The Courtship of Morrice Buckler: A Romance
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Doomed to hang from the gallows, Sir Julian Harnwood has only one hope of saving his life –...
The Proposal (The Wedding Date #2)
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A fun and flirty novel from New York Times bestseller Jasmine Guillory, author of The Wedding Date,...
Love Unscripted (Love, #1)
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The first book in New York Times bestselling author Tina Reber’s The Love Series, a sexy, romantic...
Long Day's Journey Into Night
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A true modern classic from one of the twentieth century's most significant writers, Long Day's...
Would it be Okay to Love You? (Would It Be Okay to Love You? #1)
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A robot fanboy. An erotic voice actor. When love comes calling, will they shed their armor? ...
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The Favorite Sister
5.7
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When five hyper-successful women agree to appear on a reality series set in New York City called...
Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2171 KP) rated Arbor Day Can Be Deadly in Books
May 4, 2023
This is a prequel novella that introduces the characters and sets up the premise of the series. Since I’ve read other stories with the characters, I already knew part of what we learned here, but I still enjoyed seeing everyone meet for the first time. The pacing is a little off because of the set up, but there is plenty of story here. In fact, there’s almost too much, but it does come to a logical climax. There’s plenty of humor and some serious issues as well, and the two are balanced perfectly. If you are looking for a fun, you’ll be glad you picked up this prequel.
Otway93 (567 KP) rated Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022) in Movies
Aug 8, 2022
That being said the film is still very fun, and the writers keeps the twists coming that we've come to enjoy in the previous films. Eddie Redmayne and Dan Fogler were superb in this film, with Fogler honestly stealing the show this time around.
Unfortunately other actors did let the film down.
Firstly, the main culprit: Jude Law. Sadly in this film he can't seem to maintain control of his accent. All throughout the film, Law speaks with his normal English accent, but for some unknown reason the actor seems to add a strong Irish twang to random words. These take the viewer completely off guard and do distract.
Secondly, Mads Mikkelsen. But I would like to point out that this is not his fault. Due to him replacing Johnny Depp, the two different Grindelwald's seem very different in terms of personality and style. These differences are enough to make Mads' portrayal of Grindelwald quite jarring.
Overall though, overlooking the unusual accents and casting issues, the film is excellent, and continues the story perfectly!
Enjoy! :)
Murder on Union Square
8.0
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When a murder hits close to home, Frank finds himself in an unusual position--the prime suspect in...
David McK (3372 KP) rated Black Adam (2022) in Movies
Jul 2, 2023
Like, a lot.
I was still completely unaware, however, that it would include Pierce Brosnan's Dr Fate nor Hawkman not Atom Smasher nor Cyclone (all of which, for me, were the first time I had seen any of them on the big screen).
It also fits into the - current - DCEU - with Black Adam getting his powers from the same council of Wizards as Shazam (and using the same word), alongside cameos by Viola Davis' version of Amanda Waller and - in possibly the worst kept secret - a certain superhero during the end credits (the actor for who was told he would be returning to that role, then told not).
Anyway, this sees The Rock's Black Adam released from his tomb 5 centuries after being imprisoned within it, to modern-day Kahndaq which is now occupied by foreign invaders with some very advanced weaponry. The plot is then your usual run-of-the-mill softening of Adam's hard edges, teaming up with his supposed enemies to fight his real enemies, lots of destruction and a few general quips thrown in ...
The result? Somewhat messy; not as good (or surreal) as, say, Aquaman or Wonder Woman. Maybe a B+.