The Blind Roadmaker
Book
If the starting point for a number of poems in Ian Duhig's richly varied new collection is Sterne's...
Secrecy at Work: The Hidden Architecture of Organizational Life
Christopher Grey and Jana Costas
Book
Secrecy is endemic within organizations, woven into the fabric of our lives at work. Yet, until now,...
Awix (3310 KP) rated Misbehaviour (2020) in Movies
Aug 12, 2020
The behind-the-scenes at the actual show is fascinating, occasionally thoughtful, and does a good job of showing just what an absurd and unpleasant anachronism Miss World was, even fifty years ago, all without labouring the issue. Unfortunately, all the scenes with the protestors are clompingly nuance-free and simplistic (NB I am not of the target demographic for this movie, probably; your mileage may vary). Nevertheless, a very fine performance from Gugu Mbatha-Raw, an enjoyable comic turn from Rhys Ifans, and at least the glimmerings of recognition that things aren't quite as one-sided as they sometimes seem keep it watchable.
David McK (3425 KP) rated Lady and the Tramp (2019) in Movies
May 16, 2020
Sticking pretty faithfully to the same beats as the animated original - spoiled Cocker Spaniel, Street Dog, the famous Spaghettis scene (which I can't watch now without thinking of the version with Santa's Little Helper in The Simpsons) - this nonetheless does slightly change parts of the story, with the most noticeable (to me) being the Siamese Cats, who here have a completely new song but are still responsible for Lady ending up on the streets (see, I told you: all Cats are evil!).
The Restless Girls
Jessie Burton and Angela Barrett (Illustrator)
Book
Jessie Burton’s first children’s book with Bloomsbury’s Children’s Books will be a feminist...
KatyShubo (75 KP) rated Beauty and the Beast (2017) in Movies
Jan 5, 2019 (Updated Jan 5, 2019)
The supporting cast bring a host of beloved characters to life with charm and whimsy but they aren’t enough to carry the shambolic leads who just do not embody Beauty and The Beast.
I had been so excited about this movie but unfortunately it was a fail. It isn’t able to quite capture the magical enchantment of the original animation instead we are left with a love story between two characters who seem far more engrossed with themselves than they do with each other.
This movie will not grow to be a tale as old as time because it will not stand the test of time but we still have the original and that will never disappoint.
Public Properties: Museums in Imperial Japan
Book
In the late nineteenth century, Japan's new Meiji government established museums to showcase a...
Socialist Senses: Film, Feeling, and the Soviet Subject, 1917-1940
Book
This major reimagining of the history of Soviet film and its cultural impact explores the...
War of the Cards
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Colleen Oakes’s twisted reimagining of the Queen of Hearts origin story comes to a thrilling...