
The Sober Revolution: Calling Time on Wine O'Clock
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Do you count down the minutes to wine o'clock on a daily basis? Is a bottle of Pinot Grigio your...

The Scourge of Soho: The Controversial Career of SAS Hero
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Detective Sergeant Harry Challenor is undoubtedly one of the most controversial policeman of all...

The Scourge of Soho: The Controversial Career of SAS Hero Detective Sergeant Harry Challenor MM
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Detective Sergeant Harry Challenor is undoubtedly one of the most controversial policeman of all...

iPad & iPhone User magazine: Apple iOS to the core: news, tutorials, reviews and apps
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The world’s best iPad & iPhone magazine. App reviews, gaming, tutorials & buying advice. iPad &...

League of American Traitors
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Those who don’t know history are destined to repeat it. . . . When seventeen year-old Jasper is...

William Friedkin recommended Night and Fog in Japan (1960) in Movies (curated)

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Darren (1599 KP) rated Transit 17 (2019) in Movies
Oct 14, 2019
Performances – This is a film where the performances are not going to be seen as it strength, one of the problems here comes from nearly all the characters being portrayed as serious, which makes everybody too similar, not letting any of the actors make their character standout in anyway.
Story – The story follows a group of soldiers who go on a mission to save a teenage girl in an infected virus world that could hold the cure for the world. The story does seem to borrow from the ideas behind Escape from New York, with the team needing to rescue somebody in danger and also the game The Last of Us, which focuses on the idea one person could be immune, which would be key to the survival of the rest of the humans. While the story flows well enough, the characters just feel under developed, with them being too similar and most situation being simple action that just ends up coming off like something that doesn’t want to risk anything.
Action – The action doesn’t get to any level of intensity, which does leave us not getting excited about the bullets flying around.
Settings – The film tells us we are going through parts of Belgium, only we don’t really get to see anything other than strongholds in the survival from the infected, using now iconic locations through the film.
Scene of the Movie – Look at the bite.
That Moment That Annoyed Me – We just don’t get the level of intensity we could have.
Final Thoughts – This is a simple action film that borrows from a couple of major properties, only it just doesn’t end up getting to the levels of intensity that it could have by the end of the film.
Overall: Simple Action.

Entertainment Editor (1988 KP) rated Terra Mystica in Tabletop Games
Mar 7, 2018
In Terra Mystica, each player represents a fantasy race that is attempting to expand. Unfortunately, only one habitat is viable for them to build upon, and so they must regularly terraform different parts of the world in order to spread out. The game is played over six rounds, and in each round players first collect income, then they alternate taking actions, and finally, they collect bonuses. The different actions can include terraforming and/or building a dwelling, improving their shipping, improving their skill at terraforming, upgrading a structure, improving on one of the "cult" tracks, taking a "power" action, taking a "special" action, or passing for the round. Each of these actions requires a different combination of workers, gold, and priests. And many of these actions will give you victory points as you perform them. At the end of the round, each player has the chance of gaining additional bonuses (like free terraforming actions) based on how far he has moved along one of the cult tracks. At the end of the sixth round, players get extra points based on how far along they have moved on each of the cult tracks, and also for how many connected structures they have. Whoever then has the most victory points is the winner!
Original Review: 8.5/10
Critic: Josh Edwards
Read the full review here: http://www.boardgamereviewsbyjosh.com/2013/05/terra-mystica-review.html

A Banquet of Consequences: An Inspector Lynley Novel
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Inspector Lynley investigates the London end of an ever more darkly disturbing case, with Barbara...