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The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated Resident Aliens: Stories of NYC in the 1960s in Books

Oct 5, 2020  
Resident Aliens: Stories of NYC in the 1960s
Resident Aliens: Stories of NYC in the 1960s
Beth Porter | 2001
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Beth Porter's "Resident Aliens," gives us a novella, four poems and three short stories all focusing on the darker sides of post-war/post-depression era of New York through characters whose lives reflect it's less glamorous neighborhoods. Read my review of this unique collection here https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2015/10/09/gritty-new-york-stories-and-poems/<br/><br/>NOTE: THIS Beth Porter is the author of ONLY "The Net Effect" and no other books attributed to her on this site.
  
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Mothergamer (1634 KP) rated Star Trek: Picard in TV

Aug 16, 2025  
Star Trek: Picard
Star Trek: Picard
2019 | Drama, Sci-Fi
7
8.6 (32 Ratings)
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Great cast, good story in each season (0 more)
Sometimes the pacing is a little unbalanced (0 more)
I really enjoyed all three seasons. The entire show is great and the cast is fantastic. I do feel like season 2 drags in some places with the pacing of the story, but still a good season. I do feel Picard is a little darker in some of the storytelling, but they do a great job with sprinkling in moments of hope that Star Trek is known for.
  
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Barry Newman (204 KP) rated Heathers (1988) in Movies

Feb 9, 2020  
Heathers (1988)
Heathers (1988)
1988 | Comedy
8
7.5 (47 Ratings)
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A darker murderous take on the high school movie that is a fairly accurate representation of the cliques and the desperate desire to be popular that exist in high school. Christian Slater and Winona Ryder (in her early Tim Burton days) were great casting choices and make for a believable couple until the murder and mayhem start getting out of hand. Its perhaps looking a little dated now but it's still a very sharp and witty script and still quite relevant today. Well worth your time.
  
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Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated Twisted Palace (The Royals, #3) in Books

Jan 6, 2021  
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Twisted Palace (The Royals, #3)
Erin Watt | 2016
7
7.0 (3 Ratings)
Book Rating
Hmm

3.5 stars.

As happy as I am that we figured out who murdered the biatch, I struggled a little with this one. It didn't have the same sort of feel as the first two but I guess things had to be a little darker in this one to finish off this trilogy story arc of the Royal's and Reed and Becca's story.

I am still very much in love with this messed up family and look forward to reading more of them very soon.
  
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Samuel Byrne (31 KP) rated Taboo - Season 1 in TV

Apr 22, 2017  
Taboo - Season 1
Taboo - Season 1
2017 | Drama
9
8.1 (12 Ratings)
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Tom Hardy, needless to say any more (5 more)
Costume design is award worthy
Scripting and Story are interesting and thought-provoking
Supporting cast carry the show when Hardy is absent from a scene. Something amazing to see in any show
A number of twists help to keep the show Interesting and attracts viewers back to each new episode
Showed a darker and more mysterious take on a Period Drama
At times, it appeared to lose sight of what it wanted to achieve (1 more)
Had a fairly obvious end to the season.
A Tom Hardy filled Pinnacle!
  
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Samuel Byrne (31 KP) Apr 23, 2017

It was a great Season DaveySmithy. Fingers crossed the second season is even better
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Bird (1704 KP) Apr 26, 2017

Rating @Samuel Byrne ? 👍
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Awix (3310 KP) rated Fifty Shades Darker (2017) in Movies

Feb 15, 2018 (Updated Feb 15, 2018)  
Fifty Shades Darker (2017)
Fifty Shades Darker (2017)
2017 | Drama, Romance
3
4.9 (42 Ratings)
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A Crime Against Passion
Another attempt by E.L. James to solve the global overpopulation crisis by putting people off the idea of having sex. More deeply uninvolving shenanigans between Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey: will he win her back? Will she be able to make him commit to a proper relationship? And why the hell should anyone else care?

Very little discernible plot; mostly resembles a blandly aspirational soap opera, or possibly commercial for kitchen design. Scenes of rumpo are occasionally unintentionally funny, never actually erotic. Fifty Shades Darker? Fifty Shades Duller, more like.