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Dean (6927 KP) rated Halloween II (2009) in Movies
Feb 21, 2018
Bizarre
No wonder this went straight to DVD in the UK. It is a gritty, raw film with some graphic, brutal violence....as you would expect. However the film does just feel a bit of a mess overall and a big disappointment after the great 2007 remake of the original Halloween film was done so well. The visions of his Mum at least offer an idea in to Michael's mind but the film just seemed all over the place at times.
Dork_knight74 (881 KP) rated Game Over, Man! (2018) in Movies
Aug 9, 2018 (Updated Aug 9, 2018)
This Netflix original action comedy stars the comedic trio from "Workaholics". The cinematography was good. The acting and storyline was pretty much what you'd expect from this group. There is some sexual and drug use content and a few gross violence scenes so this one really isn't for kids. If you're into "weird and goofy" comedies you'll enjoy this one. There are quite a few familiar comedic faces, as well. I'd say it's worth a watch if you're REALLY bored.
Erika (17789 KP) rated The Department of Sensitive Crimes (Detective Varg #1) in Books
Jul 21, 2019
This is the first novel in the Detective Varg series by McCall Smith. It's lighthearted (as much as a mystery novel can be), and the polar-opposite of nordic noir. The novel is written as a series of short stories, and it was a very quick read. Half of me thinks that this was written purely as a satire of nordic noir, without grisly deaths and violence against women.
I received this book from the Penguin First to Read program (RIP).
I received this book from the Penguin First to Read program (RIP).
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The Yellow Room
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Haunted by a tragic childhood accident, Chala's whole life has been moulded by guilt and secrets....
Taxi Driver (1976)
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An unstable Vietnam veteran named Travis Bickle works as a night-time taxi driver in New York City....
Neo-noir Psychological thriller Vigilante
John Bailey recommended I fidanzati (The Engagement) (1963) in Movies (curated)
Bekah Schott (20 KP) rated The Good Daughter in Books
May 29, 2020
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Twists
Wow!! What an introduction. The horror the Quinn girls went through is spine chilling. The roller coaster of emotions Slaughter put me through with this book was not expected. This hard shell of mine does not allow tearing up reading a book but Slaughter knows how to pull at your heart strings. The details in this book puts her over the top. This was my first Karin Slaughter book and I am definitely picking up more.
LeftSideCut (3776 KP) rated Gunpowder Milkshake (2021) in Movies
Sep 20, 2021
Gunpowder Milkshake may very well be a film full of recycled ideas, and a script that's a little too smug in it's attempts to be smart, but you know what? It's pretty fun. It has a whole host of badass characters played by badass actresses, doesn't skimp on the violence, and it even got a laugh or two out of me. If you're looking for something to fill the void whilst waiting for John Wick 4, you could do a lot worse.
The Political Economy of Rural-Urban Conflict: Predation, Production, and Peripheries
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In some cases of insurgency, the combat frontier is contested and erratic, as rebels target cities...
Jesters_folly (230 KP) rated Let Me Make You A Martyr (2016) in Movies
Jun 15, 2020
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Drew Glass returns to his home town to reconnect with his stepsister & lover June and to right the wrongs of his past.
Let Me Make You A Martyr starts off as a slow paced ‘Tarantino’ esq. film. The story is mostly told by Drew, parts of the film are shown out of sequence and follow two story lines which converge around an hour in.
The film has a very dark tone and features themes of drug use, violence, people trafficking and rape although most of the violence takes place off screen or on the edge of the screen, giving just the hint of what is happening, and that’s the thing about ‘Let Me Make You A Martyr’, it’s not an action film. It has the feel of something from Tarantino but with a much slower pace. The violence is almost subdued, being of screen or shot through a filter.
Like a Tarantino move ‘Let Me Make You A Martyr’ goes from talking to silence and back to talking and, as the film goes on you notice that there are a lot of musings about death and the afterlife. Death and the afterlife are themes that runs throughout the film which even has a killer called Pope (Played by Marilyn Manson).
If you want a fast paced action film then ‘Let Me Make You A Martyr’ is not for you and the films ending is possibly not what you’d expect from a revenge movie, leaving off with at least one question but, if you can handle a dark, slow, sometimes non liner film then give ‘Let Me Make You A Martyr’ a watch.
Let Me Make You A Martyr starts off as a slow paced ‘Tarantino’ esq. film. The story is mostly told by Drew, parts of the film are shown out of sequence and follow two story lines which converge around an hour in.
The film has a very dark tone and features themes of drug use, violence, people trafficking and rape although most of the violence takes place off screen or on the edge of the screen, giving just the hint of what is happening, and that’s the thing about ‘Let Me Make You A Martyr’, it’s not an action film. It has the feel of something from Tarantino but with a much slower pace. The violence is almost subdued, being of screen or shot through a filter.
Like a Tarantino move ‘Let Me Make You A Martyr’ goes from talking to silence and back to talking and, as the film goes on you notice that there are a lot of musings about death and the afterlife. Death and the afterlife are themes that runs throughout the film which even has a killer called Pope (Played by Marilyn Manson).
If you want a fast paced action film then ‘Let Me Make You A Martyr’ is not for you and the films ending is possibly not what you’d expect from a revenge movie, leaving off with at least one question but, if you can handle a dark, slow, sometimes non liner film then give ‘Let Me Make You A Martyr’ a watch.