The Solace of Water
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After the loss of her young son, Carver, an African-American preacher’s wife named Delilah Evans...
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A hopeful and moving coming-of-age story set on the island of Lindisfarne, by David Almond, author...
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An intimate look at how children network, identify, learn and grow in a connected world. Read Online...
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Self-injurious behavior occurs in almost half of those with autism and is one of the most...
Primo Levi's Resistance
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No other Auschwitz survivor has been as literarily powerful and historically influential as Primo...
Upstairs at the Party
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'If you go back and look at your life there are certain scenes, acts, or maybe just incidents on...
War & War
George Szirtes and Laszlo Krasznahorkai
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Winner of the 2015 Man Booker International Prize War & War begins at a point of danger: on a dark...
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LeftSideCut (3778 KP) rated Jason X (2001) in Movies
Feb 1, 2021
At this point, we're in full blown "fuck whatever has happened in the previous films" territory, with liberal splashings of narrative bullshit just to get Jason into a space setting, as he's cryogenically frozen only to be unwittingly thawed 450 years later aboard a spaceship, where he is snapped out of his slumber by teenagers shagging in another room. It's damn good then, that Jason X knows just how silly it is. The first Friday the 13th movie to release in a post Scream landscape, its self awareness gives it a much needed pass, as Jason slashes his way through a suspiciously 2000s looking cast.
The set looks cheap as hell, the CGI is terrible, the script is overspilling with cheesy one liners and puns, most of the characters are generally forgettable or unlikable, but despite all of this, it's an incredibly enjoyable film. Kane Hodder is back (sadly, for the last time movie wise) as Jason and once again cuts an imposing figure (especially when Uber Jason infamously rocks up near the films climax) and just to top it off, there's an inexplicable David Cronenberg cameo near the beginning.
Jason X is obviously flawed, but it's a damn good time, isn't boring, and boasts some decent gore. A two star film that I would recommend to anyone. Final thought - it's weird that Jason has a full head of hair in this...
ClareR (5726 KP) rated Light Perpetual in Books
Mar 13, 2021
I loved everything about this book, and I can’t believe that I haven’t read any Francis Spufford before. I shall have to rectify that. In the meantime, I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend this - it’s just my kind of book.
Many thanks to The Pigeonhole for helping me out with my NetGalley list once again (it happens a lot!), and to Francis Spufford for reading along with us.