The Spanish Princess
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Catherine of Aragon, the beautiful teenaged princess of Spain who was promised the English throne...
Let Me In
Ebba Segerberg and John Ajvide Lindqvist
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English version translated by Ebba Segerberg. Let Me In Takes Top Honors at Tribeca Film Festival...
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Wars of the Roses: Trinity
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The brilliant retelling of the Wars of the Roses continues with Trinity, the second gripping...
Reuben Farley: The Man of West Bromwich
Pauline Lawley and Anne Wilkins
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It is difficult to imagine in these days of career politicians on expenses and allowances that...
The Monastery and the Microscope: Conversations with the Dalai Lama on Mind, Mindfulness, and the Nature of Reality
Wendy Hasenkamp and Janna R. White
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In 2013, during a historic six-day meeting at a Tibetan monastery in southern India, the Dalai Lama...
Under a Pole Star
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RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB 2017. SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2017 COSTA NOVEL AWARD. 'A dazzling tale of...
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Port and the Douro: 2016
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Authoritative and entertaining, the completely updated third edition of Richard Mayson's Port and...
1000 Years of Royal Books and Manuscripts
Kathleen Doyle and Scot McKendrick
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How important a part did books play in the lives of successive English monarchs and their families?...
Beg, Steal and Borrow: Artists Against Originality
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"Art is theft," Picasso once proclaimed. The wily old Spaniard was being provocative - he often...
LeftSideCut (3778 KP) rated Predator (1987) in Movies
Sep 2, 2019 (Updated Oct 25, 2019)
Predator starts off as another 80s action fest, full of one liners, muscles, and explosions. It's ridiculous in all the right ways. (Dutch and Dillon's gratuitous muscles hand shake will always remain one of the most stupid-but-incredible shots committed to film)
As we all know, Predator takes a turn near the halfway mark into sci-fi-horror territory, introducing us to one of the most iconic on screen alien species ever.
The Predator design is badass, and the inevitable unmasking is pretty nasty.
As the movie draws to it's climax, the showdown between Dutch and The Predator is exciting and inventive, and cements Predator as one of the very best Arnold Schwarzenegger films.
Throw in a healthy amount of violence and some Little Richard and we have a hugely enjoyable action film to enjoy over and over.
It's a damn shame that none of the sequels have ever come close to the original and best. Maybe one day...