Blazing Minds (92 KP) rated Beast (2017) in Movies
Nov 1, 2021 (Updated Nov 3, 2021)
Directed and written by Michael Pearce, Beast, which is his first full-length feature is a stunning movie, he takes his time to build up the points in the film that have your jaw dropping and treats the production as something that you don’t just watch, you get sucked into and feel as if you have become part of the community watching from afar an still being shocked by the outcomes.
Sealed with a Curse
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The kingdom of Melthkior was rich in both resources and people. The Royal Family were admired by one...
Fairytale Retelling Fantasy Romance Mythology Brothers Grimm The Six Swans
The Moths are Real by Serafina Steer
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Serafina Steer plays a harp and sings in a dew-fresh style that lends itself well to storytelling....
Les Fleurs du Mal by Rabit
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Les Fleurs Dul Mal is the absorbingly grotesque sophomore album by pioneering artist, DJ and label...
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Tiny Epic Quest
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A world of peace has been torn asunder by the opening of a vile portal from the goblin kingdom....
Daniel Boyd (1066 KP) rated Independence Day: Resurgence (2016) in Movies
Aug 11, 2017
Sloppy writing, lazy performances, and cheap call-backs plague this poor attempt at resetting up this franchise. The whole thing feels so dated, how can this be? CGI and filmmaking in general has advanced so much in the last 20 years, yet this piece of trash still feels two decades old.
I didn't love the original and to be honest I don't really feel that the first movie has stood the test of time very well, but next to Resurgence, the original film is a masterpiece.
Don't give this crap your time. Fans of the original will be disgusted at this sorry attempt at a sequel and folk that haven't seen the original will just see an outdated, lazy, sci-fi flopped attempt at a blockbuster.
Erika Kehlet (21 KP) rated The Devil's Music (Emory Crawford Mysteries #1) in Books
Feb 21, 2018
The Devils Music was a quick, easy read at only 218 pages, but also an enjoyable one. The story is sprinkled with plant lore as well as bluegrass and folk music tidbits that add interest to the story. I would suggest not reading this book on an empty stomach, however, as the descriptions of all of the delicious sounding food served at various functions are sure to leave you hungry!
The Sleuth, Emory Crawford, is a likable protagonist. Even though she aspires to be a young Miss Marple, she has her faults, and they add to her charm. Her occasional fumbling around after clues makes her seem all the more genuine. I did appreciate the fact that she wasnt all-knowing despite the gift that she realizes she has part of the way through the story. She still had to rely on her wits and ability to make logical deductions, not solely on her intuition.
Overall, a nice start to a new cozy mystery series.
Awix (3310 KP) rated Midsommar (2019) in Movies
Jul 10, 2019
It is very easy to see where this is going from near the start, but the various grisly sights and ideas that Aster has come up with are much more difficult to predict. The slowly building atmosphere of unsettling, creeping wrongness is probably at least as effective as any of the film's more shocking moments. In these terms the film is undeniably successful, but the central metaphor of the film remains unclear, and while a slow build is all very well, the film arguably outstays its welcome at nearly two and a half hours long. Nevertheless, an extremely disturbing and powerful film, the simple label 'horror' doesn't do it justice.
Cafe Society: The Wrong Place for the Right People
Barney Josephson, Terry Trilling-Josephson and Dan Morgenstern
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Set against the drama of the Great Depression, the conflict of American race relations, and the...
I Remember
Georges Perec and Philip Terry
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Translated into English for the first time, this is Georges Perec's unique, puzzling, and often...