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Barry Lyndon (1975)
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How does an Irish lad without prospects become part of 18th-century English nobility? For Barry...

Ron Perlman recommended Pan's Labyrinth (2006) in Movies (curated)

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Oct 1, 2020

Doctor Who - Series 5 (New Season 5)
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The fifth series of British science fiction television programme Doctor Who began on 3 April 2010...

Law & Order
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Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series, created by Dick Wolf and...

Daniel Boyd (1066 KP) rated Logan Lucky (2017) in Movies
Sep 20, 2017
A Hugely Humerous, High Quality, Hillbilly Heist
Steven Soderbergh has made some good movies and some bad movies over the years, but I'm glad to say his comeback movie falls on the right side of his filmmaking. Teaming up again with Channing Tatum in the lead role, the movie follows two brothers who are known in their town for being unlucky. They recruit their younger sister and an off-kilter Daniel Craig and decide to attempt to rob the Charlotte Motor Speedway.
What ensues is fun, witty and moves at a brilliant pace. The ending of the movie isn't quite what you expect and although some of the big twists can be seen coming, the way that it is executed plays well.
Overall, the movie is a lot of fun and pretty stylish in places too.
What ensues is fun, witty and moves at a brilliant pace. The ending of the movie isn't quite what you expect and although some of the big twists can be seen coming, the way that it is executed plays well.
Overall, the movie is a lot of fun and pretty stylish in places too.

Andy K (10823 KP) rated The Post (2017) in Movies
Jan 20, 2018
Acting/Directing/All the technical stuff (1 more)
Screenplay
It sucked me in
It's hard to believe Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg have not teamed up for a film until now, but this movie makes this fact worth the wait.
The story took a little while to grab hold of me and to understand fully the implications as to what was happening (maybe I am a little slow), but once it gets going it doesn't stop. All the actors are on the top of their game and pull off hearty performances.
It is difficult for a historical film like this to grab hold of you since a lot of people already know the climax, but great films like Apollo 13, Titanic and this one manage to pull it off.
Glad it had a wide release before the Oscars this year.
The story took a little while to grab hold of me and to understand fully the implications as to what was happening (maybe I am a little slow), but once it gets going it doesn't stop. All the actors are on the top of their game and pull off hearty performances.
It is difficult for a historical film like this to grab hold of you since a lot of people already know the climax, but great films like Apollo 13, Titanic and this one manage to pull it off.
Glad it had a wide release before the Oscars this year.

Andy K (10823 KP) rated Logan Lucky (2017) in Movies
Sep 3, 2018
Dramastically!
I did not know much about this going in, but what a pleasant surprise! I thought it was going to be more of an action film, but ended up being very funny indeed. I don't think they make good comedies any more, so I really don't seek them out. I fell into this one by accident because I'm a big Steven Soderbergh fan.
The screenplay is very funny especially with a lot of the "redneck" dialogue between Channing Tatum and Adam Drive or Daniel Craig and his two crazy brothers.
When the group decides to rob a major NASCAR raceway, they need all the hep they can get including a demolishonist who is currently in jail.
The plot has some holes, and everything is too convenient at times, but overall a very entertaining film which is never boring and usually very amusing.
Highly recommended.
The screenplay is very funny especially with a lot of the "redneck" dialogue between Channing Tatum and Adam Drive or Daniel Craig and his two crazy brothers.
When the group decides to rob a major NASCAR raceway, they need all the hep they can get including a demolishonist who is currently in jail.
The plot has some holes, and everything is too convenient at times, but overall a very entertaining film which is never boring and usually very amusing.
Highly recommended.

Sarah (7800 KP) rated The Post (2017) in Movies
Jan 13, 2019
A little dull
I really wanted to like this and I had hoped it was going to be similar to Spotlight, but sadly it was a bit of a let down.
It has a stellar cast and you can never fault Tom Hanks especially. I've never really been a big fan of Meryl Streep which may contribute to part of the reason why I didn't like this very much. But aside from her, this has got a fantastic cast. It's just a shame that the story itself just came across as very dull. I really wanted to be interested in it but I struggled because the entire film dragged so much. I have no doubt it's an interesting story, it just doesn't come across very entertaining in the film. I was so surprised that this is a Steven Spielberg film as it doesn't come across like it.
It has a stellar cast and you can never fault Tom Hanks especially. I've never really been a big fan of Meryl Streep which may contribute to part of the reason why I didn't like this very much. But aside from her, this has got a fantastic cast. It's just a shame that the story itself just came across as very dull. I really wanted to be interested in it but I struggled because the entire film dragged so much. I have no doubt it's an interesting story, it just doesn't come across very entertaining in the film. I was so surprised that this is a Steven Spielberg film as it doesn't come across like it.

Empire of the Sun
Book
The classic, award-winning novel, made famous by Steven Spielberg’s film, tells of a young boy’s...