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"The lack of interest in Fassbinder’s work depresses the hell out of me. For me, he is the birth of the new. His high-concept stories, told in bold dramatic strokes and with vibrant colors, teach us about everything from class and racial politics to family responsibility and true love. His theatricality comes out of the Brecht mold, but it is new, it is melodramatic and involving and funny, often bitter and ironic, always with good humor, but, for me anyway, never cynical. He wears his heart and soul on his sleeve. He traverses the taboo, attacks intolerance, and loves his characters so much, even if at first they appear totally unappealing. Fassbinder is an original, and Ali: Fear Eats the Soul is one of his best films, made on the run like so many of his others. The world would be a better place if more people embraced movies like this one."

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BookInspector (124 KP) rated Dead over Heels in Books

Sep 24, 2020

Dead over Heels

Theresa Braun | 2020 | Horror, Paranormal

8.0

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I found this story quite refreshing after reading a deep and complex novel, and it was what I needed at this time. This is “don’t judge a book by its cover” kind of situation because the cover does not look very appealing, but it does carry an interesting story. I really liked Veronica and Sebastian in this story, they were very realistic and just generally sweet people. I really enjoyed the narrative as well. I liked that the author discussed family issues and grasped a very nice angle to utilise it for this story. I really enjoyed the little surprises which the author had to offer as well. The writing style was pleasant and easy to read, and the ending was very unexpected but completed this story very nicely.

So, to conclude, if you like ghost stories with a hint of romance, do give this story a go, and I hope you will enjoy it as much as I did

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Veronica Pena (690 KP) rated Inglourious Basterds (2009) in Movies

May 19, 2020

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I've come to the conclusion that I don't particularly like Quentin Tarantino and this film is no different. There are many parts of this film that just seem to be screen fillers and don't provide much to the story whatsoever. It seems like an overload of so many characters, it feels like he's trying to tell 5 different stories at the same time and it's not working that well.

Additionally, the worst part of this film is the ending. Shoshana should've been recognized and I feel it was a huge failure to not have Landa know what she did. After everything he did to her family and all that she'd been through, he deserved to know. I also didn't really understand his plot, nor Brad Pitt's. This film feels very messy to me and not cohesive in the slightest. I don't know what it is about Tarantino but the more I watch, the more I dislike him.