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Wes Anderson recommended Night Train (2009) in Movies (curated)

 
Night Train (2009)
Night Train (2009)
2009 | Action, Mystery
(0 Ratings)
Movie Favorite

"Another Polish film. Part of a series of films newly restored with the participation of The Film Foundation/Scorsese. Directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz who also made other great films: Mother Joan of the Angels and Pharaoh (a spectacular Egyptian story shot partly in Uzbekistan)."

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Charlie's Angels (2000)
Charlie's Angels (2000)
2000 | Action, Comedy
The Angels are hot. That's what this is really about, after all. (3 more)
Crispin Glover
Bill Murray
Tim Curry
Fight scenes don't hold up, or at least some of them don't. (3 more)
Characterization is inconsistent
Matt LeBlanc's character should have been named Joey so you could headcanon him as the same character from Friends. (This is mostly a joke. Mostly.)
Tom Green
Inconsistent but fun
You watch a Charlie's Angels movie for one thing: hot women kicking ass. And so far as that goes, this movie mostly delivers even if some of the fight scenes don't look as good today as they should. But looking beyond that, there are some cracks in the facade - the characterization of the Angels, for instance, is that they're tough, confident professionals....who devolve to giggling schoolgirls at the prospect of meeting their boss? Feels awkward. The plot is straightforward, no complaints there, and most of the casting is on point with the exception of the bizarre addition of Tom Green's character. Overall, good fun despite it's flaws.
  
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A Touch of Crimson (Renegade Angels, #1)
Sylvia Day | 2012
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Book Review | A Touch of Crimson (Renegade Angels #1) by Sylvia Day
This book didn't grab me the characters didn't warm to me but this doesn't mean I wont read anymore of her books. I did love Crossfire books and I was grabbed with the characters from them books.
Sorry Sylvia.
  
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Merissa (11631 KP) created a post

Dec 15, 2023  
"Forced into the life of a fugitive, Nelan hides in London, before he is dramatically pressed into the crew of the Golden Hind."

Tour: The Mark of the Salamander (The Island of Angels, #1) by Justin Newland - #TheCoffeePotBookClub, #BlogTour, #TudorFiction, #GoldenHind, #HistoricalFiction,

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MusicCritics (472 KP) rated '8' by Incubus in Music

Sep 21, 2017  
'8' by Incubus
'8' by Incubus
2017 | Indie, Rock
Too many songs get halfway there, starting promisingly, then petering out quickly. Both “Familiar Faces” and “Glitterbomb” squander guitarist Mike Einziger’s earworm intros, building something bland around the bright
Critic- A.V Music
Original Score: 5 out of 10

Read Review: https://music.avclub.com/charly-bliss-the-black-angels-incubus-and-more-in-th-1798288194
  
Dark Lover (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #1)
Dark Lover (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #1)
J.R. Ward | 2005 | Fiction & Poetry
8
8.3 (23 Ratings)
Book Rating
I enjoyed book one of the BDB series more than I thought I would. I have been asked so many times if I've read J.R. Ward's series? I can now say that I've read (and very much enjoyed) Dark Lover. I very much look forward to reading the rest of the series as well as Ward's Fallen Angels Series! :)
  
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Branded (Fall of Angels, #1)
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
This was an okay book. There wasn't anything particularly amazing about the book. I did like the concept of Angels and thought that it was unique.

The book definitely needed to be edited more. There were a few mistakes and misprints. All in all it kept me entertained but I doubt I will continue on in the series.
  
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Steven Pinker recommended Atrocities in Books (curated)

 
Atrocities
Atrocities
Matthew White | 2013 | History & Politics, Philosophy, Psychology & Social Sciences, Reference, Science & Mathematics
(0 Ratings)
Book Favorite

"This chronicle of history’s hundred deadliest wars and massacres, including death tolls, is a good way to settle bets (who was worse, Genghis Khan or Hitler?), brush up your history, and marvel at the cruelty and stupidity of our species. It was a useful source when I wrote “The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined.”"

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Entertainment Editor (1988 KP) created a video about track Country by Angaleena Presley in Wrangled by Angaleena Presley in Music

Oct 21, 2017 (Updated Oct 22, 2017)  
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Angaleena Presley feat. Yelawolf - Country

  
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A Terrible Fall of Angels ( Zaniel Havelock book 1)
By Laurell K Hamilton
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Angels walk among us, but so do other unearthly beings in this brand-new series by the international bestselling author of the Anita Blake and Merry Gentry series.

Meet Detective Zaniel Havelock, a man with the special ability to communicate directly with angels.

A former trained Angel speaker, he devoted his life to serving both the celestial beings and his fellow humans with his gift, but a terrible betrayal compelled him to leave that life behind. Now he's a cop who is still working on the side of angels. But where there are angels, there are also demons.

There's no question that there's evil at work when he's called in to examine the murder scene of a college student - but is it just the evil that one human being can do to another, or is it something more? When demonic possession is a possibility, even angelic protection can only go so far.

Now the race is on to stop a killer before he finds his next victim, as Zaniel is forced to confront his own very personal demons, and the past he never truly left behind.

I can’t be the only one that gets super anxious when an author you have read for years and invested so much of your time and money into their books write a whole new series? Yes I’m one of those fans that are die hard LKH but I’m also one who will be honest if I dislike a book she’s wrote and I’ve had my wars with Anita! And I’m one of those craving a new Merry! So when this came out it’s actually sat on my tbr for a while.

I started this with fresh eyes and a positive attitude and at first it was a bit strange and I struggled to settle in but once I had I absolutely loved it! I like Havoc I like the supporting characters and I actually really like how she has started building these characters and their personalities. A few times I’ve worried and questioned whether she will get to wrapped up in the relationship stuff like she has with Anita but somehow it fits in the style she’s gone for here. I love Angels and Demons so the story and the information she’s tried to pack in I actually really enjoyed. I’m really looking forward to seeing where this series can go as it’s new and fresh from LKH and that can only be a positive thing!!