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A Futile and Stupid Gesture (2017)
Movie Watch
A Futile and Stupid Gesture is an American biographical comedy-drama film, based on Josh Karp's book...
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100 Girls (2000)
Movie
Matt spends the night with a girl in an elevator during power outage in a girls' college dorm. He...
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Tim McGuire (301 KP) rated Some Freaks (2017) in Movies
Dec 24, 2019
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RHS the Urban Gardener
Book
Garden designer, lecturer and broadcaster Matt explores how to design an urban outdoor space, no...
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The Good Wife - Season 1
TV Season Watch
In this courtroom drama, attorney Alicia Florrick finds herself forced to return to work after a...
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Whatchareadin (174 KP) rated Tempting Fate in Books
May 10, 2018
On a girls night out, she meets Matt, a social media mogul who is 10 years younger than her. Matt makes her feel like she hasn't felt in a very long time...far from middle-aged. But Gabby has been happily married to Elliott for years, and even though this young man is flattering and gorgeous, she would never do anything to ruin her family. But then Gabby and Matt begin to email and text and soon neither of their lives will be the same.
As women, when we age, we tend to lose our identities. We are used to being single and carefree and then we get married and have to learn to be a wife and share our lives with another person. Then the kids come along and it feels as if we are no longer ourselves. We're someone's wife and maybe a few peoples mother, seldom are we called by our own name. So when we get noticed, our minds start to turn, especially when we as women get noticed by the opposite sex. How we handle these types of situations can be a testament to our strength and character.
At times this book was predictable, which I don't think is a bad thing in this case. It's a story that you have probably heard in your real life. How the characters developed and the story progresses is what makes you want to continue to read. Jane Green always does a great job of writing about female relationships and emotions. This is the second Jane Green book I have read this year, the first being Jemima J. I have read a few others as well. Jane Green is now on my list of favorite authors.
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Still Standing (Matt Standing #3)
Book
he SAS are used to deaths during combat - it goes with the turf. But when one of their own is...
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Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting (Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition)
Tabletop Game
Critical Role has taken the roleplaying world by storm and now you can join the adventure! Until...
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Gareth von Kallenbach (971 KP) rated Green Zone (2010) in Movies
Aug 8, 2019
Based on the 2006 award winning book “Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq’s Green Zone” by Rajiv Chandrasekaran, the film focuses on the duality of war. The plot covers both the obtuse role of US military within Iraq and the multitude of complexities a soldier faces in the pursuit of what is right.
“Green Zone” presents a compelling take on the Iraq conflict by pursuing a variety of perspectives and maintaining the intensity of a good thriller. It is a film that manages to enjoy the fruits of a novel basis while avoiding the boring dragging out that so often happens when films try to maintain literary accuracy.
In fact, the beginning was more like playing a good level of Call of Duty Modern Warfare (starring a main character who happens to have once been Jason Bourne) than an adaptation of a famous piece of literature. Partially due to Damon’s acting skills, “Green Zone” manages to walk far from the identity of Bourne and quickly catches viewers up in an entirely different character.
An interesting perspective on a conflict that is still fresh in the minds of US citizens, “Green Zone” proves to be thought-provoking while at the same time creating an enjoyable film-going experience.