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I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang (1932)
I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang (1932)
1932 | Classics, Drama, Mystery
7.0 (2 Ratings)
Movie Favorite

"I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang, 1932. This is excellent. It was pre-Code. Ferocious movie. Paul Muni, incredibly intense. It was really the best picture I think Mervyn LeRoy ever did, by far. Maybe the production code got in the way after that. He made another movie called They Won’t Forget, which is supposed to be great, but I don’t love it. I think it’s probably because the production code got in the way and it sort of neutered him a little bit. No spoilers, but the ending of Chain Gang, I couldn’t forget about it for days."

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A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1605 | Play, Comedy
9
9.0 (1 Ratings)
Show Rating
Classic Shakespeake (0 more)
Saw this years ago in the Ludlow summer festival, they had the staging set up in the castle, which was a fab setting. Scene with the night's watch was brilliant - they had a dog on a rope lead which, whilst the actor was saying his part was walking around and around him tying him up, actors on stage were trying their hardest not to laugh, but the audience were in hysterics so eventually none of them could stay straight-faced. Actor got himself disentangled, they carried on as if nothing had happened, excellent production.
  
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Chloe (778 KP) rated Empire of Storms in Books

May 26, 2021  
Empire of Storms
Empire of Storms
Sarah J. Maas | 2016 | Children
8
9.4 (22 Ratings)
Book Rating
Stories back! (1 more)
Fantasy
Rowan (0 more)
Contains spoilers, click to show
It's back, I'm so glad I carried on with the series after the Queen of Shadows. The story in this one is excellent and I love how everything ties together. So much fantasy!

I still HATE Rowan, he's so sappy and I hate the romance scenes with him involved. I don't know why but this character writing is wrong for his history and experience.

Plus I think the blood oath is just a farce at this point, used for a plot hole and show how powerful Caleana is but we know that from other things
  
The Godfather: Part II  (1974)
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
1974 | Crime, Drama

"Godfather one and two, as one movie — but not blended together; I don’t think that worked when they tried to combine them [for the TV version]. I have to just say that The Godfather is a quintessential American film, where it’s absolutely satisfying. The writing is so excellent — what is being said, and the nuance of what is being said, is so understood. And the color, again, situates you in a particular moment in time. It’s a portrait of America. It’s one of those things where storytelling and acting found one of those magical, elegant solutions…"

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Bombshell (2019)
Bombshell (2019)
2019 | Drama
Charlize Theron (3 more)
Nicole Kidman
John Lithgow
Margot Robbie
Watched on Amazon prime I used to have fox news at one time on my sky box and knew of some of the people who read the news never knowing what was going on behind the scenes. On with the review not usually my cup of tea but it was rather good movie the stand out acting goes to Charlize Theron who plays Megyan Kelly at one point I thought it was Megyan Kelly and not Charlize Theron the rest of the cast is excellent do I would highly recommend the movie
  
Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020)
Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020)
2020 | Comedy, Fantasy
Alex winter (2 more)
Keenau reeves
Samara weaving
A most excellent sequel
Just watched they still got after all these years it was the bill and ted sequel been waiting for 30 years and it didn't disappoint every thing I liked about the movie was all there and more keenau reeves and Alex winter fit back into there characters perfectly as if it hasn't been 30 years but for the stand out has to be Samara weaving who was stand out for me in ready or not and the babysitter pulls it off again. Overall best sequel I've seen this year party on dudes
  
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Dean (6927 KP) rated Dexter - Season 8 in TV

Jan 23, 2021  
Dexter  - Season 8
Dexter - Season 8
2013 | Drama
Final episode and ending was disappointing (0 more)
Do you remember the Monsters?
So the final series of what has been a classic show. No wonder it won so many awards and accolades. This series has Dexter trying to balance his life along with his dark passenger. After the ending of the last series how will his relationship with Deb be effected. So it feels slightly different to the majority of the previous series formats. It's still very good although the final episode and ending was rather disappointing to an excellent show. Let's wait and see where the new series picks up.
  
Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020)
Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020)
2020 | Comedy, Fantasy
I wanted to like this so much as I love the other 2 but its very poor in comparison. It did enough for me to watch until the end but my score also reflects on comparison to the other 2. With all the time between films a better storyline and better song could have been thought of surely? The passing onto the younger generation is something I'm in to generally; we bought into the characters in the title not just dumb female versions of them acting out excellent adventure. But if done right can blend together seamlessly. Such a shame!