Hunter Killer (2018)
Movie Watch
Action thriller vehicle for Gerard Butler. When a US submarine goes missing under the polar ice, the...
submarine sneaky Russians
Inquest of Pilot Pirx (Test Pilota Pirxa) (1979)
Movie
Polish-Russian science fiction movie, loosely based on a short story by Stanislaw Lem. Experienced...
The Alexander Scriabin Companion: History, Performance, and Lore
Lincoln Ballard, Matthew Bengston and John Bell Young
Book
This unique collaboration between a musicologist and two pianists - all experts in Russian music -...
Jesters_folly (230 KP) rated Black Widow (2021) in Movies
Jul 16, 2021
The Russian spy movie part is obvious, Black widow is a Russian spy, she doesn't even have any powers. After finding out that the man who ran the spy program was not dead (that's what happened in Budapest) and had improved on the training Natasha joins forces with her old 'Family' to try and bring him down.
We have car chases, bike chases, flying fortresses, planes, helicopters and family. No one goes to space but I'm sure that, if they had spoken about Family for even a few seconds more then 'Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel)' would have crossed franchises to give them a thumbs up and maybe even lend them a car or two.
(Most) of the film takes place between Captain America: Civil war and Avengers: Infinity war whilst the Avengers are still separated and (almost) no other characters from the franchise appear in the film, the avengers are mentioned (one appears in a photo) and there are nods to things that have happened (what happened in Budapest plays a part in the film) but it is mostly original (to the Disney MCU) characters.
One major difference to the comics and the one thing that has ruffled some fans feathers is the character of Task Master, but the character works for the film so I didn't have a problem with it.
Over all a good addition to the marvel franchise and a glimpse of how they are going to link the films and the new series' together.
Winter Soldier: The Complete Collection
Book
He's been Bucky and Captain America - now, James Barnes returns to the role of the Winter Soldier! ...
Deep in the Woods
Book
Deep in the woods was a little wooden house with nine neat windows and a red front door. When a...
The Heart of a Dog
Mikhail Afanasevich Bulgakov, Andrey Kurkov and Michael Glenny
Book
WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY ANDREY KURKOV. A rich, successful Moscow professor befriends a stray dog...
IR$: The Black Gold War
Stephen Desberg and Bernard Vrancken
Book
Is the world barrelling towards the apocalypse? Russian commandoes are positioned around Georgia and...
The Bodyguard (2016)
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Martial arts drama, AKA My Beloved Bodyguard. A retired security officer with early symptoms of...
Do it Like a Woman: ... and Change the World
Book
Doing anything 'like a woman' used to be an insult. Now, as the women in this book show, it means...