The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
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The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek is a powerful message about how the written word affects...
historic fiction
Grownups Read Things They Wrote as Kids
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Travel back in time to remember the good, bad, and awkward parts of growing up. Recorded live on...
Speaker for the Dead (Ender's Saga, #2)
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In the aftermath of his terrible war, Ender Wiggin disappeared, and a powerful voice arose: the...
The Killing Fields (1984)
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A New York Times reporter and his Cambodian aide are harrowingly trapped in Cambodia's 1975 Khmer...
Before
Peter Bush and Carmen Boullosa
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One of BBC's "10 Books to Read in August" "an altogether fresh take on the coming-of-age...
Sarah (7798 KP) rated BlacKkKlansman (2018) in Movies
May 25, 2019
This is definitely a strange film. It packs a powerful message but then is full of moments of sheer hilarity, which is definitely welcome in otherwise heavy scenes. But for the most part this doesn't detract from the true story this is telling. To be frank, some of this film is very disturbing to watch and the last 5/10 minutes that link to more recent events is harrowing and almost verging on overkill. The acting is second to none, especially Adam Driver and John David Washington, and the script and dialogue are very clever and witty. I do think this may be a little heavy handed at times and a little too long, but it's still a powerful and moving film.
Warrior: The True Story of the Real War Horse
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An inspiring and heart-warming short story of devotion and bravery. A thoroughbred horse, Warrior,...
Kevin Wilson (179 KP) rated The Impossible (2012) in Movies
Aug 12, 2018
I love disaster movies and the fact this is actually a true story adds so much to it. You can feel a lot more emotion throughout knowing this actually happened to someone and the characters are a real family that this actually happened to.
This is also thanks to such an incredible cast with amazing writing and acting. There is not 1 actor that is not phenomenal. Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor and a young Tom Holland are all fantastic. Their chemistry is natural and believable and give so much intensity and emotion to all their performances.
The effects are fantastic. The tsunami and the injuries all look great and real. Has a great score and it all makes you think and wonder what it must have been like for the people actually involved.
Absolutely fantastic and can definitely recommend. I paid £1 for the blu ray and it's 1 I will not get rid of and will watch again. If you get chance, watch it.
Bubba Gee (147 KP) rated Unbroken (2014) in Movies
Jul 24, 2019
This film has a lot of hard scenes of soldiers captive being abused and having no rights at all, the camp director Watanabe especially seems to have an issue with young Louis.
A powerful film of a man reaching the heights of human accomplishment and ultimately being pushed further down than most will ever know.
A true take on the power of the human spirit and proof that no matter how bad it gets there's always a way to redemption.
Picking Cotton: Our Memoir of Injustice and Redemption
Jennifer Thompson-Cannino and Ronald Cotton
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Jennifer Thompson was raped at knifepoint. She was able to escape, and eventually positively...
Powerful true story