Combating Torture and Other Ill-Treatment: A Manual for Action
Amnesty International, Human Rights Implementation Centre and Juan Mendez
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Far from being a mediaeval practice eradicated in modern times, torture continues to thrive the...
Alanna Davies (20 KP) rated How It Ends (2018) in Movies
Jun 20, 2019
I watched this after having it in my netflix list for a couple of weeks. The trailer looked good and who doesn't like a good disaster movie right? But this was not a good disaster movie.
They put emphasis on seemingly important plot points only never to come back to them or explain them. What actually caused this "end of the world" scenario? Who are the people in the burning town? What derailed the military train? Why would you only take two cans of gas from a butt load of supplies? Who are the people guarding the bridge? What happened to the girl who was travelling with them? And finally, how does it bloody end?
I was left so frustrated and just thinking 'was that it". It genuinely felt like the writers had either given up or run out of time and just gone, yeah kill the creepy guy, take your girl and drive away from the giant smoke cloud.
Not a satisfying watch, just dont bother.
For the Love of Physics: From the End of the Rainbow to the Edge of Time - A Journey Through the Wonders of Physics
Walter H. G. Lewin and Warren Goldstein
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Beloved MIT professor Walter Lewin, whose riveting physics lectures have made him a YouTube...
Jason Clarke recommended Withnail and I (1987) in Movies (curated)
Gmorning, Gnight!: Little Pep Talks for Me & You
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Before he inspired the world with Hamilton and was catapulted to international fame, Lin-Manuel...
Darkness Falls
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If the lights go out forever, can love survive? When four women from different walks of life are...
Dystopian CME Event Lesbian Romance
The Battle of Versailles
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On November 28, 1973, the world's social elite gathered at the Palace of Versailles for an...
Dee R (8 KP) rated Midnight (Skulduggery Pleasant #11) in Books
Sep 11, 2018
Starting the first page you are instantly teleported into the world of Valkyrie and Skulduggery.
How Derek focused on the after affect of Valkyrie becoming Darquesse, shows dedication to the main characters and that even though they may only be real within the words he types, that there is love there.
He portrays Valkyrie going through a difficult transition and coming to terms with what she had done but she knew once she had the individuals in the magic world would not forget.
The tale gets intense within a few chapters, as they work on a case as unoffical investigators. Meeting new and important people throughout, helping them once more save the day.
But the best thing of this book is the fact right at the end Derek Landy gives us a short snippet of the next book! Which like this one is now highly anticipated.
Sarah Blythe (22 KP) rated Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Grindelwald (2018) in Movies
Aug 24, 2019
However, I have a few niggles. I have some minor misgivings about the idea of Jude Law as Dumbledore, not because I dont think he'll do a good job, but because his Dumbledore is so far removed from the one we know and love. I mean, seriously, how do you get from suits to full blown robes? They're opposite ends of the style scale! I think my biggest issue with the whole thing is the lack of continuity from the potter series. I don't understand the back story of Nagini, I want to know what happened between Albus and Grindelwald, and don't get me started on the revelation at the end?!? There was a whole story arc about a hidden Dumbledore child in the HP book series (I love Ariana) and yet here we are, supposed to believe there's another one! I just don't get it!
Overall it's a great film as part of the Fantastic Beasts franchise, and as part of the Wizarding World, but let's not link it too closely to the events of Harry Potter. If we try to work out that labyrinth, I fear all our brains may just explode!
Rise of the Mystics
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Some say the great mystery of how one can live in two worlds at once died with Thomas Hunter many...
The Circle Series Ted Dekker Christian Fiction