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LoganCrews (2861 KP) rated Song to Song (2017) in Movies

Sep 20, 2020  
Song to Song (2017)
Song to Song (2017)
2017 | Drama, Music, Romance
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
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Yeah I'm basic, sue me. Part sad travelogue, part Malick faux-poetic tirade, part genuinely exceptional romance - but all in all one of the most beautiful films I've ever seen, left me breathless; the type of grandiose feast for the senses that honestly belongs in a museum. Not even just in the experience > film sense either tbh because what this is really good at capturing is people who are caught in fleeting lives - where they routinely visit some of the happiest places in the world but no one is actually happy - and how their love comes and goes, and sometimes just doesn't work out. Nothing notably momentous or bad always happens, sometimes it just... doesn't quite click. And that's okay. Sumptuous, erotic, funny, romantic, heartbreaking, and for once a romance that doesn't shame these people for simply testing out the waters. I also really want some of whatever Fassbender is on here because that shit looks like it *works*. Say what you will about the guy but no one's making movies like this. By *far* the best artsy love story with music as a backdrop starring Ryan Gosling.
  
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LeftSideCut (3776 KP) rated Parasite (2019) in Movies

Aug 24, 2020  
Parasite (2019)
Parasite (2019)
2019 | Drama
9
8.6 (40 Ratings)
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There's not a huge amount I can say about Parasite that hasn't been said already - it's pretty damn good.

Bong Joon Ho's tragicomedy is sometimes sad, sometimes hilarious, and bursting with tension when it needs to be.
The cast are excellent, especially Woo-sik Choi and So-dam Park.

The plot beats about class discrimination are the heart of Parasite, and provides the bulk of the film's entertainment, whilst still being hard hitting and grounded in unfortunate reality.
This is aided by some truly inspired cinematography, full of nice touches. An example that springs to mind is the wealthy Park family residence, sitting up high. The Kim family resides practically underground. In one scene, the Kim family descend through the city level by level during a violent storm to get back home, a motif for how the poor constantly live in the shadows of those better off. It's a shot that has stuck with me since viewing.
The screenplay is full of wit and strong character development leading to a genuinely thrilling climax that had me on the edge of my seat.

Parasite is absolutely worth your time, easily one of my top films of 2019.
  
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Tonya (52 KP) rated Maximum Conviction (2012) in Movies

Dec 28, 2017 (Updated Dec 29, 2017)  
Maximum Conviction (2012)
Maximum Conviction (2012)
2012 | Action, Mystery
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Interesting Gun Fighting Scenes (0 more)
Very Obvious Foreshadowing (1 more)
Barely a Plot
Predictable - Typical Seagal and Austin Movie
While I always expect a Steven Seagal movie to be a showcase for his fighting skills, they usually have a bit of a plot, sometimes even a good one. Unfortunately this one doesn't. If you are only looking for a movie that contains fighting and shooting and don't care about plot or dialog then you might like this one. If you are looking for more - skip this movie and watch one of his others.
  
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Suswatibasu (1703 KP) rated Kohinoor: The Story of the World s Most Infamous Diamond in Books

Jul 24, 2017  
Kohinoor: The Story of the World s Most Infamous Diamond
Kohinoor: The Story of the World s Most Infamous Diamond
William Dalrymple, Anita Anand | 2016 | Art, Photography & Fashion
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Extremely detailed account of the origins of one of the most famous diamonds and why there is so much contention (0 more)
Sometimes too much detail makes you lose track (0 more)
Dalrymple's no holding back factual account
This was the missing piece of the puzzle in terms of attempting to find out the truth behind the Kohi-Noor diamond. Absolutely no frills account on how the diamond left in its path so much wanton death and destruction. William Dalrymple as always - a detailed historian putting forward the facts. Fascinating and both historically and currently important.
  
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Chris Hooker (419 KP) rated Dystopia (Dystopia, #1) in Books

Jan 12, 2018  
D(
Dystopia (Dystopia, #1)
Janet McNulty | 2013
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
[Dystopia] by [Janet McNulty] is a modern version of [1984] and example of when good intentions get caught up in greed and people are too lazy to care. The characters were very well developed as well as their relationships. The whole idea struck me as what people in the old Soviet Union must have felt like. (I am a history nerd.) I feel the message is that no matter what if people are apathetic they will lose what means the most to them and sometimes standing up for what is right can be really hard.