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Suswatibasu (1703 KP) rated The Immigrant Exodus: Why America Is Losing the Global Race to Capture Entrepreneurial Talent in Books

Oct 5, 2017

Repetitive, but agree with the sentiment

The Immigrant Exodus feels like a very long essay / article that has been extended to 100 pages, exploring how stringent immigration laws in the US are causing a reverse brain drain in the fields of business, entrepreneurial ventures and technology. In this case, there is a significant focus on India and China, with the author revealing his own experiences of waiting for a green card when he was younger.

As a result, many are returning home and creating start ups in their own countries, hence India and China have become technological powerhouses, while the USA's industries are beginning to wane. While I agree with most of this book, there is little exploration on the impact of these ventures in the US helping native workers. The author briefly mentions that it can create millions of jobs in the US, but does not explain further. It is rather repetitive but easy to read.

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Lenard (726 KP) rated Climax (2018) in Movies

Mar 21, 2019 (Updated Mar 21, 2019)

Climax (2018)

2018 | Drama, Horror, Musical

7.2

(9 Ratings)

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French enfant terrible Gaspar Noe returns with a very dark take on the insanity of a mass casualty event. Early we are introduced to the members of a dance troupe after the closing credits play across a snowy exterior. We learn of their drug and sex experience and how far they would be willing to go for famr. We also see many books and movirs surrounding the footage, like Suspiria and Le Chien Andalou. Slowly we then descend into an Exterminating Angel like scenario where everyone is trapped in the dressing rooms while the madness deepens. People are fried literally and figuratively tobthe point of no return. Who poisoned the well and what happened that night is left up to the viewer. If a lot of people die and no one was there to report the facts, why not wildly speculate and make the night an exploration of the limits of humam depravity.

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Dianne Robbins (1738 KP) rated Novitiate (2017) in Movies

Apr 12, 2019

Novitiate (2017)

2017 | Drama

6.0

(1 Ratings)

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Maybe you have to be Catholic to understand it.

What the hell is happening?

What did I just watch?

Wait!? What? Did she just...?

This heathen is confused.

I am not a religious person though I find to discover about people's faith and acts of faith. This movie deals with the upheaval of after Vatican II was adopted in Catholicism in a convent where the mother superior refusing to give up the old ways while training prospective nuns under her care. The movie can be jarring at times in its violence and exploration of the novitiates and at other times is quite beautiful in showing pure live and faith, however misguided it seems to me. I'm not entirely sure what was happening in some of the scenes and even the ending was confusing. The movie, however, is well-acted. Maybe it's better understand by those of the same faith or who went to a Catholic school. This heathen was confused.

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Ande Thomas (69 KP) rated Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969) in Movies

Jul 25, 2019

Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969)

1969 | Comedy, Drama, Romance

10.0

(1 Ratings)

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When I hear anything about Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice, it's usually in the manner of "omgz orgy movie" but that's completely glossing over what I think makes this movie so great. Yes, it's about a couple's journey into sexual freedom, but the thing that elevates this film to five stars for me is the exploration by the characters into their own senses of intimacy.
As the film unfolds, we get to watch each character evolve and work through their own insecurities and feelings in a way that I think is sorely absent in today's world. In real time, we can see them identify the feeling they are having, trace it to it's source, and push past it towards a resolution.
The performances, especially Natalie Woods' as Carol, are chock full of great nonverbal expressions that bring the subtext of the film to life.
What Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice has to offer is a masterclass in the subtleties of human expression and it is a joy to watch.