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The Lies of Locke Lamora
The Lies of Locke Lamora
Scott Lynch | 2007 | Fiction & Poetry
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9.5 (8 Ratings)
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Great blend of comedy/action/fantasy (0 more)
Pretty violent (0 more)
I would say this reminded me of Game of Thrones with a heist element and less sex, but about the same amount of violence and death. I enjoyed the world building, mystery, characters, pretty much everything! Looking forward to the sequel, but I know I'll be re-reading this one sometime this year before then.
  
Heathers (1988)
Heathers (1988)
1988 | Comedy
Violence (2 more)
Winona
People with the same name
Its now a musical (0 more)
Weird cast + weird story = so much yes!
I had no idea what I was in for when I turned this movie on. It used to be on Netflix and I needed something to pass the time. I'm so glad I watched this, but I walked away saying "what did I just watch"
  
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Julia Taft (45 KP) Aug 19, 2018

I've always loved this film

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Kevin Phillipson (10072 KP) Sep 7, 2018

Never seen but going too now it's being released on blu ray

Polar (2019)
Polar (2019)
2019 | Action, Crime
Mads Mikkelsen (1 more)
Vanessa hudgens
Matt lucas (1 more)
Too violent
Just watched on Netflix very violent thriller with the always watchable mads mikkelsen some of the violence was for me a bit ott very violent but what did I expect from the star of hannbal but did not think much of Matt lucas as the villian of the movie definitely worth a rewatch
  
The Hate u Give
The Hate u Give
Angie Thomas | 2017 | Children
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8.4 (54 Ratings)
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Very Inspirational (0 more)
WOW!
I fi ished The Hate U Give on Christmas Eve after it say on my bookshelf for a year! I'm so glad I picked it up as it has been one of my favourite books I've read in 2019.
Very detailed and inspirational piece of writing. It really makes you think about violence and race crime in our society today.
  
Girls of Paper and Fire
Girls of Paper and Fire
Natasha Ngan | 2018 | LGBTQ+, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Young Adult (YA)
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8.9 (9 Ratings)
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The cover (4 more)
The writing
The plot
The worldbuilding
The characters
The title is not my favorite (0 more)
Fell in love immediately
Girls of Paper and Fire is captivating, mind blowing, tragic, and above all, realistic (even in a fantasy setting). It explores themes of sexual assualt, violence, war, imperialism, as well as women veing attracted to other women in a patriarchal setting.
  
The Hunt (2020)
The Hunt (2020)
2020 | Action, Horror, Thriller
I really, really enjoyed this movie. Unfortunately, in these dark times, I have zero problem believing the humans hunting humans concept.

Betty Gilpin can do no wrong. She is AMAZING here. 👏👏
Super dark humor throughout, really well done.
VERY violent - though if you didn't expect violence going into a film called "The Hunt," I don't know what to tell you.
  
Blue Spring (2001)
Blue Spring (2001)
2001 | Crime, Drama, International
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7.5 (2 Ratings)
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The early naughties destructive Japan
There was a slew of angry rebellious nihilistic cinema in this period and Blue Spring may just be the most punk rock of them all. Its an artistic nasty little film full of violence and tension, as if art House got really pissed off and decided to say eff you. A seminal piece of cinema
  
    The Dig

    The Dig

    Cynan Jones

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    Deep in rural Wales, a farmer is struggling through lambing season when he becomes aware that his...

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Low Heights
Low Heights
Pascal Garnier | 2017 | Crime, Fiction & Poetry, Humor & Comedy, Law, Philosophy, Psychology & Social Sciences
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"“This French writer was new to me; I found his novel in a hurry at the airport. It’s very funny, full of insight on being arrogant and getting old, and on being a servant who is generous of spirit. Humility, grumpiness, some tender love, and brutal violence. I will now investigate all of Garnier’s other books — there are about 60!”"

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Les Cigognes Sont Immortelles
Les Cigognes Sont Immortelles
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"Mabanckou is one of the greatest storytellers, famous for his book, Black Moses. Les Cigognes Sont Immortelles, which combines the personal and political; it shows the impact that history, violence and civil war has on a family, against the backdrop of colonization and decolonization. I was particularly struck by this recent quote of his: “The civilization of tomorrow is the sum of marginalities."

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