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Go Set A Watchman

Harper Lee

6.0 (13 Ratings) Rate It

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Go Set a Watchman is set during the mid-1950s and features many of the characters from To Kill a...

The World, the Flesh and the Devil (1959)

6.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

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Post-apocalyptic drama. A coal miner (Belafonte) digs himself out after a disaster to find that...

Angela's Ashes (1999)

6.7 (3 Ratings) Rate It

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In 1935 when it is more common for Irish families to leave their famine-stricken country for...

The Changeling (1980)

7.7 (6 Ratings) Rate It

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John Russell, a composer from New York City, rents a secluded Victorian-era mansion in Seattle after...

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John Berendt recommended The Age of Innocence in Books (curated)

The Age of Innocence

Edith Wharton | 1920 | Fiction & Poetry, Romance

6.5

(2 Ratings)

Book Favorite

"The searing regret of having made the wrong decision in life and realizing it too late makes this book as heart-wrenching today as it was a century ago. Wharton’s writing style, too, is fresh and durable—surprisingly modern when compared with that of her friend and contemporary Henry James. Among the most memorable passages are her prose portraits. Her mocking 165-word description of the doyenne of New York society Mrs. Manson Mingott in chapter four is a hilarious classic of the genre"

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Phil Rosenthal recommended Sweet Smell of Success (1957) in Movies (curated)

Sweet Smell of Success (1957)

1957 | Drama, Film-Noir

9.0

(1 Ratings)

Movie Favorite

"The ultimate film noir that’s not about violent crime, it’s just character assassination at its most brutal. Tony Curtis and Burt Lancaster are beyond iconic in their performances; they become the embodiments of a rancid spirit that can sometimes be found in New York, in show business, in every business everywhere, where money talks and I’ll walk over your body to get some. “I’d hate to take a bite outta you, Sidney—you’re a cookie full of arsenic.” I like to say that to my wife."

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Sloane Crosley recommended Do the Right Thing (1989) in Movies (curated)

Do the Right Thing (1989)

1989 | Comedy, Drama

8.0

(4 Ratings)

Movie Favorite

"So, actually, 25th Hour is my favorite Spike Lee movie for a whole bunch of reasons irrelevant for our purposes. But there’s no denying the power, the heat, and the energy—the perfection, really—of Do the Right Thing. And the cultural impact of it alone is worth the price of admission. It’s also one of my favorite New York movies. And one of my favorite modern fables. It’s stupid that I’m still typing. I don’t have to sell anyone on Do the Right Thing."

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