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Knights of the Zodiac (2023)

5.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

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When a goddess of war reincarnates in the body of a young girl, street orphan Seiya discovers that...

LeftSideCut (3776 KP) rated Orphan (2009) in Movies

Oct 12, 2022

Orphan (2009)

2009 | Drama, Horror, Mystery

7.3

(15 Ratings)

Movie Rating

In the years since it's release, Orphan has earned it's spot as a genre favourite. It's a tense and unsettling drama, with fantastic performances from its cast. Isabelle Fuhrman is a pitch perfect creepy-horror-movie-child and gives us a more than memorable villain. Esther is manipulative, dangerous, and mysterious in equal measure, and Fuhrman cements all of those things, no problem. This is complimented by the delightfully unhinged turn by Vera Farmiga. She has become a bit of a darling in the horror genre and Orphan was one of the film's that propelled that. Her character is troubled and erratic, suspicious of Esther, and someone who we as the audience root for until the very end.
The relatively long runtime, and slow burning first half never gets boring, and the mystery surrounding Esther ticks along nicely, until we're hit with one hell of a batshit twist. It's definitely a payoff that hits its mark. The last 30 minutes are pedal to the floor craziness as everything descends into chaos. It's a satisfying finale to its long build up.
Orphan is a well loved film that deserves that status, and one that is fun to go back to, even knowing the outcome.

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Dawn Marie (22 KP) rated Anne of Green Gables in Books

Jan 26, 2018

My absolute favorite book and book series. I first read this book when I was about 12 and fell in love with all the characters and avonlea. Anne an orphan girl goes to live with a brother and sister marilla and Matthew Cuthbert and it is all about Anne's adventures in her new home and the trials and tribulations of growing up.

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James Koppert (2698 KP) rated Black Clover Vol. 1 in Books

Oct 29, 2019

Black Clover Vol. 1

Yuki Tabata | 2016 | Comics & Graphic Novels

7.3

(3 Ratings)

Book Rating

Lead character very likeable (0 more)

Story delivery a bit chaotic at times. (0 more)

Black clover

This is great fun. A young orphan wants to join a clan and thinks he doesn't have any magic but realises his magic is stopping other magic.
It is a little chaotic and disorganised in this first in the episode but is still enjoyable, just not essential.