Movie Critics (823 KP) rated I, Daniel Blake (2016) in Movies
May 26, 2017
Original Score: 4 out of 5
Read Review:https://cinemusefilms.com/2016/11/23/i-daniel-blake-2016/
Actual Innocence
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Actual innocence is a podcast that tells the story of people who served time for crimes they did not...
Not Too Deep with Grace Helbig
9.0
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You know those podcasts where famous people recount their lives and careers, and then things get...
Unknown by Phil Price
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It happens every year. A select few disappear, never to return. From The Falkland Islands to the...
Hitler's Last Day: Minute by Minute
Jonathan Mayo and Emma Craigie
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On 30th April 1945 Germany is in chaos - Russian troops have reached Berlin. All over the country,...
ClareR (6225 KP) rated The Great Divide in Books
May 19, 2026
I admit, I knew next to nothing about the construction of the Panama Canal, and if this book had been solely about that, I doubt I would have picked it up at all 🤷🏼♀️ However, The Great Divide is about how the Canal affected the people: those for it, those against it, and those just trying to survive. The US, who funded the construction, are barely mentioned. This is about the Panamanians and those from Caribbean countries who travelled to Panama to find work. And I really enjoyed reading about them all.
There are characters who have overcome hardship, those who have travelled and left family behind, and the attitude of the white men who ran the construction process.
This is a character heavy novel - there are a lot of people in it, and they’re all introduced at the beginning, one chapter at a time. It’s worth the concentration and the time - and at no point did I get confused with the characters. I really enjoyed their backstories. I learnt about their lives, superstitions, beliefs and I was reluctant to let them go at the end.
It was refreshing not to read about the “great white saviours” (the US and French financiers and engineers) and instead concentrate on the impact of their actions. And what gripped me the most, was the tenacity of the workers.
Sacred Balance
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In this extensively revised and enlarged edition of his best-selling book, David Suzuki reflects on...
Rich Dad's Cashflow Quadrant: Rich Dad's Guide to Financial Freedom
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Rich Dad's CASHFLOW Quadrant is a guide to financial freedom. It's the second book in the Rich Dad...
Life After Encephalitis: A Narrative Approach
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Encephalitis is a devastating condition whose impact upon people should not be underestimated. It...