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David McK (3557 KP) rated WandaVision in TV

Mar 7, 2021  
WandaVision
WandaVision
2021 | Action, Adventure, Mystery
8
8.5 (31 Ratings)
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Marvel's first post-snap foray into the world of television, and the first to link in inextricably with the wider MCU (unlike Agents of SHIELD, which veered off into its own thing. I - mostly - enjoyed SHIELD).

Anyway, while it's true that the early episodes here are a bit slow (and very strange), this - as a series - is worth sticking with, especially as it (apparently) leads straight into the upcoming new Doctor Strange & The Multiverse of Madness movie.
  
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Merissa (12874 KP) created a post

Nov 2, 2020  
"Sweating it out in the former Belgian Congo as a civil war mercenary, with Sparks turning wrenches on his T-6 Texan, Hawk splits his time flying combat missions and, back on the ground, sparring with Ella, an attractive young missionary doctor, in the sequel to My Brother’s Keeper."

TOUR, EXCERPT & #GIVEAWAY - Jungleland (White Hawk Aviation Stories #2) by M.T. Bass - @Archaeolibrary, @GoddessFish, @Owlworks, #Adventure,

https://archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website/post/jungleland-white-hawk-aviation-stories-2-by-m-t-bass
      
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Lisa Ling recommended Corelli's Mandolin in Books (curated)

 
Corelli's Mandolin
Corelli's Mandolin
Louis de Bernieres | 1994
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Favorite

"This delicious novel is part war story, part love story. Set in the beginning of World War II, it tells the story of Italian Captain Antonio Corelli of Mussolini’s Army as they invaded Greece. On the island lives Pelagia, the daughter of a Greek doctor with whom Captain Corelli begins an affair, despite her engagement to a fisherman who is headed to join Greek forces. It is one of the most beautifully written books I’ve ever read."

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Deepak Chopra recommended Kim in Books (curated)

 
Kim
Kim
Rudyard Kipling, Zohreh T. Sullivan | 2002 | Essays
(0 Ratings)
Book Favorite

"An example of masterful storytelling that fascinated me growing up. I identified with Kim, the orphaned son of an Irish soldier, because we were both children of the army; my father was an army doctor who had served under Lord Mountbatten. On rereading, the setting of the Afghan Wars in the late Victorian era has chilling implications for today. The book is also a reminder that Kipling’s colonialist perspective didn’t blind him to the teeming human drama of India."

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Kevin Phillipson (10072 KP) rated Doctor Strange (2016) in Movies

May 10, 2022  
Doctor Strange (2016)
Doctor Strange (2016)
2016 | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
8
7.8 (161 Ratings)
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Benedict cumberbatch (2 more)
Rachel macadams
Mads mikkelsen
After watching the sequel Sunday night thought I would go back and watch the first one again I liked the first time benedict cumberbatch plays the title character very well with support from an excellent cast. The visual effects are so good and there's mads mikkelsen who is forever type casted as the villain but plays it so well anyway good first but the sequel is now my favourite doctor strange movie
  
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Andy K (10823 KP) rated The Brood (1979) in Movies

Sep 22, 2019  
The Brood (1979)
The Brood (1979)
1979 | Horror, Sci-Fi
8
7.8 (10 Ratings)
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An R rated version of Inside Out?
Frank Carveth is just a father with some problems. His wife is currently enrolled in an intense, secluded, mysterious form of psychotherapy being conducted by an unusual doctor. His eccentric mother-in-law, has just been murdered through unusual circumstances and his young daughter is showing signs of physical abuse at the hands of his institutionalized wife that he must now investigate.

After the murder, his father-in-law also arrives, the situation worsens as he attempts to visit his daughter while in therapy without success. Still grief stricken, he wants to confront the doctor or at least understand what is happening.

Here is where the story becomes very unusual. The brutality being dispatched to various individuals is being administered by disfigured "dwarves" or misshapen children which makes no sense to Frank or the police which asks more questions.

After learning additional details, Frank returns to his wife's benefactor for a final confrontation with her and the doctor to ensure the release of his kidnapped daughter.

Cronenberg's early body horror films still stand as some of the most provocative of the gene and this film is certainly no exception. The deformed assailants provide immediate unique intrigue in the film representing something you have never seen previously and it only gets worse.

The total brutality they complete upon their victims is worsened by the fact some of it is even performed in front of children who would obviously be scarred for years to come.

The final reveal of "The Brood" is so intense, bizarre and graphic it will still turn off, repulse or offend almost anyone who watches it. Only true fans of the macabre, strange and totally extreme will find this palpable.

The great Oliver Reed is especially intense in his performance as the unconventional doctor performing his ritualistic treatments which include offbeat role plays where he has conversations with his patents pretending to be other people.

I can only imagine the reaction this film had upon its release in 1979.