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Dean (6927 KP) rated Till Death (2021) in Movies
Feb 11, 2023
A Thriller that gets better (1 more)
Good plot
No dead weight
Thought I'd give this short thriller a go. It seems almost too simple to be that good. Probably best not to read the synopsis first as that is a spoiler.
What starts as a simple revenge plot in a situation similar to @Gerald's Game (2017) a wife is handcuffed to her husband who kills himself in a remote lake house in winter. But there is a lot more to it than that and I found it a very enjoyable Thriller.
What starts as a simple revenge plot in a situation similar to @Gerald's Game (2017) a wife is handcuffed to her husband who kills himself in a remote lake house in winter. But there is a lot more to it than that and I found it a very enjoyable Thriller.

Chloe (514 KP) rated kims convenience in TV
Nov 24, 2021
Reminds me of friends in that its all very chill with a sense of camaraderie only Kim’s convenience is focused on blood relatives. None the less this show is really good to relax to when your fed up of all the action packed dramas. I also found the family dynamic really relatable which was fun.

To Catch a Killer
Book
NO ONE KNOWS THE MIND OF A KILLER LIKE EMMA KAVANAGH. I've been watching you DS Alice Parr. I...

Blazing Minds (92 KP) rated 1917 (2020) in Movies
Nov 1, 2021 (Updated Nov 3, 2021)
These days we have got so used to the fast-paced movies with all-out action that a film like 1917 can be a bit of a “Marmite Movie” for lots of people, but putting aside that the film does run in a slower pace than most movies that are currently running in cinemas at the moment, I have to say that I found myself glued to the film right from the start, it’s a powerful and emotional film that brings home the horror of war!

Phantom Hearts
Book
Brianna's house is filled with ghosts, the neighborhood association is trying to get her evicted,...
Paranormal Romantic Comedy

The Sentence
Book
The one decision you can’t take back Prosecutor, Justine Boucher has only asked for the death...

David McK (3600 KP) rated Napoleon (2023) in Movies
Dec 7, 2023
The Corsican Ogre.
As the English called him.
I found this to be a bit on the long side, concentrating too much on the tumultuous relationship between Napoleon and Josephine and not enough in the events of the period - 15 years (in film) go past in the blink of an eye, with no mention at all made of Napoleon's Italian campaign, and with the invasion of Russia taking all of 10 minutes or so; Waterloo expanded to maybe 15 (or so it feels). Not enough time spent on them, anyway, I felt.
As the English called him.
I found this to be a bit on the long side, concentrating too much on the tumultuous relationship between Napoleon and Josephine and not enough in the events of the period - 15 years (in film) go past in the blink of an eye, with no mention at all made of Napoleon's Italian campaign, and with the invasion of Russia taking all of 10 minutes or so; Waterloo expanded to maybe 15 (or so it feels). Not enough time spent on them, anyway, I felt.

David McK (3600 KP) rated Quest for Lost Heroes (Drenai #4) in Books
Mar 11, 2023
An early Gemmell, this is the fourth (by release date) in his Drenai saga, and - I have to say - it shows somewhat.
Whilst it is an enjoyable read, I found this one to lack the complexity of some of his later works: indeed, the very plot itself even comes across as a rough outline for his later Winter Warriors.
Having said that, I still enjoyed this one, albeit not as much as his novels that included the Drenai hero Druss (name dropped in passing - this is set centuries on), or even the assassin Waylander.
Whilst it is an enjoyable read, I found this one to lack the complexity of some of his later works: indeed, the very plot itself even comes across as a rough outline for his later Winter Warriors.
Having said that, I still enjoyed this one, albeit not as much as his novels that included the Drenai hero Druss (name dropped in passing - this is set centuries on), or even the assassin Waylander.

David McK (3600 KP) rated The continental in TV
Dec 9, 2023
How did Winston get to be the manager of The Continental, the hotel for hitmen in the John Wick films?
Not a question I ever really thought of before, but that is more or less the driving premise behind this 1970s set prequel (of a sort) to the John Wick movies.
The series is 3 episodes long, each roughly about 1.5 hours long, with each themselves more or less split into 3 acts. In all cases, I found the middle part (and the middle episode) to be the weakest.
Not a question I ever really thought of before, but that is more or less the driving premise behind this 1970s set prequel (of a sort) to the John Wick movies.
The series is 3 episodes long, each roughly about 1.5 hours long, with each themselves more or less split into 3 acts. In all cases, I found the middle part (and the middle episode) to be the weakest.

Never Seen Again
Book
Jodie Martindale and her boyfriend were kidnapped a decade ago. Her boyfriend was found dead the...