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Requiem

7.3 (10 Ratings) Rate It

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Requiem is a British supernatural drama television series written by Kris Mrksa and directed by...

Rebecca Billcliff (2409 KP) rated Pokémon: Detective Pikachu (2019) in Movies

Nov 14, 2019 (Updated Nov 15, 2019)

Pokémon: Detective Pikachu (2019)

2019 | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy

7.9

(108 Ratings)

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Poke-tastic!

The only good film based on a game, ever! Both fun and a little crazy, if is good because it does not take itself too seriously. Ryan Reynolds once again stealing the show, a perfect casting and brings is own wit tho the picture.
Making a live action Pokemon film was going to be a challenge, but they have done a great job, from showing the world of life with Pokemon, to the more realistic looking pokemon, all in a gritty mondern film noir style setting.
It is just nerdy enough to keep fans happy, and has enough Reynolds and jokes to keep everyone else on their seats.
A great film, and lovely to see something that is not a sequel or a remake. It certainly is working hard to be the very best, like no video game film ever was.

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Steph Freeman (26 KP) rated THE END OF THE F*ING WORLD** in TV

Jan 6, 2018

THE END OF THE F***ING WORLD

2018 | Comedy, Drama, Film-Noir

7.8

(56 Ratings)

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The actors are well suited for their characters. (1 more)

Show stayed true to film noir through all 8 episodes.

The first two episodes were shown in the preview. (1 more)

Season was so short there was very little character development.

Film Noir Style Humor

This genre is my favorite, and very few movies or shows are successful at the dry, dark humor without giving up the true macabre nature of the subject. The teens that played the main characters are excellent, as are the two women that play the main detective constables.

I do wish there had been more character development. We know quite a bit about the kids by the end of the 8 episodes (roughly 20-25 minutes per episode), but we are only given a wisp of information about the detective constables relationship. This was very similar to how I felt about the end of Stranger Things season 1.

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Suswatibasu (1702 KP) rated The Big Sleep in Books

Jul 28, 2017

The Big Sleep

Raymond Chandler, Ian Rankin | 2011 | Fiction & Poetry

5.3

(4 Ratings)

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Complex classic film noir style

This is a classic. Most people will probably know the Humphrey Bogart big screen version but Raymond Chandler was clearly the original. Gritty, dark and twisted - unusual for its time - he broke boundaries with some of the themes described. As brilliant as it is written, the plot at times gets too complicated and if you're not concentrating, you'll end up missing important clues.

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Fallen (1998)

7.4 (38 Ratings) Rate It

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Denzel Washington and John Goodman are a pair of Chicago detectives who apprehend a serial killer. ...

Joe Dante recommended Touch of Evil (1958) in Movies (curated)

Touch of Evil (1958)

1958 | Classics, Drama, Mystery

9.0

(2 Ratings)

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"This mesmerizingly brilliant film noir was Orson Welles’ last Hollywood movie. Dumped into second feature playdates, it’s finally become more popular than Citizen Kane. It was recut and reshot by the studio but a longer preview version surfaced a few years ago and is preferable to the well-meaning but bogus “reconstruction” edit which seems to be the extant version. Both are available on the dvd box set."

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Caitlin Kuhwald recommended The Third Man (1949) in Movies (curated)

The Third Man (1949)

1949 | Thriller

8.0

(9 Ratings)

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"A shadow of a man turning around a corner, casting itself so tall it reaches beyond the roofs of buildings; endless tunnels underground broken by the white light of arched openings, and the creepy and mocking music of the zither. The Third Man is a noir archetype. Orson Welles is only present for about a quarter of the film, and he still manages to take it over complete"

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