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graveyardgremlin (7194 KP) rated All the Books! in Podcasts

Nov 23, 2018

All the Books!

Arts, Books

9.3

(4 Ratings)

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The hosts are awesome and knowledgeable. Books! (0 more)

It's not long enough. Adding more books to your TBR than you can read in a lifetime! (0 more)

Like books? Need new recommendations?

This is a great podcast to listen to to hear a wide variety of new books coming out from a wide variety of genres. The hosts are great and know what they're talking about, while being fun to listen to. It's only a half an hour, so that can be both a good and bad thing, depending on how long you like your podasts, but hey, there are 185 shows to listen to! (as of 11/23/2018) Good listening. :)

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Awix (3310 KP) rated The Holy Mountain (Der Heilige Berg) (1926) in Movies

Nov 11, 2019

Mountainous melodrama couples a rather corny, obscurely allegorical plot to some stunning visuals to reasonably engaging effect. A dancer (Riefenstahl) is drawn to the Alps, where she falls in love with an engineer; confusion and jealousy lead to jeopardy, stoic heroism, and ultimately tragedy.

I found the dramatic elements of the film to be rather hard going, and Riefenstahl's dancing, rather than evoking desire, just reminded me of a drunk woman trying to start a fight at a wedding reception. However, there are some fantastic compositions and the mountains still look awesome nearly a century on; the film may feel a bit pretentious but its imagery remains powerful.

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Dean (6927 KP) rated Ford v Ferrari (aka Le Mans '66) (2019) in Movies

Nov 21, 2019 (Updated Sep 13, 2020)

Ford v Ferrari (aka Le Mans '66) (2019)

2019 | Action, Biography, Drama, Sport

8.6

(39 Ratings)

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Great cast (2 more)

Awesome racing scenes

Cool cinematography

Bale's accent (0 more)

If this were a beauty pageant we've just lost

This looked a class act just from the trailer and the full film doesn't disappoint. Based on the true story of how 2 men helped Ford design a Car to challenge the dominance of Ferrari. The chemistry between the Damon and Bale is great. The driving and race scenes look great, giving you the feel as if you are behind the wheel at times. It's a quality and all round well made film. If you liked @Rush (2013) check this out as it has a similar feel to it.