Scott Tostik (389 KP) rated High Tension (Switchblade Romance) (2005) in Movies
Jan 8, 2019
This movie kicks off about 15 or so minutes in.... With some desecration of a severed head... And an immediate beheading....
From there on out its brutality and fine special effects that take over. A beautifully placed twist near the end provides an unexpected, at least to me, WHAT THE FUCK moment.
All in all this is a must watch for all foreign horror fans... Its right up there woth fellow French films Martyrs and Inside.... As well as Korea's I Saw The Devil.
Lessons in Impermanence
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A La Mere De Famille: Artisanal Recipes
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Enter the decadent world of Paris's oldest confectioners, A la M?re de Famille. Founded in 1761 as a...
Masculine, Feminine, Neuterand Other Writings on Literature: Essays and Interviews, Volume 3
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Last season, Seagull Books published the first three volumes in a new series collecting essays and...
The Gypsy Madonna
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A priceless Titian masterpiece. A sumptuous French chateau with a deadly secret. And a mystery...
David McK (3562 KP) rated Hornblower during the crisis in Books
Jun 20, 2024 (Updated Jun 20, 2024)
And I say incomplete deliberately, as C.S. Forester died before he could complete this work, although he left notes over where it was heading
What we have is, thus, more or less the opening act to the story: Hornblower, heading back to England for a new posting after handing over command of the Hotspur, finds himself engaged in a boarding action against a French vessel and, subsequently, in possession of some very important piece of information that may answer the age-old question of just why Trafalgar was fought when the French and Spanish fleet had no need to at all ...
it's just a pity that Forester never got the chance to finish the story.
The Gourmands’ Way: Six Americans in Paris and the Birth of a New Gastronomy
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“In The Gourmands’ Way, Justin Spring brilliantly recounts the French odyssey of six remarkable...
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Blown: The Incredible Story of John Goldsmith, Gambler, Racehorse Trainer and Wartime Secret Agent
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The thrilling true story of John Goldsmith, one of the great unsung heroes of World War Two. An...
Jean-Louis Deniot: Interiors
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The first book on the work of a designer whose refined classical interiors are widely desired and...