Search
Suswatibasu (1701 KP) rated The Atticus Institute (2015) in Movies
Sep 3, 2017
Great concept but not really horror
There's a great concept behind this film that looks more like a documentary than anything else. Set in the 1970s, during the paranoia of the Cold War, scientists attempt to find those with telekinesis abilities like that of the Soviet Union. Except they get more than what they bargained for. While it's not frightening as such, it's an interesting film and seems pretty realistic.
North from Rome
Book
A phone call prompts Bill Lammiter, a young American playwright, to follow a former girlfriend to...
Melanie Caldicott (6 KP) rated The Winter Ghosts in Books
Apr 29, 2021
A beautifully crafted ghost story full of atmosphere and vivid poignancy. The themes it portrays about war and grief are unsentimentalised yet moving. The backdrop of cold, winter and snow are on one hand symbolic of emotion but on the other are personnified to become almost a second protagonist. I'm a huge fan of classic ghost stories and loved Mosse's multi-layered tale with its historic and emotional twists.
David McK (3425 KP) rated Ice Station Zebra (1968) in Movies
Nov 24, 2023
1960s Cold War submarine based thriller, based on the novel by Scottish author Alistair MacLean, with this movie - I have heard - being so beloved of Howard Hughes that it aired on a Las Vega station he owned over 100 times during his lifetime.
The plot? Basically, a satellite containing stolen equipment has crashed in the arctic. The race is on to retrieve said equipment.
But who can be trusted?
The plot? Basically, a satellite containing stolen equipment has crashed in the arctic. The race is on to retrieve said equipment.
But who can be trusted?
Life on Ice: A History of New Uses for Cold Blood
Book
After the atomic bombing at the end of World War II, anxieties about survival in the nuclear age led...
TS
TV Socialism
Book
In TV Socialism, Aniko Imre provides an innovative history of television in socialist Europe during...
Dead Man's Embers
Book
In the aftermath of the Great War, Non Davies wakes one morning to find her husband crouching...
Bostonian916 (449 KP) rated Bridge of Spies (2015) in Movies
Aug 6, 2020
This is not a traditional "war" film by any stretch.
The Cold War ran long and strenuous and many people on every side made sacrifices and gave everything they had in an effort to do what they believed was right (in many cases.)
Tom Hanks is brilliant (as usual) in demonstrating the mental gymnastics and anguish required to fill the role of a spy during that time in our world.
I won't go into detail about the story in the movie because there is an awful lot to unpack and all of it is relevant to the overall payoff, but please do yourself a favor and watch this movie.
The Cold War ran long and strenuous and many people on every side made sacrifices and gave everything they had in an effort to do what they believed was right (in many cases.)
Tom Hanks is brilliant (as usual) in demonstrating the mental gymnastics and anguish required to fill the role of a spy during that time in our world.
I won't go into detail about the story in the movie because there is an awful lot to unpack and all of it is relevant to the overall payoff, but please do yourself a favor and watch this movie.