Literally Me
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From Julie Houts, 'Instagram's favourite illustrator' (Vogue), comes a collection of brilliant and...
Gary Giddins recommended The Honeymoon Killers (1970) in Movies (curated)
Wonder Woman By Greg Rucka Vol. 1
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When an ancient ritual requires Wonder Woman to protect a young woman from anyone who threatens her,...
Terror in the Aisles (1984)
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Donald Pleasence and Nancy Allen narrate this collection of snippets from landmark horror, crime and...
Bob Mann (459 KP) rated SAS: Red Notice (2021) in Movies
Mar 13, 2021
A really interesting cast, and the opportunity to do a mix of "Die Hard", "Daylight" and the finale of "Mission Impossible". And a novel take of 'good psychopath' vs 'bad psychopath'. But it's just so poorly delivered.
True that some of the McNab-guided action scenes feel refreshingly authentic. But the script is clunkingly bad (a discussion with a French girl on top of the train... #shudder) and there are story segues that shock (in a bad way): at one point our hero (Sam Huegen - most recently very good as Paul Newman in "For Olivia") walks out of a French vineyard into a winter wonderland with 6 inches of snow! Did I miss the wardrobe???!
After "Twist" this is yet another dire Sky Original movie, this time with a wasted cast. In particular, BAFTA Rising Star Noel Clarke needs to start making better film choices before getting a reputation for being in duffers.
(For the full graphical review, please check out One Mann's Movies here - https://bob-the-movie-man.com/2021/03/13/sas-red-notice-another-sky-original-duffer/ ).
Awix (3310 KP) rated Angel Has Fallen (2019) in Movies
Aug 21, 2019 (Updated Aug 21, 2019)
Thoroughly mechanical and frequently quite dull stuff, leavened only by the odd narrative curve-ball - we meet Poppa Banning, who is also a swivel-eyed psycho, but a comic relief one played by Nick Nolte. There is some stuff about Banning being framed for colluding with the Russians which seems mainly pitched to appeal to the red baseball cap crowd (I would say the film's depiction of the US presidency had completely departed from reality, had the presidency itself not already done that many months ago). There is something oddly tender and even perhaps romantic to the concluding tussle to the death between Butler and Danny Huston (who at least is good value). And it is less grimly objectionable than the previous one. But all in all - my advice, Gerard? Take the desk job.
Spells of Iron and Bone
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Magick is real. It's also highly illegal - not that I'm worried about that. Sure, I heal faster...
Death by Chocolate (Death by Chocolate #1)
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Lindsay Powell's only secret is the recipe for her chocolate chip cookies, but she is surrounded by...
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ClareR (6129 KP) rated Victorian Psycho in Books
Feb 28, 2026
Is it nature or nurture? Macabre, blood thirsty thoughts go through her mind, and to begin with I wasn’t sure if she was “thinking” or “doing”. Comedy horror, except dark, dark comedy, this book made me laugh as well as cringe. Victorian repression let loose with homicidal mania. To be perfectly honest, these people deserve it. Uptight snobs who treat servants terribly, and the servants let them because they need the job. Not the Nanny. She’s taking none of their nonsense.
The question running through my mind as I was reading wasn’t: “Will she murder someone horrifically?”. It was more: When and how will she murder someone, and who will she start with? It’s going to be horrific!” And it’s not who you’d think.
A dark, dark read with a touch of Dickensian social commentary. The Nanny is an antihero who I ended up backing, of course. Please don’t judge me - I don’t condone murder of the rich though! 🫢
Great writing and well worth a read. Just close your eyes during the most blood-thirsty parts *nods sagely*.
99 Classic Movies for People in a Hurry
Thomas Wengelewski and Henrik Lange
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"99 Classic Movies for People in a Hurry" compresses 99 of the world's most famous movies - in just...