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Gareth von Kallenbach (980 KP) rated Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Grindelwald (2018) in Movies

Jun 19, 2019  
Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)
Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)
2018 | Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
6
7.2 (201 Ratings)
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Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne), is back in the second installment of the
Fantastic Beasts series. The film opens with Grinderlwald (Johnny Depp),
conducting an elaborate escape from custody which in turn starts off a
search to find him and bring him to justice.
After a few months of fruitless searching; the Ministry of Magic offers
Newt a chance to have his travel ban lifted if he will locate and
eliminate Grindelwald. Newt refuses especially since he would have to
join his brother’s division as an Orator and instead opts to travel to
Paris to help Jacob and Queeenie find Tina. Newt still has strong
feelings for Tina and is eager to resolve a misunderstanding which has
arisen.

At the same time, Grindelwald as well as forces from the Ministry are
eagerly trying to find Credence (Ezra Miller), who has become obsessed
with finding his mother.

To say there is a lot going on would be an understatement as I have not
even touched upon Dumbledore (Jude Law) and his conflicts with the
Ministry over his unwillingness to fight Grindlelwald and you can get a
sense of just how busy and at times convoluted the plot can be.
There are plenty of nice visuals and the cast works well with one another
but the film has a darker tone than the previous one and there are aspects
of the film which will appeal to the hardcore fans but will be lost by
newer or more casual fans.

The entire films plays more as a setup to the next chapter in the series
so aside from a few moments, there is little real resolution as most of
the film is simply setting up what is to be the focus of the remaining
films.

While it does entertain; it does seem to be better suited to the hardcore
versus the casual fan who might need more than the magical splendor it
offers.

http://sknr.net/2018/11/15/fantastic-beasts-the-crimes-of-grindlewald/
  
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Cat Goddess Freyja (16 KP) rated Dark Wake (2018) in Movies

Dec 5, 2018  
Dark Wake (2018)
Dark Wake (2018)
2018 | Horror
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
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Awesome Creature creations, the concept is cool, its pretty unsettling (0 more)
The lead actor seemed indifferent, no answers, the ending (0 more)
A Dark Indie Film
Contains spoilers, click to show
Most likely to the dismay of my friend- who I forced to watch this with me- I had stumbled across this little weird gem of a short film on one of my favorite websites- The 7th Matrix. This is a super easy watch as it is only 17mins long, and, so far, I have only been able to find it on 7th Matrix and www.alldark.net. Dark Wake, directed by Abdul Ali, is about a man who wakes up in his small apartment with no memory of who he is. The odd gets odder in this short film, as a red and black hole appears in the wall. A 'person' on the other side of the hole, of whom we only see a wrinkled and scarred lower half of their face, tells the confused man that they have talked before and that he must remember something in order to save himself, then almost happily says that they have a guest. The creatures of the film- of which there is three, not including the thing in the wall- show up pretty quickly and had pretty cool designs to them, even though you could guess at the practical parts that made them up. The sole purpose of the creatures seemed to be to eat the man over and over again, along with whoever else was in the same oblivion the man was in- which the thing in the wall said was not Hell, despite it's continued use of the words "Down Here." The ending was odd and left much to go, wtf over, as the man was finally able to escape his room, which seemed to upset the thing in the wall. Aside from the ending, the only thing that stood out as an issue was how calm the main character was with everything that was happening to him, except when he was getting eaten. Be sure to give this a watch if you are into the odd indie film.
  
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Kristina (502 KP) rated Behind Closed Doors in Books

Dec 7, 2020  
Behind Closed Doors
Behind Closed Doors
B.A. Paris | 2016 | Fiction & Poetry, Thriller
8
8.0 (18 Ratings)
Book Rating
It was a little difficult to get past the "proper" tone of voice, but I've noticed that books with *English?British* spelling - such as favourite and realise, instead of favorite and realize - all have that certain way of writing. This isn't the fault of the author, so much as me being used to a more informal perspective when it comes to books. Despite this, I really, truly enjoyed Behind Closed Doors. I started it around 10 o'clock at night, wanting to read something to pass a couple of hours away without getting too interested, and found myself reading until it was finished. It was a quick read, not too short, but also not as long as other novels. Not necessarily fast paced, the story kept up a steady stream of surprises. I found myself intrigued and desperate to know how Grace would escape Jack, while saving Millie in the process. Granted, I was able to predict most of what would happen by the last 3-4 chapters, I was still very interested in seeing exactly how everything would play out. Behind Closed Doors wasn't dark and mysterious, but it had me figuratively biting my nails in curiosity over what would happen next. I thoroughly enjoyed my first B A Paris experience.