Law & Order
7.6
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Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series, created by Dick Wolf and...
A Death at Crooked Creek: The Case of the Cowboy, the Cigarmaker, and the Love Letter
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"This is an extraordinary and ground-breaking book, a wonderfully creative mix of fact and theory,...
A-Force Presents: Volume 1
Kelly Sue DeConnick, Nathan Edmondson and G. Willow Wilson
8.0
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Marvel's most amazing heroes step into the spotlight in this all action book packed with adventure,...
God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness (2018)
10.0
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Part one and two took place in a classroom and courtroom but the narrative will now turn inward, as...
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Sassy Brit (97 KP) rated Anatomy of a Scandal in Books
Jun 5, 2019
James is accused of rape one of his assistants, but did he do it? While his wife Sophie is seemingly supportive on the outside, on the inside her mind is going crazy thinking about his alleged crimes and what he could in fact be capable of. Just how long can she remain loyal as the story unfolds?
We travel from the court case, back in time to Oxford in the 90s and into the current murky goings on within the privileged political world, where money, corruption and power rule the day.
This is an extremely well written and cleverly plotted, insightful story, which I can easily see adapted into a BBC drama, very much like Louise Doughty’s Apple Tree Yard.
Sarah Vaughan has mastered a treat for us with Anatomy of a Scandal, a sharp, engrossing and poignant political drama, which highlights some shocking hard-hitting facts with sensitivity and realism. Terrific!
Sarah (7798 KP) rated A Few Good Men (1992) in Movies
Aug 1, 2020
The star of this film is by far Sorkin's script and writing. It isn't just a dreary by the bools legal drama, the script is spot on - it's whip sharp, witty and surprisingly funny at parts. This film keeps you hanging on every minute and guessing about the outcome. This paired with a truly phenomenal cast makes the movie a must see. I'm not the biggest fan of Tom Cruise, but he's an absolute star in this and displays a range I never thought possible from him. And then of course there's Jack Nicholson who manages to almost steal the show with his iconic line and speech, despite it really only being a minor part. And the rest of the cast too are really great, even Demi Moore who I've never thought much of either.
My only criticism of this film is that it may be overly long. Not massively, but at 2h15 I feel like it could've been cut down a little to around 2 hours without any real detriment to the story. But that said, this did pretty much hold my attention throughout and this is mainly due to Tom Cruise's performance and Sorkin's unbelievably brilliant script. If you're looking for a shining example of a courtroom drama, you can do no better than this.
In the Name of the Father (1993)
7.5
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Academy Award winner Daniel Day-Lewis gives an impassioned performance in this riveting drama that...
Carlito's Way (1993)
7.6
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Academy Award® winner Al Pacino stars as an ex-druglord fighting to escape his violent, treacherous...
Backstreets (Hot Wire #2)
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“Where there’s nothing to gain and everything to lose.” It’s modest, but after a lifetime...
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Ross (3282 KP) rated Just Mercy (2019) in Movies
Jun 15, 2020
Jordan plays young lawyer Bryan Stevenson who moves to Alabama to fight for justice for death row convicts. Among many cases he meets Jonny D (Foxx), who initially refuses to fight any more despite the paper-thin conviction he received. Persuaded, the pair start their fight against the system, met time and time again with prejudice, injustice and an unfair system that is unwilling to review past cases.
The irony of this unfolding in the town that is so proud to have been where Harper Lee wrote To Kill a Mockingbird, the story of a black man facing an unfair trial accused of crime against a young white female, was not lost on me. This wasn't made much of in the film, I would guess out of respect for the family of the actual murder victim here, and not wanting to suggest a parallel with the false crime in the book.
The film does well to portray the racial injustice, unbalanced legal system and prejudice experienced by the authorities and smalltown America, but not overdo it. This leaves the viewer to mull it on their own, which is especially important to do in the current climate.
An excellent film that gets the balance right between story, faithfulness to the facts and sewing thoughts and parallels with modern day life.