read at night...Moms yall can relate! :-)

The best thing is that she allows your imagination to run wild with "who did its" and so forth and when you think you have figured it out she still shocks you. Awesome book!!
  
The Obsidian Chamber
The Obsidian Chamber
Douglas Preston | 2016 | Fiction & Poetry
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
While some of the Pendergast books can be read as standalone thrillers, whether or not you’ve read the rest of the series, you really do need to have read a lot (if not all) of the previous books to appreciate this one. While it’s very hard to say much about it without using spoilers, I can say that this story is very much character driven, and you need to understand the relationships and motivations of the characters in question for the story to make sense. While there is more action than usual for Proctor in this installment, overall the style of the story makes it move along a little more slowly than most books in the series. While I did like the book, I can’t say that I was completely happy with the way things were wrapped up, or with the amount of page-time Pendergast actually gets in this novel. It left me wanting more, but I guess that in itself is a good thing!

Longtime fans of the Pendergast series should enjoy this one, but I’d recommend starting back with Relic if Pendergast is new to you!
  
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Whit Stillman recommended My Man Godfrey (1957) in Movies (curated)

 
My Man Godfrey (1957)
My Man Godfrey (1957)
1957 | Classics, Comedy
(0 Ratings)
Movie Favorite

"The first I ever heard from Criterion was a call to work on the commentary track for My Man Godfrey, but there’s still nothing I can say about it. There it is, and there are the magnificent contributions of William Powell and Carole Lombard, director Gregory La Cava, and writers Eric Hatch and Morrie Ryskind."

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Die Hard (1988)
Die Hard (1988)
1988 | Action
Bruce willis (1 more)
Alan rickman
What can i say about this movie classic action movie start to finish bruce willis is excellent as the cop who has to save his wife and her work colleges from alan rickman and his goons the stunts are amazing. Can we really call this a x mas movie it doesnt matter yippee ki yay