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Hive (2021)
Hive (2021)
2021 | Drama
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
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Sundance Film Award winning film, it took me a while to write because even now things are still hammering in my head. It is a simple film, but extremely strong. A portrait of a society so different from ours, with a Muslim and sexist majority. The delivery to the role of all the actresses is impressive as it is so realistic. The scenes that caught my attention the most are the moments of calm and happiness of women in the midst of such a chaotic and sad life. The ghosts of conflict and the scars they cause are present in every second of the film and it manages to convey, as far as possible, the horror that is war. A film about empowerment that anyone who cares about feminism has to watch. Now I'm in the mood to try ajvar, I have a friend from Macedonia who confirmed that it's delicious, looking for it in a market.
  
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Lyndsey Gollogly (2893 KP) created a post

Jul 1, 2023  
My June 2023 reads!

16 reads this month a bit slower than normal but things have been chaotic

3 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
8 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
4 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
1 ⭐️⭐️
0 ⭐️
2 DNFS

My favourite book of the month is Awaken by G.R. Thomas this is the second book of hers that have been my book of the month! This author is becoming one of my favourites. This book was so intriguing and different.

Also Heartless by Nicola Claire this was the last I. This series and I’ve really enjoyed it.

My least favourite is Heart of a Warrior by Lali A Love I just didn’t get it.

My DNFS were not as high this month I just couldn’t get on with so many and I’m a great believer in not reading something just for the sake of it.

Book of the Month Awaken by G.R. Thomas
     
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Awix (3310 KP) rated Journey's End (2018) in Movies

Feb 7, 2018 (Updated Feb 9, 2018)  
Journey's End (2018)
Journey's End (2018)
2018 | Drama, War
Trench to Nowhere
Handsomely mounted and very well-performed war drama that does a good job of hiding its low budget. Made to mark the centenary of the (fictionalised) events it depicts, the focus is very much on the characters of the men in the front line of war, rather than action and adventure - when fighting takes place, it is confused and chaotic, and preceded by an almost palpable sense of dread.

There's a way in which this film adheres to the received narrative when it comes to the First World War, which is that it was a pointless slaughter in which a generation of young men were callously sacrificed by unfeeling senior staff, but this is not overplayed and the uniformly fine acting means that the focus is always on the individuals involved, rather than laboriously sending a message.

The fact that pretty much every speaking role goes to a white male means this is a film which is probably going to struggle to get traction with modern audiences and commentators, but it remains a sincere and powerful piece of drama.
  
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