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"Black Like Me, but I felt a way, because as I'm reading I realized it's about a white man dressed in black face in the '60s to see what it feels like to be black. It's cool to see these detailed experiences of how white people treated him, but at the same time, he was able to just go back to his regular white life. But we deal with this shit everyday. We can't just wipe our color off — which is great, I love my color, but it definitely made me feel a way. I'm still glad I saw the perversion that was happening with the treatment of black people, so for that reason, I appreciate the book."

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Jesscica Morgan recommended Broadcast News (1987) in Movies (curated)

Broadcast News (1987)

1987 | Comedy, Drama

8.5

(4 Ratings)

Movie Favorite Watch

"The only thing wrong about this movie is the terrible haircut Holly Hunter has at the end. Broadcast News is sharp and funny and endlessly quotable—and timelier than ever in this era of both so-called fake news and what feels like the re-emergence of world-changing journalism. I don’t know if I’ve ever related to a fictional character more than I do to Jane, Hunter’s smart, ambitious, flawed uber–Type A producer (who knows when to bust out a therapeutic cry). Add to that William Hurt at his most handsome, a complicated love triangle without a pat ending, the funniest theme-song sequence ever, and cinema’s most iconic polka-dot dress. It’s simply perfect."

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Rachel Lambert recommended Wonder Boys (2000) in Movies (curated)

Wonder Boys (2000)

2000 | Comedy, Drama

8.3

(3 Ratings)

Movie Favorite Watch

"It’s dramatically different [from The Godfather] in terms of this town and the world of it. It’s a good movie, tremendously. I’m a writer, so obviously I enjoy the content because it’s about writer things and writer dramas and writer people. It’s just one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen. I can watch that movie over and over again. Robert Downey Jr. gives one of his best performances ever. And very funny. And I love Michael Douglas in it; he’s great. But it also has this wonderful capacity for pathos in this very earned way. It doesn’t feel kitsch. It feels really earned and honest, so it can play those lines really well."

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Dean (6927 KP) rated Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness in TV

Jul 17, 2021

Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness

2021 | Animation, Horror

6.0

(3 Ratings)

TV Show Rating

Very short story (1 more)

It's very similar to the previous animated films

A big disappointment

I was really looking forward to this when I saw Netflix had a Resident Evil anime series coming out. It's such a shame though and a missed opportunity. Only 4 episodes long and around 22 minutes each episode. You have no real idea where this fits in timeline wise with the games, anywhere after the 2nd game basically. The storyline feels very similar to one of the extended anime films of Resident Evil, so not that original either. The animation is OK, close up scenes have a lot of detail. Other times it just looks like cut scenes from the games. Really hoped for better.

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Dean (6927 KP) rated Bodyguard in TV

Sep 26, 2019

Bodyguard

2018 | Drama, Thriller

8.2

(38 Ratings)

TV Show Rating

Good plot twists (1 more)

Some good action scenes

Cracking Thriller

Finally got around to watching one of the most talked about TV shows of last year. It centres around the Personal Protection Officer to the Home Secretary. The first few episodes were very exciting with some great action scenes. The later episodes concentrating more on investigating various plotlines and conspiracies. It's interesting as we get a look into how the Police, Counter Terrorism and Intelligence services work. It all feels very realistic in terms of how the various teams work for the Home Office. There are plenty of twists and turns, the tension will have you gripped to your seat. Perfect for a short tense series.

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CHILLFILTR (46 KP) rated Space for Days by Kendall Street Company in Music

Jul 11, 2019

When I hear a song like this, I think immediately of my own college days in Madison, WI when Galactic would come through town and borrow my Wurlitzer.

Very polished and hummable, Space for Days feels like Dave Matthews on acid at Mardi Gras. It threads the needle between philosophy and stoner truism:

“I got space for days
What I matter didn’t say
Still keeping same
Let it all breathe”
— Kendall Street Company

The truth is this is a party band with a party song, and if you like wah wah licks doubling the saxophone and a bass player who plays up on the neck like he's Jaco Pastorius, this is your party.

Enjoy.