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Erika (17788 KP) rated 20/20 Experience by Justin Timberlake in Music
Jan 15, 2018 (Updated Jan 15, 2018)
Amy Fine Collins recommended Children of Paradise (1945) in Movies (curated)
Bostonian916 (449 KP) rated Spenser Confidential (2020) in Movies
Jun 27, 2020
While this movie has taken a critical beating, I don't feel that is justified.
Disregarding the source material, Spenser Confidential is a better than average buddy cop movie. Add to that the enormous number of productions that Netflix is pushing out so quickly and I would put this toward the top of their output. Not THE top, but definitely not close to the bottom.
Disregarding the source material, Spenser Confidential is a better than average buddy cop movie. Add to that the enormous number of productions that Netflix is pushing out so quickly and I would put this toward the top of their output. Not THE top, but definitely not close to the bottom.
TravelersWife4Life (31 KP) rated Justified Means (The Agency Files, #1) in Books
Feb 23, 2021
Have you ever been hooked on a book by the first page?
I was with this book by Chautona Havig. Justified Means was based off the question, what if a company had to kidnap a person to keep them safe without letting them know? Chautona Havig does a fantastic job with this book and answering that question. I loved the action packed chapters, the realistic attitudes of the characters, and the faith based foundation of this book. I loved the characters in Justified Means. They were well crafted, great arcs in their dialogue, and I LOVED how Chautona Havig weaved in the story of redemption. Plus, the overall story and mystery/ suspense was compelling and really fun to read.
I give this book 5 out of 5 stars and I am sooo looking forward to reading the next book in the Agency series.
*I volunteered to read this book in return for my honestfeed back. The thoughts and opinions expressed within are my own.
I was with this book by Chautona Havig. Justified Means was based off the question, what if a company had to kidnap a person to keep them safe without letting them know? Chautona Havig does a fantastic job with this book and answering that question. I loved the action packed chapters, the realistic attitudes of the characters, and the faith based foundation of this book. I loved the characters in Justified Means. They were well crafted, great arcs in their dialogue, and I LOVED how Chautona Havig weaved in the story of redemption. Plus, the overall story and mystery/ suspense was compelling and really fun to read.
I give this book 5 out of 5 stars and I am sooo looking forward to reading the next book in the Agency series.
*I volunteered to read this book in return for my honestfeed back. The thoughts and opinions expressed within are my own.
Erika (17788 KP) rated 12 Angry Men (1957) in Movies
Feb 1, 2020
The hype is definitely justified for this film. It's between this film and @Witness for the Prosecution (1957) for the best courtroom dramas ever made.
The tension is perfect throughout the movie, and the decision-making process on whether or not the defendant was guilty of the crime or not.
Every courtroom drama after this film has been undoubtedly inspired by this film. If you've never seen it and are a fan of courtroom/crime genres, this is a can't-miss film.
The tension is perfect throughout the movie, and the decision-making process on whether or not the defendant was guilty of the crime or not.
Every courtroom drama after this film has been undoubtedly inspired by this film. If you've never seen it and are a fan of courtroom/crime genres, this is a can't-miss film.
Sarah Betts (103 KP) rated Gravemaidens (Gravemaidens, #1) in Books
Dec 30, 2019
I received this copy of Gravemaidens from Delacorte Press through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
This is a fascinating fantasy with a character who think she's a lot smarter than she really is.
I'm not sure if that's intentional or not so that may not be an actual complaint.
Kammani's bitterness about the society she lives in is justified and her anger provides most of the books fuel.
I really did like this book and I'm excited to see where the second one takes us!
This is a fascinating fantasy with a character who think she's a lot smarter than she really is.
I'm not sure if that's intentional or not so that may not be an actual complaint.
Kammani's bitterness about the society she lives in is justified and her anger provides most of the books fuel.
I really did like this book and I'm excited to see where the second one takes us!
Daniel Boyd (1066 KP) rated Split (2016) in Movies
Jul 19, 2017
MacAvoy is incredible (1 more)
Sound design
A Return To Form
This movie is a lot better than the trailers show it to be, MacAvoy’s performance is gripping, electric and believably diverse. This is Shamylan’s return to form and is up there in terms of quality with Unbreakable and The Sixth Sense. The script isn’t amazing, but the actors do well with the material that they have and the production is on point. Good sound mixing, cinematography and direction. Gets a bit silly in places but is justified by the film’s end.
Paige (428 KP) rated The Lord of the Rings in Books
Jul 29, 2017
A good core story (2 more)
Some of the characters
World-building
The songs (2 more)
The overfocus and over wordiness of the battle scenes
Writing style left me cold
A classic, but not my favorite fantasy by a long shot.
I have reread these and enjoyed them more the second time around, mostly because I felt justified in skipping bits about battle details and the songs (and most of anything to do with the humans, really)
I know that Tolkien was a linguist, and even made up a usable language for the elves, so it rather baffles me that the writing seems so flat. I can only conjecture that it is matter of perfecting language rather than using it as a tool for evoking something in the reader. I am guessing it is just a difference of preferences.
I know that Tolkien was a linguist, and even made up a usable language for the elves, so it rather baffles me that the writing seems so flat. I can only conjecture that it is matter of perfecting language rather than using it as a tool for evoking something in the reader. I am guessing it is just a difference of preferences.
Started off well
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I had high hopes for this as it started of very strong dispite my inability to over look gossip girl himself however i muddled through. Like i said first few episodes were very promising kept you in suspense however the futher in you get the more you stop guessing and start predicting. The end left me numb and the stpryline seemed flawed in the later episodes. I mean he left a jar of urine in the house of a woman he killed but somehow easily pinned the murders on his shrink who his girlfriend was cheating on him with. Also ypu hear alot a about Candance but never really know much then she shows up at the end ALIVE after the indication she was killed by Joe. Just so much wrong that the good parts cant be justified.
LoganCrews (2861 KP) rated Midnight Sun (2018) in Movies
Nov 20, 2020
Brutally effective cry-porn, succeeds at that and nothing else but it doesn't really need to - and considering how clunky the rest of it feels it's probably for the best that it didn't try to be anything more. Enough has been said about the very justified anger this caused in romanticizing this incredibly serious disorder but imo it isn't all too much different from how 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘢𝘶𝘭𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘴 also cheesily used cancer. Thorne and Riggle are terrific, Patrick Schwarzenegger gives one of the worst performance of 2018 and it's straight-up riotous to watch this guy try and emote. Has the 2014 artsy Tumblr hipster white-Christmas-lights aesthetic and everything. Mostly all I could have hoped for out of it as this stupid, overly-quirky genre of John Green clones continues to ironically swoon me.