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    Watt

    Watt

    Samuel Beckett

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    Written in Roussillon during World War Two, while Samuel Beckett was hiding from the Gestapo, "Watt"...

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Kelly Reichardt recommended Pather Panchali (1955) in Movies (curated)

 
Pather Panchali (1955)
Pather Panchali (1955)
1955 | Drama
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"This movie has been a touchstone for me through my entire adult life. I first saw The Apu Trilogy when I was in art school, and I think I was confused or overwhelmed by it at the time—it was my first encounter with that kind of cinema. But it stuck with me, and I return to it over and over again because it’s endlessly beautiful. I love the economy of Ray’s shooting style; he always does these simple pans, or he’ll just have people walk toward and away from the camera. There are no complicated bilateral moves, and he really just goes with what’s in the frame. And his sound design is so powerful. These films manage to fit big political elements into tiny, familiar stories that follow the course of the life of a family. I got to see Pather Panchali in Portland on the big screen right before I started shooting First Cow, and it definitely had an impact on that film."

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Lee KM Pallatina (951 KP) rated Fear Street Part One: 1994 (2021) in Movies

Aug 2, 2021  
Fear Street Part One: 1994 (2021)
Fear Street Part One: 1994 (2021)
2021 | Horror
9
7.4 (16 Ratings)
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Another attempt at an 80s style horror. (0 more)
Homage to the 80s part 1
As a fan of 80s and 90s horrors the trailer drew me in but with mild concern.
As stated in the title, this is an obvious homage to the 80s (and early 90s) bringing in likenesses of Wes Wraven (scream) and Sam Raimi (Evil dead) in in wonderful mashup of horror.

Set in a small town seemingly cursed with bad luck, a group of teens find themselves hunted by a dead witch whose sole purpose is to take revenge on the town for her execution a few hundred years before.

On the run and hunted by demonicly possessed victims from years prior, time is not in their side as the teens seek a way to end the chase before they meet a bloody and gruesome end.

The first of a trilogy that did not disappoint and the start of what could potentially be something great.
  
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Kirk Bage (1775 KP) rated X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019) in Movies

Feb 18, 2021  
X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019)
X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019)
2019 | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
5
5.5 (81 Ratings)
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I know my body was present during this impossibly dull super hero outing in a dying franchise, but I couldn’t honestly tell you much about what happened… I was so out of my mind bored by every detail. The character of Jean Grey / Dark Phoenix has the potential to soar, as it almost did in the original X-Men trilogy, when the character was played by Famke Janssen, but in the hands of Sophie Turner and director Simon Kinberg you have to wonder if it was possible to fuck it up any more given the budget? Turner is fine as a TV supporting actress, but I am afraid her cinematic future is as limited as her talent – she has almost no presence, which is a problem for a superhero. I mean, it’s colourful enough and there are some decent flash pop action bits… but the pace, structure, momentum and… point of it all is all over the place. For very, very staunch X-Men fans only. Shame.
  
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Joe Goodhart (27 KP) rated Sherlock Holmes and the Shadwell Shadows (The Cthulhu Casebooks, #1) in Books

Nov 30, 2020  
Sherlock Holmes and the Shadwell Shadows (The Cthulhu Casebooks, #1)
Sherlock Holmes and the Shadwell Shadows (The Cthulhu Casebooks, #1)
James Lovegrove | 2016 | Horror, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Thriller
2
2.0 (1 Ratings)
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I finished reading the book today, or perhaps I should say I skimmed the last 18% or so!

I found the book up until then to be a favorable Holmes-Lovecraft mashup. Lovegrove's characterizations felt spot on, especially his [Spoiler Alert] Moriarty. I was especially taken with his reworking of Holmes and Watson's first meeting.

However, as I alluded to in the beginning of my review, as I coasted into the last 18% of it on my Kindle Fire, I found myself beginning to feel sleepy, my eyelids slowly easing their way down. It was at that point that I found myself skimming to get myself to the end.

The ending did not feel as strong as the book started. It felt like it went on too long. By the last page, I was just, "Whew! Glad that's over!". I will most likely check out the other two books in THE CTHULHU CASEBOOKS trilogy, but no rush on that.
  
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Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated The Island in Books

Jan 11, 2021  
The Island
The Island
Lisa Henry | 2012
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
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I enjoyed this.

I seem to be attracted to dark/abusive books lately, having just read the Dark Duet trilogy, and loving them.

This had me captivated from the start wondering where Shaw really came into the story. He wasn't like the others and his lighter side was a relief compared to the darkness of the others. It was how he reacted to seeing Lee being abused that endeared him to me.

I really felt for Lee at times, having to cope with the abuse he was suffering while trying to hold himself together and stay sane. And how he clung to the bits of kindness he was shown by Shaw.

P.S. Being British, I'm not sure we get sand dollars on our beaches (if I'm wrong, correct me by all means) but I have the urge to collect them now. I looked them up on Google and they look really pretty.