Ghost Stories of an Antiquary: A Graphic Collection of Short Stories: Vol. 2
M.R. James, Leah Moore and John Reppion
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Curl up by the fire and enter the sinister, supernatural world of Montague Rhodes James, the master...
One-eyed Baz: Barrington 'Zulu' Patterson, One of Britain's Deadliest Men
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Blinded in one eye by a childhood incident, his tormentors called him 'One Eye' or 'Cyclops'; it...
David McK (3721 KP) rated Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018) in Movies
Jul 12, 2020
Or, as they're called in this series (and elsewhere? I don't know) Kaiju and Jaegers respectively.
This is a sequel to the best non-Godzilla Godzilla movie (in all but name), this time starring Star Wars own John Boyega as its reluctant hero, as the son of the "we're cancelling the apocalypse" hero from the first move, and who gets drawn back into the whole military training around the Jaegers 10 years after the events of that last movie.
Just in time, then, for him to be in place as the undersea breaches reopen and more of those Kaiju to come through ...
Dumb fun, but seemingly lacking something (although you can actually see what's happening in the battles this time around!) compared to the original, or to the various 'official' Godzilla/King Kong/etc movies.
The Wild Storm, Vol. 2
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Visionary writer Warren Ellis continues his epic saga revitalizing the beloved characters from Jim...
A Time of Courage
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Heroes shall rise and fall, the earth shall be stained red, and the fate of the Banished Lands will...
The Spanish Princess
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Catherine of Aragon, the beautiful teenaged princess of Spain who was promised the English throne...
The Pillars of the Earth
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Set in 12th-century England, this eight-hour miniseries based on Ken Follett's best-seller begins...
Charlie Cobra Reviews (1840 KP) rated John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019) in Movies
Jul 7, 2020
After an unsanctioned killing at the New York City Continental, John Wick is now a marked man on the run. He is declared "excommunicado" and a $14 million dollar bounty placed on his head. Meanwhile, an adjudicator with the "High Table" meets with both Winston (Ian McShane), manager of the Continental, and the King of the Bowery (Laurence Fishburne), leader of a group of vagrant assassins. The adjudicator gives an ultimatum to both, give up their offices in seven days or face the consequences for aiding John Wick.
This movie does not disappoint. I cannot stress that enough. It's an adrenaline ride from beginning to end. The action scenes are just masterfully choreographed and the special effects make each kill more brutal than the last. It feels like they raised the bar with the violence and gore in this one. The introduction of Halle Berry's character and her dogs were a welcome addition and made this film unique when compared to the previous two. Also the adjudicator was a really good character and i liked the way she played into the plot throughout the whole movie. Marc Dacascos was probably my favorite character in this movie. I liked his character's personality a lot and how his faction had a big part in the film. He was actually pretty funny in certain scenes and i liked it, but I can see how some people would be critical of the lightheartedness in such a grim movie. If it wasn't for some villains giving John a chance when they shouldn't, and the fact that the 3rd act couldn't hold up with the first two, I couldn't find a lot to complain about in this film. It was freaking awesome. I give it a 8/10 and I give it my "must see seal of approval".
The Last Royal Rebel: The Life and Death of James, Duke of Monmouth
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James, Duke of Monmouth, the adored illegitimate son of Charles II, was born in exile the year his...
