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Blazing Minds (92 KP) rated Rent-A-Pal (2020) in Movies

Oct 29, 2021 (Updated Nov 3, 2021)  
Rent-A-Pal (2020)
Rent-A-Pal (2020)
2020 | Horror, Thriller
7
6.8 (5 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Rent-A-Pal certainly has that 90s vibe to it as lonely bachelor named David (Brian Landis Folkins) is looking for an escape from the day-to-day drudgery of caring for his ageing mother (Kathleen Brady). His only escape is the chance to find a partner through a video dating service but he discovers a strange VHS tape called Rent-A-Pal.

Hosted by the charming and charismatic Andy (Wil Wheaton – Star Trek: The Next Generation, The Big Bang Theory, Stand By Me), the tape offers him what he yearns for, some much-needed friendship. But finding a Pal comes at a cost.
  
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David McK (3921 KP) rated Devotion (2022) in Movies

Feb 12, 2023 (Updated Feb 12, 2023)  
Devotion (2022)
Devotion (2022)
2022 |
5
6.0 (2 Ratings)
Movie Rating
I saw this on Amazon Prime (I don't think it got a theatrical release), and heard good things about it, with a few of the reviewers saying it was even better than Top Gun: Maverick.

Unfortunately, I think they watched a different film than me.

This is set during the Korean War, and tells the story of the friendship between Naval aviators Tom Hudner and Jesse Brown; the latter one of the first non-white aviators in the air force at the time.

 Personally, I found the film to be quite long and drawn-out, with even the vaunted flight scenes looking just not-quite right!
  
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Alison Pink (7 KP) rated The Storyteller in Books

Jan 15, 2018  
The Storyteller
The Storyteller
Jodi Picoult | 2014 | Fiction & Poetry
10
8.6 (12 Ratings)
Book Rating
I have to say I am a die hard Jodi Picoult fan! I was before I read Sing You Home & I am still. I heard that this book was not her "norm" among various other things. But to me it was no different. It touches on love, family, friendships, & the definition of what constitutes a family. It speaks to current societal & politcial issues with Picoult's usual grace & lyrical writing style.
This book tells the story of Zoe & Max at the beginning. They are a couple who have tried unsuccessfully for years to have a child. They eventually begin IVF treatments & in the end have a boy, stillborn. This proves too much for their marriage & it falls to pieces. Zoe begins a friendship with an acquaintance who had contracted her musical therapy services for a student at the high school where she is a counselor.
In the end that friendship goes into places that no one involved ever expected. But ultimatly that unexpected relationship is what ends up saving them all in the end.
This story was beautifully written as usual with her books. It had me laughing & crying with the characters who were all so real & genuine that you couldn't help but root for each & everyone of them despite the fact that they find themselves on opposite sides of a contensious lawsuit. I hate to say more & ruin the book. Go read it. You will NOT be disappointed!