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The Prince of Tides
The Prince of Tides
Pat Conroy | 2002 | Fiction & Poetry
6.7 (3 Ratings)
Book Favorite

"I was so caught up in that book and when I got off the bus I was beside myself. The book just wrecked me. I was like twenty-four years old. All that stuff with the tiger. People have a lot of opinions about Conroy, but that book is very, very moving. I remember being incredibly upset and moved and I had to go to work in two hours. It screwed me up so bad. All I could think about was this damn book, and I had to play this impressionable kid who could really give a shit about reading books."

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    Boonk Gang

    Boonk Gang

    Games

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    Whole Lotta ... Boonk Gang! HOW TO PLAY: Tap the left side of the screen to rotate left Tap the...

Charlie Wilson's War (2007)
Charlie Wilson's War (2007)
2007 | Comedy, Drama, History
6
6.0 (6 Ratings)
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I think this is one of the few films that Tom Hanks is just unbearable to watch! It has nothing to do with Hanks himself and everything to do with his character. Obviously that changes over the course of the film, but it definitely is hard in the beginning. The person that stood out to me the most - other than Philip Seymour Hoffman who I love more than life itself - is Julia Roberts. I feel like this is a role that's very different from anything she's ever done and I really enjoyed watching her in it.
  
The Little Things (2021)
The Little Things (2021)
2021 | Crime, Drama, Thriller
7
6.7 (10 Ratings)
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Jared Leto (1 more)
True Detective vibe
Slow burn Thriller
A good interesting serial killer thriller that is a slow burn and thought provoking. Definitely a bit different from the normal direction of this genre, but that only comes apparent about half way through. If you like True Detective you should enjoy this but it's definitely not an open and shut case of cat and mouse you normally find with this genre. It's just the ending which is good but also a bit unfulfilling that is a slight let down. The cast keep your interest though especially Jared Leto as the creepy suspect.
  
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Andy K (10823 KP) rated Hoarders in TV

Feb 20, 2019  
 Hoarders
Hoarders
2009 | Documentary, Drama
A unique representation of the human condition
It's hard to believe that human beings can hoard. The act of keeping things just to keep them. What goes through their minds?

They sometimes live in filth, human and animal waste, their homes toppling from within. Do they not see it? I know it's a disease like alcoholism or OCD, but it just pains me yet fascinates at the same time.

I find it so interesting to watch through the TV lens at those who are different than me. It makes me think my life isn't as bad as I think it is and I feel like I want to help them.

This show has been on 10 years now and it never fails to amaze me. I sometimes weep as I see how others live and that their families cannot even help them sometimes.

  
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Sarah (7800 KP) Feb 20, 2019

This is very addictive. I usually feel sorry for the animals though when they hoard them, it's not pleasant ?

    Pregnancy Wheel

    Pregnancy Wheel

    Medical and Health & Fitness

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Back to the Future Part II (1989)
Back to the Future Part II (1989)
1989 | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi

"Amazingly fun movie. My brother always argued this had the weakest storyline because Marty McFly is selfish and greedy and it’s about a sports almanac. It became a very destructive element. But I think it has really exciting visuals. The imagination. The props. The hoverboard, the fashion. Those shoes. That jacket that shrank and blow-dried. And then his cool hat. It’s just another one of those rad movies. That’s another one I can easily watch over and over and over again.I thoroughly enjoy the visual elements [of movies]. Between Terminator 2 and Back to the Future II, like, the logic they create, like, time travel…it makes no f—ing sense! You know, John Connor sends his father back into the past to f— his mom, what the f— is going on? But, then, it makes perfect sense. You just buy into it."

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Cee-Lo Green recommended De La Soul Is Dead by De La Soul in Music (curated)

 
De La Soul Is Dead by De La Soul
De La Soul Is Dead by De La Soul
1991 | Alternative, Hip-hop, Rap
7.1 (8 Ratings)
Album Favorite

"I love Three Feet High And Rising as well - I could have taken up two slots! De La Soul are just one of my all time favourite groups, and happen to be personal friends of mine as well. Three Feet High... was a more manic album, there were all kind of little bits and pieces of things that I love, and songs like 'Can You Keep A Secret'. But De La Soul Is Dead was a reaffirmation; they were typecast as hippies and they resented that, similar to how the Goodie Mob were typecast as being country - we may have been Southern, but we weren't country. There's something defiant about it. This is when they were concentrated, and not random and manic like Three Feet..., which is great as well - but this is streamlined, but still just as alternative and experimental. And a lot more effective."

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Emma @ The Movies (1786 KP) rated Beautiful Boy (2018) in Movies

Jun 22, 2019 (Updated Sep 25, 2019)  
Beautiful Boy (2018)
Beautiful Boy (2018)
2018 | Drama
I have no doubt that everything in this film was done for a reason, I'm just not sure that those things should have been allowed to make it into the final cut. The major problem for me was the constant chopping and changing of scenes. It was difficult to keep track. At least with other films recently we've been helped by the aging process of the characters, no such luck here.

I'm becoming more and more impressed with Steve Carell's dramatic acting. In a film that lots of people seemed to cry through the only moments that really moved me were performed by Carell. I liked the analytical side of his character and his focus on research, the moment where he reaches his turning point led to some particularly strong pieces for him.

Reading trivia about Timothée Chalamet in this it seems like we have a budding Christian Bale on our hands. He lost a lot of weight for the role and had consultants to ensure his acting as a drug addict was realistic. That was disappointing to read because I didn't find him to be particularly good in this role. That's causing me problems because I'm wondering why everyone is raving about him. I can't see it. While some of his moments are very realistic for the most part it feels like someone who's just acting a role... I know that sounds stupid but I know what I mean.

There are a lot of peripheral characters that come and go, they feel surplus to requirement. The girlfriend and scenes where Nic is with his mother seem wedged in. Had their scenes been taken out and they'd just left the mother's involvement at phone calls with the father then I think we'd have been left with a film that was more like we'd been promised of a father and son's journey. These extra characters just felt misleading.

People were deeply moved by this, more than a few people, myself included, in the showing were not. It suffered from length and some meandering story that I feel ultimately ruined something with a lot of potential.

What you should do

I feel like it's my duty to say that I'm in a minority when it comes to my feelings about this film. I wouldn't recommend it... but plenty of other people would.

Movie thing you wish you could take home

I would love the picture that Karen was working on in her workshop.
  
Gotham High
Gotham High
Melissa de la Cruz | 2020 | Young Adult (YA)
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
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After three (?) months I've finally finished Gotham High and I have some thoughts.

1) Why the tweak to the death of Bruce's parents?

I mean, the Wayne's deaths are iconic why mess with it?

2) Why the role changes?

Uncle Alfred? What happened to the snarky English butler?

3) BARBIE GORDAN???

I think this explains itself and no, it never said this was just her nickname.

4) it feels like they dropped Alfred's husband in for the sake of look representation. I mean, he's only on a few pages and doesn't do much.

In all, this wasn't like what the trailer led me to think. It's not bad just really, really, really different and I'm not sure how to feel about that.