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Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008)

7.1 (7 Ratings) Rate It

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In the year 2056 – the not so distant future – an epidemic of organ failures devastates the...

Grizzly: The Life and Times of Chris Adams

Chris Adams and Bruce Talbot

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In a cricket career spanning nearly 30 years, Chris Adams has enjoyed some unforgettable moments. He...

Jon Watts recommended Leolo (1992) in Movies (curated)

Leolo (1992)

1992 | International, Comedy, Drama

9.0

(1 Ratings)

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"This is a really obscure one, but there’s a really weird French-Canadian movie called Leolo. Roger Ebert loved it. He gave it a four-star review when it came out. The filmmaker, Jean-Claude Lauzon… He made two movies and then he died. It’s a really tragic story. It’s this surreal, messed-up story about a kid whose family is going insane, and so he comes up with these fantastical stories to escape from his world. I saw that movie when I was in high school, and it just made such an impression on me because of the way it balanced humor and absurdity, and surrealism, and then just tragedy. It’s great. I should probably see it again. I haven’t seen it in a couple of years, so I want to make sure it still stands up. That movie is another very particularly strange coming-of-age movie that will always be a reference for me."

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Alice (117 KP) rated Salt to the Sea in Books

Mar 3, 2021

Salt to the Sea

Ruta Sepetys | 2016 | Fiction & Poetry, History & Politics, Young Adult (YA)

8.8

(12 Ratings)

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Where do I begin! I love a character-driven book and this was character-driven fiction at it's finest! It's so rare to find a multiperspective novel where I actually care about all of the perspectives being told and truly care about all the characters which is made all the more heartbreaking when you obviously know from the start what's awaiting them all by the end. This is by no means a novel about the Willhelm Gustloff but a story of love, loss, and finding your inner strength set against the backdrop of the worst maritime tragedy in history (but one that not many people even know about due to it happening to the other side). This is one of those books that I just know I'll keep thinking about long after I've read the last page (I stayed up til 1am to finish it) and I honestly couldn't recommend this more.