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 Bill Maher: Live From D.C. (2014)
Bill Maher: Live From D.C. (2014)
2014 | Comedy
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Great political jokes about republicans that Bill is known for. (1 more)
Typical Bill Maher no holds barred style.
Not enough jokes about religion. (1 more)
Opening gag is slightly funny but overall a miss.
It wasn't Maher's best work but it was still extremely funny. Don't get me wrong, I could listen to Maher roast republicans for hours, but when I watch Bill Maher I expect more jokes about religion. He is 2nd to only very few when it comes to making fun of religion, but I get it, the show was in D.C. so it was more politically centered. I'm still waiting for Religulous 2 Bill...
  
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Hutch (9 KP) rated Ant-Man (2015) in Movies

Jun 18, 2019  
Ant-Man (2015)
Ant-Man (2015)
2015 | Action, Comedy, Mystery
Small but perfectly formed
This film feels like it's on a slightly smaller scale than the recent MCU entries which is pretty apt given its hero. Its skirts around the bigger stories and characters of the other films but 100% delivers in it's own right. It's an origin story like most you've seen before but with that magic marvel touch that gives you the right amount of excitement, emotion and a new style of comedy for the MCU.
Yellow jacket may not be the most menacing villain you meet but he doesn't have to be. You couldn't put a rookie Ant Man up against Thanos and expect a happy ending.
  
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Becs (244 KP) rated Merry Inkmas in Books

Jan 7, 2019  
Merry Inkmas
Merry Inkmas
Talia Hibbert | 2017 | Contemporary, Erotica, Romance
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Diversity (2 more)
Just enough erotic-ness and even more romance
The feels
One of the MC's lacks background (1 more)
Some grammatical errors and sentence structure
Gooey Christmas Romance!
I really needed this style of book to kick my reading slump and man oh man! Did this book satisfy every need!!

I originally picked up Merry Inkmas for a buddy read, where I was only supposed to read four chapters a day. I ended up not being able to put down this steamy romance! I blew through it within a days time. And must I say, this was one heck of a read.

Want to read more? Review is on my blog: bookingwayreads.wordpress.com
  
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Stephanie Neve (104 KP) rated Educated in Books

Jun 23, 2019  
Educated
Educated
Tara Westover | 2018 | Biography
7
9.3 (9 Ratings)
Book Rating
Tara Westover gives an interesting insight into what it isike growing up in a rural part of America with survivalist parents (0 more)
I found her life to be interesting but the writing itself to be quite clinical at points. (0 more)
An interesting view on what makes an education
Tara Westover's story needs to be read to be believed. She grew up in a mountain in rural America in the 90's and had to overcome a lot of struggles brought on by her parents increasingly extreme Mormon beliefs. The story itself is extremely interesting, however I struggled eith the writing style, finding it often quite detached.
  
Resident Evil (2002)
Resident Evil (2002)
2002 | Action, Horror, Mystery
Casting (2 more)
Acting
Story
Repetitive (0 more)
A Promising Start to the Saga!
Contains spoilers, click to show
Resident Evil is a good start to the 6 film series, though could it have been better? Yes.

The film is loosely based on the first Resident Evil game, starting in the notorious mansion (albeit for about 5 minutes) before moving to the underground Umbrella facility, the site of the "incident", and carrying on in the traditional "investigation gone wrong" style, with lots of zombies, dogs and not much else.

The film is a fun action film that can be considered as an mediocre standalone movie, or a good start to a 15 year franchise.
  
The Snake Den (Shadow and Ink #2)
The Snake Den (Shadow and Ink #2)
Nikki Rae | 2016 | Science Fiction/Fantasy
9
9.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Wow! Just wow! This time around I know exactly what rating to give this dark but perplexing read. I am truly enjoying the fact that I am still completely clueless as to the true nature of Six. Is Six an angel? A demon? The figment of Corbin's fragmented mind? The author once again reeled me in right from the start with her beautifully dark writing style. The characters are all stunning and unique and I simply cannot wait for the next book in the series as this cliff hanger ending was more intense than the last. It is indeed a pleasure to spend time in the mind of Nikki Rae.
  
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Awix (3310 KP) rated La Ley del Deseo (Law of Desire) (1987) in Movies

Apr 2, 2020 (Updated Apr 2, 2020)  
La Ley del Deseo (Law of Desire) (1987)
La Ley del Deseo (Law of Desire) (1987)
1987 | Drama, Thriller
7
7.0 (1 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Almodovar's sixth movie is the one that brought him properly to international attention, but it's clear that his distinctive style was already well-developed by this point: there is the same skilful combination of suspense-movie tropes with sometimes-outrageous melodrama, and a sense of narrative playfulness.



Very strong performances from Antonio Banderas and Carmen Maura in particular, although the script seems to lack some of the deftness and confidence Almodovar would show in later movies - the shift from relationship drama to thriller isn't quite as well handled as one could hope for, and some elements of the story really do strain credibility. Nevertheless, an accomplished and engaging movie.
  
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Kimmic (814 KP) rated Verity in Books

Feb 17, 2020  
Verity
Verity
Colleen Hoover | 2018 | Romance
9
8.5 (4 Ratings)
Book Rating
Lived up to the hype!
So I wanted to see what all the hype was about and it was free on amazon kindle!
I really enjoyed this! It had a great pace, interesting characters and the story is a bit different from the usual YA. I used to read a lot of YA but found them getting a bit "samey" so I was dubious at first thinking that this would be your typical rom-com style, but it really wasn't.
I did guess the ending but I was enjoying the read so much that it didn't bother me that I had an idea of what was coming 😊
  
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