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Suswatibasu (1703 KP) rated The Motorcycle Diaries (2004) in Movies

Aug 9, 2017

A historically beautiful film

This film should be seen in its historical context, how Che Guevara became the man that he was. A young Guevara decided to travel across the country in his bike, after becoming a doctor, and understanding the problems that locals in the rural areas faced. It's subtle, poignant and rather beautiful. Gael Garcia Bernal is wonderful.

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Dean (6927 KP) rated Bathory (2008) in Movies

Aug 16, 2017

Bathory (2008)

2008 | Biography, Drama, History

7.0

(2 Ratings)

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What should have been a very interesting story on a historical figure becomes quite a slow and boring story. A lot of it is folktale but it centres on the story of a Countess who liked to bathe in blood to keep her youthful looks. She might have been responsible for the disappearance of hundreds of young women.

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Assassin Mark (2 KP) rated Sword and Scimitar in Books

Feb 7, 2019

Sword and Scimitar

Simon Scarrow | 2013 | Fiction & Poetry

8.0

(1 Ratings)

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A Brilliant Read

Aside from the romance and the fairly surprising twist this book is a brilliantly written historical fiction based around real life events, the main characters are interesting and the action is fantastically written, this is a book I have read several times and is still very much a page turner for me.

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Trish (4 KP) rated Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children in Books

Feb 8, 2018

Interesting concept. Its like a fantasy novel for children. Historical references were neat. Read an interview with the author and he used the pictures to build the story around them. Thus, they fit into the story perfectly. At times, they seemed forced upon the story though. Kept my attention and was pretty light reading. The movie version will be interesting also.

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Irene M (130 KP) rated Crafting with Feminism: 25 Girl-Powered Projects to Smash the Patriarchy in Books

Dec 7, 2018

When I saw this book was under the Humour tag I opened with fingers crossed that it would be more tongue-in-cheek girl-power humour, than towards the radical side. I wasn’t wrong.

Some lovely historical snippets are strewn between a good mixture of easy to follow craft projects. I nearly wee’d laughing at the Tree Decorations and the “Monster” Pouch.

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JUMPCUT ONLINE (77 KP) rated The Current War (2017) in Movies

Aug 6, 2019

The Current War (2017)

2017 | Biography, Drama, History

7.2

(12 Ratings)

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The Current War is a visually enthralling historical drama that sometimes gets a bit lost in its cinematic experimentation, but its efforts are greatly commendable. It’s innovative like the pioneers it depicts, daring to take risks within a genre whose films can all too easily fall back on tried-and-tested tropes.

FULL REVIEW: https://jumpcutonline.co.uk/review-the-current-war-2019/