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Movie Critics (823 KP) rated Annabelle: Creation (2017) in Movies
Jun 23, 2017
If Annabelle: Creation is to be remembered for anything, chances are it will be the expository role it plays in the Conjuring universe rather than any actual contributions it makes to the horror genre.
Critic- Reggie Peralta
Original Score: 6 out of 10
Read Review: http://film-book.com/film-review-annabelle-creation-flat-characters-and-jump-scares-fail-to-carry-horror-spin-off-la-film-festival-2017/
Original Score: 6 out of 10
Read Review: http://film-book.com/film-review-annabelle-creation-flat-characters-and-jump-scares-fail-to-carry-horror-spin-off-la-film-festival-2017/
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Movie Critics (823 KP) rated Chasing Coral (2017) in Movies
Jul 3, 2017
These documentaries can prove to be overwhelming and quite scary, given how bleak these prescient warnings can sound. The film ends on a more positive,upbeat note, calling on the optimism and strength of the younger generation to guide away from disaster
Critic- Steven Sheehan
Original Score: 8 out of 10
Read Review: http://www.thedigitalfix.com/film/content/79879/2017-sundance-film-festival-london-chasing-coral/
Original Score: 8 out of 10
Read Review: http://www.thedigitalfix.com/film/content/79879/2017-sundance-film-festival-london-chasing-coral/
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2097 KP) rated Evanly Choirs (Constable Evans, #3) in Books
Mar 9, 2018
The local men's chorus is hoping to win the upcoming cultural festival thanks to a world famous tenor who has returned to his hometown. However, he's a jerk who manages to get murdered. This third book oozes the charming characters and fun mystery of the first two in the series.
<a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/03/book-review-evanly-choirs-by-rhys-bowen.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
<a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/03/book-review-evanly-choirs-by-rhys-bowen.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2097 KP) rated Candy Apple Dead (A Candy Shop Mystery, #1) in Books
Mar 9, 2018
The idea of moving the Arts Festival downtown stirs up trouble, including arson and murder. Can Abby get her feet under her running a new business and solve the crime? I liked the characters and setting, but the plot was a little rough.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/02/book-review-candy-apple-dead-by-sammi.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/02/book-review-candy-apple-dead-by-sammi.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
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Jonathan Caouette recommended 3 Women (1977) in Movies (curated)
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Britt Daniel recommended Cryptograms by Deerhunter in Music (curated)
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Movie Critics (823 KP) rated The Dinner (2017) in Movies
May 4, 2017
The four-handed set-up (though other characters, and a number of wobbly flashbacks, intrude) may well recall Yasmina Reza’s acrid couple-combat in her play God of Carnage. If you thought that foursome were rotten eggs, get a load of this lot.
Critic-Tim Robey - The Telegraph
Original Score- 3 out of 5
Read Review: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/2017/02/16/berlin-film-festival-dinner-review-steve-coogan-startles-bitter/
Original Score- 3 out of 5
Read Review: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/2017/02/16/berlin-film-festival-dinner-review-steve-coogan-startles-bitter/
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Movie Critics (823 KP) rated City Of Ghosts (2017) in Movies
May 31, 2017
The footage is brutal and often hard to watch (the executions are horrifying and the indoctrination of children is plain sinister). The film excels at portraying the danger the reporters face and the value of the information they get out of the country.
Critic- Jorge Ignacio Castillo
Original Score: 4 out of 5
Read Review: http://www.thecanadiancrew.com/reviews/2017/4/29/hot-docs-film-festival-day-3-city-of-ghosts-shiners
Original Score: 4 out of 5
Read Review: http://www.thecanadiancrew.com/reviews/2017/4/29/hot-docs-film-festival-day-3-city-of-ghosts-shiners
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Deborah (162 KP) rated The Wicked Boy: The Mystery of a Victorian Child Murderer in Books
Dec 19, 2018
I wanted to read this after seeing Kate Summerscale at the Hay Festival talking about the book. I found that I felt very different at the end of the talk to how I felt at the beginning!
A really interesting story and Robert Coombs becomes a real person to the reader across the book.
This would be a good read if you are interested in social history and/or psychology.
A really interesting story and Robert Coombs becomes a real person to the reader across the book.
This would be a good read if you are interested in social history and/or psychology.
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2097 KP) rated Pairing a Deception in Books
May 8, 2018
Food, Wine, Murder
Katie Stillwell and her boyfriend, Dean, are out of town for the weekend, spending it at a food and wine festival outside of Santa Barbara. Several times on opening night, they witness a woman who seems to be stalking festival emcee, Hudson Wiley. When a dead body turns up, they begin to wonder what is going on.
With Katie and Dean out of town, they are the only two real returning characters in the series, but I loved getting to spend more time with them. The new characters are good. The mystery is a little light, but once we get past some set up, Katie uncovers some surprises before we reach the logical and suspenseful conclusion. I’m not a wine lover, but the facts about wine certainly make me want to taste some and see if I can tell the differences that Katie talks about, and those who do love wine will enjoy the pairing suggestions at the beginning of each chapter.
With Katie and Dean out of town, they are the only two real returning characters in the series, but I loved getting to spend more time with them. The new characters are good. The mystery is a little light, but once we get past some set up, Katie uncovers some surprises before we reach the logical and suspenseful conclusion. I’m not a wine lover, but the facts about wine certainly make me want to taste some and see if I can tell the differences that Katie talks about, and those who do love wine will enjoy the pairing suggestions at the beginning of each chapter.