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Rachel Maria Berney (114 KP) rated Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Season 1 in TV

Dec 20, 2018

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Finding its feet, worth a watch

I remember loving Buffy when I watched it on TV, I was 15ish then. I recently rewatched this, I still liked it, although it does have its flaws. The characters can be annoying but this is balanced with a really good idea. Joss Whedon has created a fantastic world, it truly is amazing. This is the first season, having already watched the others I already know that it just keeps getting better and the characters less annoying. If you are new to Buffy, keep watching, the series develops a depth but it takes a couple of seasons.

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Awix (3310 KP) rated The Holy Mountain (Der Heilige Berg) (1926) in Movies

Nov 11, 2019

Mountainous melodrama couples a rather corny, obscurely allegorical plot to some stunning visuals to reasonably engaging effect. A dancer (Riefenstahl) is drawn to the Alps, where she falls in love with an engineer; confusion and jealousy lead to jeopardy, stoic heroism, and ultimately tragedy.

I found the dramatic elements of the film to be rather hard going, and Riefenstahl's dancing, rather than evoking desire, just reminded me of a drunk woman trying to start a fight at a wedding reception. However, there are some fantastic compositions and the mountains still look awesome nearly a century on; the film may feel a bit pretentious but its imagery remains powerful.

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Lee KM Pallatina (951 KP) rated Joker (2019) in Movies

Nov 18, 2019

Joker (2019)

2019 | Crime, Drama

8.5

(147 Ratings)

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Arthur fleck is a struggling comedian with history of depression and a medical condition which causes him to laugh when in physical or mental pain. (Makes sense given the character being portrayed).

Finally being pushed over the edge of his own sanity & idolized by the people of Gotham who feel forgotten & pushed aside, Arthur dons the name 'Joker' & decides to take matters into his own hands by violently retaliating against the wealthy.

Joaquin Phoenix is fantastic and plays the Role brilliantly bringing a dark, intense character to the silver screen in an origin story that is a must see.....knock knock.......

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Shell Wright (34 KP) rated Carstairs: Hospital for Horrors in Books

Feb 4, 2020

Everything! (0 more)

Oh, this book! If you love crime, facts, gruesome stuff, this is the book for you!
Not at all what I imagined it would be. I figured it would be facts about the hospital, possible interviews with staff etc. however, due to very limited information being freely given on the hospital itself, the book turned out the most fantastically real read.
Enter the patients. To fill the pages there is chapter after chapter of patients and their crimes. Facts that keep the pages turning until your eyes cant stay open any longer. Cannot recommend this book highly enough. Absolutely fantastic, start to finish!

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saheffernan (157 KP) rated What Kind of Girl in Books

Mar 21, 2020

What Kind of Girl

Alyssa B. Sheinmel | 2020 | Crime, Young Adult (YA)

8.0

(2 Ratings)

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This book addresses some heavy topics. Which is shared in the content warning at the beginning of the book. I feel like this book did a fantastic job of being in the emotions and questions that would come along with the subject matter discussed. I only wish there was what I feel a better more complete ending but I also feel like that was the way it was meant to be to prove no decision has to be permanent you can keep a secret or decision to be quiet but thats not how it has to stay when or how to speak up is up to you.