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The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated The Kitchen Daughter in Books

Oct 7, 2020  
The Kitchen Daughter
The Kitchen Daughter
Jael McHenry | 2011
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
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It isn't often that I say "I couldn't put this one down" but its the truth about this one! The author grabs the reader at the very start, with her main character Ginny. And while the "magic realism" part could have been too much, it is tempered nicely with the reality that Ginny is trying to cope with. That, together with the recipes that Ginny cooks up (which bring on the ghosts) would make one think Joanne Harris meets Mark Haddon. You can read my full review here https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2013/07/25/comfort-foods-and-curious-phenomena/
  
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Gareth von Kallenbach (977 KP) rated Home Again (2017) in Movies

Jul 11, 2019  
Home Again (2017)
Home Again (2017)
2017 | Comedy, Drama, Romance
8
6.8 (23 Ratings)
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A single mother, living with her two daughters in the sunniest part of LA is swept of her feet into polysemic ties between love, anger, confusion and men.

Home Again tells the story of a coming out and embracement of nostalgia through storytelling and friendship. The movie takes the audience on a ride through the typical life of filmmakers and performers inside the entertainment industry and captures the real life context beautifully through intricate directions in realism.

Whereas this movie this movie hits ominous tones of sad context, there is just enough comedic relief to make it a perfect heartwarming date night movie.
  
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Suswatibasu (1701 KP) rated Swing Time in Books

Jul 24, 2017  
Swing Time
Swing Time
Zadie Smith | 2016 | Fiction & Poetry
9
9.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Soul-moving realism
This is probably my favourite Zadie Smith novel, deeply touching with characters bursting to life out of the pages. Hitting on themes of racial identity and pop culture, it is a brilliant contemporary take on what young adults are currently experiencing. From cultural appropriation to the effects of globalisation all summed up in the relationship of one young woman and her peers.

Her relationship with her mother is one of generational divide while with her friend Tracy is one of class divide. The protagonist's character is the epitome of confusion and attempting to find a place in the world. Well worth the praise.
  
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MissCagey (2652 KP) rated The 15:17 To Paris (2018) in Movies

Jan 22, 2019  
The 15:17 To Paris (2018)
The 15:17 To Paris (2018)
2018 | Drama, History, Thriller
9
6.2 (18 Ratings)
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This film started by showing the boys growing up, their mischief in school, their personalities forming and the relationships with their families. Not having heard of the incident or the people involved, because of their naughtiness at school I did wonder whether one of the main characters was going to turn out to be the terrorist at first!
I thought it was great that the heroes played themselves in this film. It gave it more realism- they were the ones who were there after all! How hard it must have been for them to relive what happened, especially Spencer Stone who was the out and out hero.
I was engrossed throughout.
  
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Blazing Minds (92 KP) rated The Monster Squad (1987) in Movies

Nov 1, 2021 (Updated Nov 3, 2021)  
The Monster Squad (1987)
The Monster Squad (1987)
1987 | Action, Comedy, Horror
9
7.8 (16 Ratings)
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The Monster Squad – Still Has NARDS!!
The Monster Squad is a movie that may be over 30 years old, damn I feel old now, but it still a brilliant watch, the makeup effects from Stan Winston Studios are amazing and even in today’s standard of overdosing with CGI, the movie has that feeling of realism.

The script from Fred Dekker and Shane Black is also something is directed on to the screen with pure style by Fred Dekker, the comedic elements still work now and I still find myself laughing loudly at many of the moments that the kids come out with some great one-liners.