Secret Days: Codebreaking in Bletchley Park: A Memoir of Hut Six and the Enigma Machine
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Lord Briggs has long been regarded as one of Britain's most important historians. He has never,...
Emma @ The Movies (1786 KP) rated Darkest Hour (2017) in Movies
Sep 25, 2019
Gary Oldman... well what can I say? Is there nothing that this man can't do? I still now, after having seen it, can't reconcile him playing this part in my head. He really shone through in Darkest Hour, he succeeded in rallying the audience to the edge of their seats. Seeing him perform "We shall fight on the beaches"... was incredible.
I'm no history buff, I can't tell you what was accurate, and honestly I don't think I want to know which bits fit the bill exactly and which were ad-libbed for effect. It was immensely enjoyable to watch, fun and ignites just a bit of national pride within you.
Loki: Agent of Asgard, Vol. 3: Last Days
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He's Loki's older, nastier, vastly more powerful future self. His machinations have cost Loki...
The Lock Up
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The Sunday Times bestselling author of Snow and April in Spain returns with Strafford and Quirke's...
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Andy K (10821 KP) rated Black Panther (2018) in Movies
Jun 23, 2018 (Updated Jun 23, 2018)
I can't believe how well this movie did at the box office compared to the actual quality of the film. You'll never say a MCU doesn't look beautiful, have gorgeous sets, costumes and good casting, but that is just not enough these days.
Being completely unfamiliar with the Black Panther comics I was going in cold, but it seemed like some of the characters just weren't that interesting or had any place to go. There were extended periods within the film where not much happens and I felt bored. Some of the CGI was also sketchy at best.
I have been on record being not the biggest MCU fan in general and if this is the highest grossing of all of them, that just isn't right.
I guess I should watch Infinity War now.
Preserved Steam Britain's Heritage Railways: Volume 2
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Geoff Swaine's superb photography captures the very best of Britain's preserved steam in action at...
Moscow Calling: Memoirs of a Foreign Correspondent
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In the course of the past 45 years, Angus Roxburgh has translated Tolstoy, met three successive...
The Feast of All Saints
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In the days before the Civil War, there lived in New Orleans the gens de couleur libre -...
The Secret Ministry of Ag. & Fish: My Life in Churchill's School for Spies
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'My mother thought I was working for the Ministry of Ag. and Fish.' So begins Noreen Riols'...