The Pearl Sister
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CeCe D'Apliese has never felt she fitted in anywhere. Following the death of her father, the elusive...
Three Men in a Boat: To Say Nothing of the Dog
Jerome Jerome and Jeremy Lewis
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A comic masterpiece that has never been out of print since it was first published in 1889, Jerome K....
Parade's End: Some Do Not...; No More Parades; A Man Could Stand Up -; The Last Post
Julian Barnes and Ford Madox Ford
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Booker Prize-winner Julian Barnes introduces Ford Madox Ford's masterpiece Parade's End - now a...
With the Night Mail: Two Yarns About the Aerial Board of Control
Bruce Sterling, Rudyard Kipling and Matthew De Abaitua
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"SHE: Do you like Kipling? HE: I don't know, I've never Kippled!" If you've never read Rudyard...
Charlie Cobra Reviews (1840 KP) rated Fighting with My Family (2019) in Movies
Jul 4, 2020
In 2000 Norwich, England inseparable siblings Zak (Jack Lowden) and Saraya Knight (Florence Pugh) are encouraged by their parents, Rick (Nick Frost) and Julia (Lena Heady) to wrestle in their family run wrestling promotion. Nervous about her first match, they change the opponent to her brother and the experience she has winning, cements her love of wrestling. Years later, their parents continue to manage and run the family wrestling promotion with both siblings helping to wrestle and train prospective wrestlers. Struggling financially their last hope rides on both children getting signed when they are invited to a WWE tryout. The outcome is bittersweet however when only Saraya is chosen. She is now given a "Once In A Lifetime" opportunity but must leave everyone she knows behind as she goes on this journey alone.
This movie was fantastic! Not just a great wrestling movie but a great movie, period. An emotional roller coaster. The cast was awesome and their camaraderie and chemistry really showed on screen. The writers did a great job keeping dialogue realistic and a plot like life; with its ups and downs. I really didn't think this movie would be that emotional, but it touches on so many themes. It's really a movie for everyone not just wrestling fans. It makes you really feel for the characters and has a way of pulling on your heartstrings in a way few movies do. I almost scored it a point higher but I give this movie an 8/10.
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Gilbert: The Last Years of W. G. Grace
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There are few more instantly recognisable figures, from any era, from any walk of life, than W.G....
Girls With Balls: The Secret History of Women's Football
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Boxing Day 1920, and 53,000 men, women and children pack inside Goodison Park. The extraordinary...
Folkestone in the Great War
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Folkestone became one of the most important British towns during the First World War. Through its...
Hudson Valley Ruins: Forgotten Landmarks of an American Landscape
Thomas Rinaldi and Robert J. Yasinsac
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Countless books have been published on the historical sites of the Hudson River Valley. But these...