Goon: Memoir of a Minor League Hockey Enforcer
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Driven with a burning desire to make something of himself, Doug Smith calls upon his only marketable...
Gods and Worshippers in the Viking and Germanic World
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What was paganism really like? Who were the gods and how were they worshipped? These are the...
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LeftSideCut (3778 KP) rated Thir13en Ghosts (2001) in Movies
Jun 30, 2021
I enjoy the setting. The "modern day" haunted house is an inspired design, and the fact that the set was practically built to film on is quite something. I also enjoy the titular ghosts. Each one has a unique look, and the make up work is superb. I also love that the legendary F. Murray Abraham is in this, as well as Matthew Lillard, doing what Matthew Lillard does best, hamming things up to the max.
Other than that, it's all a bit flaccid. There's a whole lot of characters-walking-around-and-getting-lost going on, and it's honestly a drag. It doesn't help that precisely none of these characters are easy to care about. There are multiple instances of laughably huge exposition dumps, in a narrative that's needlessly overstuffed with unnecessary plot elements.
Personally, it just about coasts by due to the nostalgia of being 13 years old and just getting into horror when it originally released, and I always have a good enough time with it. Also a dude gets vertically bisected which is pretty rad.
Genesis of a Music
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Among the few truly experimental composers in our cultural history, Harry Partch's life (1901-1974)...
100 Sideways Miles
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Destiny takes a detour in this "wickedly witty and offbeat novel" ("Kirkus Reviews," starred review)...
Tintin et l'alph-art (Tintin and Alph-Art) (Tintin #24)
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Sketches of Tintin's 24th and unfinished adventure - first published in book form in 1986. While...
Diary of a haunting
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When Paige moves from LA to Idaho with her mom and little brother after her parents’ high-profile...
Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2204 KP) rated Knot of This World in Books
Jan 13, 2024
While spiritualism isn’t new to the series, this is the strongest it’s ever been as an element. That didn’t make me happy, although Martha is as skeptical as I am, which helped. It also helped that the plot is driven by Martha’s investigation, and we got several good twists along the way. While the ending does explain everything for us, I did feel like it was weaker than it could have been. Also weak are some of the supporting players we’ve met along the way who could really use some development. Still, I do like them and love Martha and her fiancé. I enjoyed the Southern California setting as always. Plus there are some quilting tips at the end. I have one more book in the series, and I’m looking forward to reading about Martha’s final case soon.
Love Will Tear Us Apart
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Love can be a truly terrible thing. Marriages are tricky at the best of times, especially when...