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Awix (3310 KP) rated The Old Guard (2020) in Movies

Jul 10, 2020  
The Old Guard (2020)
The Old Guard (2020)
2020 | Action, Fantasy
6
7.4 (34 Ratings)
Movie Rating Watch
Stop-me-if-you've-heard-this-one-before cartoon action fantasy. A squad of ass-kicking immortals find themselves menaced by nasty soulless corporate forces while they induct a new member.

Basically, Highlander for our times: competently put together and not without moments of interest, but basically all a bit dour and calculated when it comes to sending the appropriate messages (bad guys are straight white dudes and vice versa, for instance). Not much sense of romance, fun, or actual fantasy, which just makes the lack of a coherent backstory more noticeable (why do some people attain the film's peculiar state of immortality? They Just Do). Best not to worry too much about the plot, try to ignore the messaging, and just enjoy the production values and fight choreography.
  
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Aasiyah Sidat (34 KP) rated Stone Mattress: Nine Wicked Tales in Books

Jul 5, 2018  
Stone Mattress: Nine Wicked Tales
Stone Mattress: Nine Wicked Tales
Margaret Atwood | 2014 | Fiction & Poetry
8
9.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
Atwood is the queen of thought-provoking, witty writing.

Stone Mattress is a collection of 9 stories based on old people. There is a mixed bag of characters from an author of a fantasy series to a disembodied hand that is madly in love.

All the stories in the book feature the characters looking back on their lives.

I really enjoyed the stories which had themes of romance, horror and brilliantly executed wit.

Continue reading my review at: https://www.readsandrecipes.co.uk/2017/07/read-harder-story-collection.html