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Sam (228 KP) rated Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015) in Movies

Mar 3, 2019

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Elegantly Filmed

Making Action Classy

A Fun And Elegant Movie

This new twist to a secret service has put elegance and honor to a modern day spy movie and as few realize has an actual background in real history that brings a complete brilliance to the whole film. Along with being a heart whelming tale about coming of age this film offers a little something for everyone.

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Chris Hooker (419 KP) rated Breaking Point (Article 5, #2) in Books

Jan 12, 2018

Breaking Point (Article 5, #2)

Kristen Simmons | 2013 | Science Fiction/Fantasy, Young Adult (YA)

8.0

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[Kristen Simmons] continues the extraordinary dystopian story of Chase and Ember in [Breaking Point]. The concepts of what the US government has become in these books is nightmarish. The evolution of the characters who are coming of age in these books is thought provoking. It was hard for me to put the book down because I became so engaged with Ember and Chases struggle. I recommend this book for anyone who likes a well paced story with engaging characters. I will also recommend these books for my school library.

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Lizard Boy

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From the ashes of Mount St. Helens emerged a monster with mysterious powers—powers that changed...

Cyanidation: The Refinement of My Life

Dr. Jennoa R. Graham PhD AKA Dr GNP

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Cyanidation is about survival, perseverance, and spiritual growth. Jennoa Graham spent many years of...

Memoir Coming of Age Young Adult Christian Living

Tom Ford recommended Little Women (2019) in Movies (curated)

"When I first heard that “Little Women” was being made as a film yet again, I thought to myself; why? I honestly never understand remakes, especially when there are great versions that have already been made. And in the case of “Little Women,” some very dull ones as well. The simple fact that Louisa May Alcott never actually wanted to write “Little Women” and that she and her editor thought it was flat at the time that it was published in 1868, has been obvious in several of the film and television versions of this story. However, when I read that Greta Gerwig had written a new screenplay based on the novel and that Gerwig was going to direct, my interest was piqued. Perhaps I had been wrong about the merits of a remake of “Little Women.” Perhaps the fact that an incredibly talented and wholly contemporary female writer-director had decided to take this on meant that I had overlooked something. And indeed I had. There is nothing dull or flat about Greta Gerwig’s “Little Women.” It is at once a classic and yet completely contemporary. It is lush and fresh. The exceptional screenplay, the brilliant casting, the nuanced and original performances, the sets, the costumes, the rhythm and pace are all exactly right. The film speaks to the struggles of women in our culture to break free from the conventions that in many ways still attempt to ground them. It is a coming of age tale, but it is not a coming-of-age tale mired in the mid-19th century; it is a coming-of-age tale for all time. After “Lady Bird” I was of course impressed with Ms. Gerwig’s directing, but with “Little Women” I’ve become jealous. Very jealous. Which for me is always the greatest compliment. Brava. "

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Marcel Dzama recommended My Life As A Dog (1985) in Movies (curated)

My Life As A Dog (1985)

1985 | Comedy, Drama

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"Another coming-of-age story, this one is about a young boy sent to live with relatives in the countryside when his mother is unable to take care of him anymore after falling ill with TB. The boy, Ingemar, barks like a dog to avoid difficult situations. He is too young to face his predicament and very sweetly navigates his way through an eccentric cast of characters in a small Swedish town. A really loving and heartwarming tale with an amazing performance by a young Anton Glanzelius."

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