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Neon's Nerd Nexus (360 KP) rated Doctor Sleep (2019) in Movies

Nov 3, 2019 (Updated Nov 4, 2019)  
Doctor Sleep (2019)
Doctor Sleep (2019)
2019 | Horror
9
8.3 (51 Ratings)
Movie Rating Watch
Love or Death
Doctor Sleep is a perfect companion piece to The Shining giving us more insite to the story it told while being carful not to stand on its toes. A chilling film that creates such a great atmosphere by using a great score and tight direction to keep you on edge and unnerved with shivers down your spine. This accompanied with a grim, cold, errie visual style and lingering slow camera pans you have a film that echos the original in some respects but feels very current too. Cinematography is also gorgeous with vast haunting establishing shots, dim lit rooms, cold fog drenched roads and lonely lights lost in the darkness. But what i found truly facinating is the continuous theme of life and death here which had me gripped/wanting to explore the film deeper and more intricatly with every scene. Every single life is precious and the film depicts how many of us seem to just take that for granted, waste it, live it alone, abuse it or spend it hung up on the past or on extream circumstances choose to take it from another without care or thought to what value that persons precence in the world held. Its all very powerful, deeply saddening and thought provoking stuff which gives the film its own soul rather than echoing the shining. Theres a lot to say about how we view death too these days, be it when its from natural causes or murder we all just seem to have in a way become desensitized to it or in a rush to forget and move on. Child trauma, grievence and the torment plus the dangers of locking things up and trying to forget can bring are also facinatingly explored also.
Characters are all so likable and we spend a good chunk of time with all (including the menacing and creepily intimidating villains) which I thought was really nice and this helps create great attachment meaning that when a death hits you really feel the impact of the loss adding poweful emotion and a small amount of grievence to each one (and adds to the running theme of all life being important and death being something everyone fears/cant escape). Acting is great especially with the new cast replicating old characters from the shining. Doctor sleep also gets nostalgia right using parts of the shining respectfuly and tastfully rather than just simply replicating them for a cheap cash grab, instead choosing to intrigate them as crucial parts of the plot. All in all this movie unnerved me, engrosed and provoked me making me think more on the subject of death the journey we all take towards and how we should all pay more care and give more thought to the ones we let go.
  
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ClareR (6059 KP) rated The Heart's Invisible Furies in Books

Nov 15, 2017  
The Heart's Invisible Furies
The Heart's Invisible Furies
John Boyne | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry
10
9.3 (3 Ratings)
Book Rating
My favourite book this year!!
Another book that deserves more than 5 stars. I loved this - a book that I thought about constantly, even when I wasn't reading it. The story of Cyril Avery's life, from the moment his mother is ejected from the village church and the village itself, up until near his death. An absolutely wonderful story. I laughed (a lot), I cried.
Highly recommended!!!
  
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Entertainment Editor (1988 KP) shared own list

Nov 20, 2017
AC/DC announced the death of guitarist Malcolm Young on Saturday (Nov. 18) on their Facebook page.

The rhythm guitarist and guiding force behind the bawdy hard rock band AC/DC helped create such head-banging anthems as “Highway to Hell,” ″Hells Bells” and “Back in Black.” So it's only fitting that we take a look at all the wonderful music he helped create over the years:
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Billboard: Top AC/DC Albums

In memory of guitarist Malcolm Young who passed away this week, Billboard has put together the best AC/DC albums ever made.

Highway to Hell by AC/DC

Highway to Hell by AC/DC

8.4 (5 Ratings) Rate It

Album

Highway to Hell is the sixth studio album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC, released on 27 July...

Iron Man 2 by AC/DC

Iron Man 2 by AC/DC

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Kai (5 KP) rated The Fractured Life of Jimmy Dice in Books

Nov 29, 2017  
The Fractured Life of Jimmy Dice
The Fractured Life of Jimmy Dice
Ronan Ryan | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
I really enjoyed this book in the end. It was not easy to read, or a happy story, however it was really well done and I applaud ghetto author for tackling such difficult topics. <br/><br/>cn for anyone who does pick this up, multiple discussions of death (adult and child), sexual assault and rape, and suicide. As I said, not always an easy read.
  
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MyBookObsession (29 KP) rated The Hunger Games in Books

Sep 6, 2017  
The Hunger Games
The Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins | 2014 | Young Adult (YA)
6
8.5 (277 Ratings)
Book Rating
Engaging (1 more)
Thrilling
Gory (0 more)
If you're into death, blood and guts then this is your film.
It's not as bad as I just made it sound.
You MUST READ THE BOOKS then and only then can you watch the films with the correct mindset.
Beautifully thrilling.
I loved the character and I loved the story. These fiction films are persued well giving they're based on the books. ????
  
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Ross (3284 KP) rated Warbreaker in Books

Sep 11, 2017  
Warbreaker
Warbreaker
Brandon Sanderson | 2009 | Science Fiction/Fantasy
8
8.3 (3 Ratings)
Book Rating
Quite a complicated magic system to get your head round, but it isn't done to death (it is hinted at early but is only really used in earnest quite a lot later in the book). There are aspects of other parts of the cosmere hinted at here (the gods being similar to those in elantris, using material items for powers). A good standalone contribution to the universe.