Josh Sadfie recommended Crumb (1994) in Movies (curated)
Awix (3310 KP) rated West Side Story (1961) in Movies
Feb 22, 2018
Appealing leads and some soaringly beautiful love songs, but also whip-smart humour and social commentary in many of the other numbers, all superbly directed and choreographed. The darkening of the story into genuine tragedy is masterfully done. One of those transcendentally great films, especially on the big screen; the reason that we have a 10 on the scale.
The Cuckoo's Calling
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When a troubled model falls to her death from a snow-covered Mayfair balcony, it is assumed that she...
Robin Hood and the Castle of Bones
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This is another addition to the Outlaw Chronicles series and is set in the summer of 1192 between...
Scales of Justice
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Top assassin Graham Turner walks a delicate line as he tries to secretly solve the mystery of his...
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Los Alamos
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'Brilliantly captures the burgeoning Cold War paranoia' Observer Elegantly written and deftly...
Kirk Bage (1775 KP) rated Mute (2017) in Movies
Feb 17, 2021 (Updated Feb 25, 2021)
Her Castilian Heart (The Castilian Saga #3)
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Blood is not always thicker than water… At times a common bloodline is something of a curse—or...
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A Whole Life
Robert Seethaler and Charlotte Collins
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'Heart-rending and heart-warming ...for all its gentleness, a very powerful novel' Jim Crace Andreas...
Awix (3310 KP) rated Torture Garden (1967) in Movies
Jul 12, 2020
Written by Robert Bloch, which may explain why it's a bit less cartoony than some of these films, and the final twist is not actually the usual one. However, the decision to go with four stories rather than the five or so does slow the film down a bit and there's a bit of meandering about in some of them before we get to the punchline. In the end, there are some good bits: Burgess Meredith's performance is fun and the moment where one character is attacked by a musical instrument has a sort of kitsch grandeur to it. But other films in this series as livelier and more fun. (I should say: not much torture, even less gardening.)