The Hod King
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THE THIRD NOVEL IN THE HIGHLY ACCLAIMED BOOKS OF BABEL SERIES, SET IN A LABYRINTHINE WORLD OF MENACE...
Native Son
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Discover Richard Wright’s brutal and gripping masterpiece. 'The most important and celebrated...
Bondarchuk's 'War and Peace': Literary Classic to Soviet Cinematic Epic
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Sergei Bondarchuk's War and Peace , one of the world's greatest film epics, originated as a...
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
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Shirley Jackson's masterpiece: the deliciously dark and funny story of Merricat, tomboy teenager,...
RəX Regent (349 KP) rated L.A. Confidential (1997) in Movies
Feb 19, 2019
The story is built in solid layers, exposing its audience to every clue, with time to digest them, without falling back on the cack-handed cliché of holding back that vital clue to end in order to maintain its twist. This movie had taken its plot, cut it up the pieces and shuffled them about as to confuse the eye, but in the end, it’s all there for the taking. Well acted, directed and supported by a perfectly balanced score by the late Jerry Goldsmith, along with first-rate editing, sound design and cinematography, this is a pleasure to watch, every time.
This is a true classic, that is bathed in the noir which in it is set, pretending at nothing, feeling not like a period piece nor modern, this is timeless in recreation of the 1950′s. Even its gruesome elements don’t feel overplayed, and I’m still always surprised to this day when I think that it is an 18.
All in all, this is the benchmark of modern film making, ticking every box perfectly. A fantastic film, with a first-rate native to drive it. Every filmmaker should see this and learn…
The Last Days of Mankind: The Complete Text
Karl Kraus, Fred Bridgham and Edward Timms
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Kraus's iconic WWI drama, a satirical indictment of the glory of war, now in English in its entirety...
One Hundred Years of Solitude
Gabriel García Márquez and Gregory Rabassa
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Equally tragic, joyful and comical, Gabriel Garcia Marquez's masterpiece of magical realism, One...
Micah Ulibarri (79 KP) rated The Week Of (2018) in Movies
May 6, 2018
Obviously, based on the actor choice, this is a comedy. So the question is: Is it funny? Answer: YES! It actually is. Frankly, I've been pretty down on Sandler recently, but he still has some decent jokes to pull out. I laughed out loud hard about 5 times and chuckled or smiled quite a bit throughout.
The film was very well acted and the big scene between Sandler and his daughter is particularly touching.
It's not a masterpiece, but a decent Netflix only film.
Daniel Boyd (1066 KP) rated The Shape of Water (2017) in Movies
Mar 6, 2018
An all round beautiful production that has bags of heart and excitement to go along with it. Do yourself a favour and see this masterpiece, you will not be disappointed.
Andy K (10821 KP) rated Raging Bull (1980) in Movies
Feb 15, 2018
Robert De Niro completely transforms himself into Jake La Motta both physically, mentally and emotionally. Joe Pesci and Cathy Moriarty are also magnificent in support of the story of a courageous boxer and his fall from grace.
Film students still study the directing, cinematography and the stunning visuals of the film in glorious black and white.
The screenplay by Paul Schrader and Mardik Martin is completely believable and make you empathize with this rough, gritty character in his world when he is up on top and on his way down.
A masterpiece!