Sian-marie Garth (3 KP) rated The Librarian of Auschwitz in Books
Aug 23, 2019
The Crow's Murder (Kit Davenport #5)
4.5
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None of us saw it coming, no matter what precautions we took or how many contingencies we put into...
Music Played By Humans by Gary Barlow
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Gary Barlow returns with his first solo album since 2013's double platinum 'Since I Saw You Last'....
Andrew Koltuniuk (770 KP) rated Borderlands (2024) in Movies
Dec 11, 2024
I saw the first 20 minutes so I think I can successfully say I watched enough of this trash to know that it was indeed TRASH. Everyone has shit on this enough already but I will take this opportunity to SHIT ON IT MORE. THIS IS AWFUL IN EVERY SINGLE WAY AND COULD HAVE SINGLEHANDEDLY DESTROYED THE VIDEO GAME MOVIE GENRE (Not that that would have been the worst thing of all time). BAD.
The Lost Seigneur (A Chateau Laux Odyssey #2)
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The Lost Seigneur is a sequel to the award-winning Chateau Laux. It is the story of Jean-Pierre...
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To Catch a Killer
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NO ONE KNOWS THE MIND OF A KILLER LIKE EMMA KAVANAGH. I've been watching you DS Alice Parr. I...
Dean (6927 KP) rated Bullet Train (2022) in Movies
Aug 11, 2022
But I'm glad I did catch it as it is very funny. Very few films make the whole cinema audience laugh but this did many times. Yes it's very violent but in an over the top way. Imagine Kill Bill crossed with Snatch and that's the general vibe you get from this. Don't miss this train.
Lyndsey Gollogly (2893 KP) rated Funhouse in Books
Jun 18, 2023
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Funhouse
By Diane Hoh
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There are loads of great rides at the amusement park. The Devil's Elbow is the favourite, and always packed. When it flies off its rails, it causes a terrible accident. But Tess isn't so sure it was an accident. Someone knows what she saw, and someone is out to shut her up.
This is one of my favourites from Diane Hoh and the Point horrors. I’m tea enjoying this trip down memory lane. I really don’t like fairground rides.
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Emma @ The Movies (1786 KP) rated Spiral: From the Book of Saw (2021) in Movies
May 23, 2021
Detective Banks works alone in his departments after standing up against a corrupt cop. Now he has to partner with a rookie cop as he's thrown into a case as a spate of horrendous murders, with more than a passing resemblance to those that lie deep in the cities past, plague the PD.
The focus on the PD and Banks really worked for me, and the partnership between Banks and Schenk was strong. It transitioned the story well from being a Saw film without being a Saw film. For me that was a bonus.
Chris Rock was an interesting choice in the lead role. There are moments where he stood out and was convincing in the part, but others that gave me flashbacks to Dogma and Lethal Weapon 4. While it was an enjoyable piece of acting, it did occasionally take me out of the story.
Dynamics between the characters were pretty solid throughout, and I'd be hard-pressed to say someone didn't fit in the cast. What did put me out a little was the tension within the police department. There are some flashbacks that give you some context, but the current day points felt... too petty? But that might just be something I don't have enough knowledge of.
Not being tied to the Saw franchise probably helps. I liked the idea of this horror breaking out into a police thriller sort of thing, and I got Bone Collector and Criminal Monds vibes as I watched. Anyone who knows me will know that's a winner.
I was very entertained as I watched, but it wasn't until I got outside and was chatting about it that I kept stumbling across flaws that had thankfully escaped me while in the cinema. I did know the ending before I got there, and that didn't bother me as much as it had in other films. I think mainly because I was engaged in finding out the why of it all. Despite both of those things, it was a good film for me, but I sense a Saw purist might not agree.
Originally posted on: https://emmaatthemovies.blogspot.com/2021/05/spiral-movie-review.html