Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Rooftop Run
Games and Entertainment
App
#1 App in 80 countries! You can play as Leo, Donnie, Raph, Mikey, or unlockable characters April and...
BookwormMama14 (18 KP) rated A Lesson in Love and Murder (Herringford and Watts Mysteries, #2) in Books
Jan 2, 2019
Andy K (10821 KP) rated Green Book (2018) in Movies
Jun 22, 2019
The modern Oscars are free of epics like Ben-Hur, The Sound of Music or West Side Story. Instead, character-driven stories seem to be in favor recently.
In this true story, recently unemployed Italian bouncer Tony "Lip" gets hired to drive an African American genius concert pianist throughout his fall tour of the deep southern United States in 1962.
As the two men get to know each other, they are exposed to the very different worlds and set of values the each possesses. Initial hesitation is replaced by eventual respect as the men grow a bond throughout their southern adventure as they confront racism in various threatening or nonchalant forms as is happens.
Tony comes to the aide of his client, Dr. Donald Shirley, several times revealing his bigotry and denial for his race has begun to wane. Dr. Shirley as well begins to understand Tony's rough exterior and even delights Tony's wife Cyrano de Bergerac style assistance in writing verbose and eloquent letters to her.
The acting is thorough and top notch by both Viggo Mortensen (one of the great working actors today) and Mahershala Ali (hot off of Moonlight) with a screenplay to match. The characters are flawed, vivid, well-rounded and interesting. I thoroughly enjoyed this memorable film and well deserved of the big prize.
Red: My Uncensored Life in Rock
Book
For over 30 years, Sammy Hagar has been a fixture in heavy metal music. Beginning with his...
Guy Garvey recommended For the Roses by Joni Mitchell in Music (curated)
Canon Irista
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Do more with your photos with irista from Canon! Get them tagged automatically by camera, lens, and...
Climate Justice: Vulnerability and Protection
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The fruit of twenty years of moral reflection on the emerging greatest challenge to humanity of the...
The Origin of Others: The Charles Eliot Norton Lectures
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America’s foremost novelist reflects on the themes that preoccupy her work and increasingly...
Social sciences
The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey
Book
A masterful, moving novel about age, memory, and family from one of the true literary icons of our...
Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2171 KP) rated Snow Way Out (Snow Globe Shop Mystery, #1) in Books
Mar 9, 2018
The characters in this book were wonderful. I could feel the basis for their friendships and the loving relationships with Cami’s family. They could have used a bit more development, but I would have been willing to revisit them if the plot were better. Sadly, the book is filled with events happening to Cami; she doesn’t do much to drive the plot at all. Worse yet, the climax is weak and the explanation for some of the events is adequate at best. And let’s not discuss a scene that would never happen involving Cami and the police.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2015/09/book-review-snow-way-out-by-christine.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.