Spy x Family, Vol. 1
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A highly-respected spy is given a new mission. However, as part of that, he will need to put...
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Everyone in Batman's orbit is broken somehow--some more than others. For Clayface, keeping the...
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Discover the world's best voices! We bring together the BEST & MOST SURPRISING performances of The...
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Lyndsey Gollogly (2893 KP) rated More than Comics ( Chasing the Dream 2) in Books
Oct 12, 2023
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More than Comics ( Chasing the Dream 2)
By Elizabeth Briggs
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I've been in love with Tara long before I became a famous rock star. We talk every day. We know everything about each other. But we've never met in person.
Until now.
Four days at Comic-Con together might change everything between us. She can never know how I feel about her. I won't ruin our friendship. I can't.
But I can't resist her either. And after one hot, unforgettable night together she sees me as more than her best friend too.
Can our online relationship turn into a real life romance? Or will it destroy our friendship forever?
This was sweet, loving the Comic-Con fun mixed in too pretty easy going read. Not much more I can really say.
Emma @ The Movies (1786 KP) rated Hope Gap (2020) in Movies
Mar 8, 2020
Edward and Grace have been married for 29 years but the humdrum living has become too monotonous, for Edward at least. He's felt like his life needs something different for a while, knowing that Grace will react badly he invites their son to aid in his plan to leave, but he too is in the dark about what on the cards for his visit.
I was keen to enjoy this one but I think sadly the film doesn't hit all the right notes. The set up of Edward (Nighy) and Grace (Bening) in the house together perfectly reflects their relationship. Everything is together and yet they're separate. They work in different rooms, their backs to each other and while they acknowledge each other and interact it's more habit than anything else.
I'm not the best at picking up subtle things when watching films the first time around, but I noted down a couple of times that there seemed to be a lot of colour coordination. Both main characters seemed to match with parts of the house and yet those colours never seemed to cross together at any time... one of the perils od not being able to rewind a film to check is that I'm left wondering if I actually saw something or not. Perhaps I imagined it! The similarities also extended to their son Jamie and his room... according to my unverifiable notes.
I thought that Josh O'Connor and Bill Nighy had a great dynamic together, their characters share many "inherited" traits together and that played out well on screen. Annette Bening's performance was strong at times and you could definitely see the progression clearly in Grace... but...
With those good touches came a lethargic pace. The laid back sense of the whole film with just Grace as the energetic feature was a struggle to watch. I can see that it could be exactly how it would happen in reality but that doesn't mean it will work on film when you aren't invested in the parties involved.
Hope Gap touches on some strong points but never seems to address them very directly. I'm not sure I can see another way that this would have jumped off the screen, in my head it feels more suited for the intimate setting of a theatre.
Originally posted on: https://emmaatthemovies.blogspot.com/2020/03/hope-gap-movie-review.html
Nikki Allegretti (6 KP) rated Empire of Storms in Books
Oct 13, 2017
Each time I start Maas's books I forget how emotionally invested I get. She is amazing and her books are amazing. This novel is dark and beautiful. I cried and had to explain to my mom what she got into by starting Throne of Glass.
GameCritics (290 KP) rated The Witness in Video Games
Oct 20, 2017
Original Score: 5 out of 5
Read Review: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jan/26/the-witness-review-an-incredibly-impressive-collection-of-puzzles
MusicCritics (472 KP) rated Between The Earth & Sky by Lankum in Music
Nov 2, 2017
Original Score: 5 out of 5
Read Review: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/oct/26/lankum-between-the-earth-and-sky-review-brilliant-raw-detonating-folk