Doomsday Book (2012)
Movie
The First Chapter of The Anthology Film- In A Brave New World, a mysterious virus brings the city to...
David McK (3652 KP) rated Blade II (2002) in Movies
Sep 25, 2023
Before Comic book movies became the big thing they are nowadays.
Wesley Snipes returns, here, as the titular half-human/half-vampire ("all of their strengths. None of their weaknesses. Except the thirst") waging his ongoing war on the vampire nation, but now finding himself having to 'team up' with some from that nation - who had been training to hunt him - in order to fight a new breed of vampire, the Reapers (whose mouth looks like something out of Predator), who feed on both Vampires and Humans alike and who are led by that-bloke-from-Bros.
This is both more comic-booky (to coin a phrase) than the original, whilst also a bit more of a horror film - those Reapers are nasty!
Confessions of a Ghostwriter
Book
HE'S WRITTEN MORE THAN 80 BOOKS. HE'S SOLD MILLIONS OF COPIES ACROSS THE WORLD. HE IS THE MAN BEHIND...
From Stage to Screen: A Theatre Actor's Guide to Working on Camera
Book
The camera enables us to see right into a character's soul, revealing his or her innermost thoughts...
Women and Images of Men in Cinema: Gender Construction in la Belle et la Bete by Jean Cocteau
Book
Women and men in cinema are imaginary constructs created by filmmakers and their audiences. The...
Kristy H (1252 KP) rated X (Kinsey Millhone, #24) in Books
Feb 13, 2018
I have to state up front that I love Grafton and I love Kinsey Millhone. I hope they never make this series into a film, because I have my own picture of Kinsey in my mind, and I don't want anyone to ruin it. I started reading this series in middle school (!) and look forward to each and every release. Alas, while I enjoyed "X," it seemed a bit lackluster compared to many of Millhone's previous Kinsey efforts.
If you've read any Grafton book (or truly any mystery), you can envision that Kinsey's disparate cases will somehow overlap at some point. Her cases are fairly interesting, though Kinsey hems and haws a bit about her past with Pete. The side plot with Kinsey and her new neighbors (while somewhat appalling) just drags on, which makes me sad, because it involves Henry, and I do enjoy Henry.
Overall, it's a quick read and also good to catch up with Kinsey. However, I found myself wishing we could progress a bit more with Kinsey's personal life (besides Henry). Though perhaps the book represents how stagnant Kinsey feels in life? Hard to tell. But I do hope the next book brings her a little more excitement and happiness in both work and her personal life.
Hobby Hydroponics
Book
Hydroponics as a hobby can provide enjoyment, stress relief, and the gratification of creating your...
Glen Banyard (13 KP) rated Avengers: Endgame (2019) in Movies
May 12, 2019
It's it perfect? No, there are potential plot holes, and one very noticeable continuity error, however given for a film running 3 hours, you don't notice it pass at all.
I maybe bits as I have been a comic book geek for too many years, and even a bad Marvel movie is still pretty good, this though, a whole new level
African Appropriations: Cultural Difference, Mimesis, and Media
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Why would a Hollywood film become a Nigerian video remake, a Tanzanian comic book, or a Congolese...
The Bad Seed
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There’s something special about eight-year-old Rhoda Penmark. With her carefully plaited hair and...