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The Golden Bowl

Henry James

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Henry James's highly charged study of adultery, jealousy and possession, The Golden Bowl is edited...

KalJ95 (25 KP) rated Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019) in Movies

Dec 30, 2019

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019)

2019 | Crime, Drama, Thriller

7.4

(64 Ratings)

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Love letter to Golden age of Hollywood. (2 more)

Chemistry of the cast carries the film.

Hilarious, tense and moments of sheer genius from Tarantino.

Plot is thin, and at times, weak. (0 more)

OUATIH is very simply put; A love letter to the golden age of Hollywood. It spans through the 1960's of Hollywood's obsession with Westerns, whilst focusing on the friendship of an ageing irrelevant actor, and his no nonsense and loyal stuntman, all set to the backdrop of the infamous Manson murders.

That alone sounds like a cocktail only Tarantino could blend, and a runtime of almost three hours unbelievably isn't enough to immerse me into the plot. It just feels second nature to what the film wants you to focus on, which is the friendship of Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt). Their chemistry is the forefront and heart of OUATIH, bringing hilarious and ludicrous moments every minute their on screen together.

The Manson family and Sharon Tate's brief film exposure do serve their point with the overarching storyline of Rick's dying career, but they don't make you care as much. That being said, the moments of pure madness, especially in the grand finale, really do keep you biting your fingernails. Remember, this is Tarantino, its bound the get a bit bloody.

The 9th entry in Tarantino's outstanding catalogue is by far not his best work, but it's a really sweet and sentimental love for all things cinema.

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Jcadden76 (64 KP) rated Netflix in Apps

Jun 13, 2018

Netflix

Entertainment, Lifestyle

8.7

(589 Ratings)

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So portable to all my devices (1 more)

Easy to throw to a Chromecast

My Binge-Watching Friend

I currently use the Netflix app on my Phone (Android), Laptop, Tablet, PS3, and PS4. Needless to say, I have a heavily curated Watch List that I never get to because I will always find something else to binge.

Let's leave the Netflix content, original or otherwise, out of it for the time being and talk about the app. Ease to navigate, easy to search, and always available. Also, all of your watching, and your accounts and everything else follows you from device to device. We live in a golden age.

Now I have to go binge.