Playing God: The Evolution of a Modern Surgeon
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What does it mean to be a doctor? “I am a doctor.” Every year, thousands of medical school...
The Echo Chamber
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What a thing of wonder a mobile phone is. Six ounces of metal, glass and plastic, fashioned into a...
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Verner Latskin (74 KP) rated Deadpool (2016) in Movies
Jul 20, 2017
Sarah (7798 KP) rated Burlesque (2010) in Movies
Feb 9, 2019
Cast-wise, the majority are entirely forgettable with the exception of the usually fabulous Stanley Tucci. Cher is better than expected too, obviously a few years before she overdid it on the plastic surgery. Christina Aguilera isn’t great, she isn’t helped by a terrible script but I don’t really rate her as an actress. Whoever did her makeup should be sacked too, as apart from a few odd scenes where she looks natural, she looks horrendous.
Altogether this is just a boring and entirely lacklustre film, which is pretty bad when it’s a musical!
Awix (3310 KP) rated Power Rangers (2017) in Movies
Feb 10, 2018 (Updated Feb 10, 2018)
A bunch of high school kids discover magic medallions that turn them into (basically) action figures, tasked with stopping the evil Rita Repulsa from locating a mystical crystal hidden in a vital location somewhere on Earth (the vital location may or may not be connected to selling a range of delicious fried-dough confectionary), helped by the ghost of an ancient alien hero (the producers must have some juicy dirt on Bryan Cranston and have blackmailed him into appearing).
Now, the high school kids are all played by actors who are clearly in their 20s, the tone is all over the place (to put it mildly), and long before the end it has quietly transformed itself into a massive advert for toys, but this is still a weirdly diverting and undeniably fun film, mainly because - underneath all the complete nonsense - the script is solid and no-one seems to be taking it too seriously. All right, much of it makes no sense at all, but it does so in a rather charming way. The finest kind of bad movie. Best line - Bryan Cranston: 'Have you ever morphed before?' Black Power Ranger: 'Only in the shower.'
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She's known for her rivalries on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, her dramatic divorce, her...
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When Donovan Hohn first heard the remarkable story of how 28,904 bath toys spilled into the Pacific...
Guesstimation 2.0: Solving Today's Problems on the Back of a Napkin
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Guesstimation 2.0 reveals the simple and effective techniques needed to estimate virtually...
The Shape of Thought: How Mental Adaptations Evolve
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The Shape of Thought: How Mental Adaptations Evolve presents a road map for an evolutionary...
Naples, Capri and Amalfi Coast Baedeker Travel Guide
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The Amalfi Coast offers a wide range of holiday choices: from relaxing on the beach to nature trips...