Childhood and Adolescence in Anglo-Saxon Literary Culture
Susan Irvine and Winfried Rudolf
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Childhood and Adolescence in Anglo-Saxon Literary Culture counters the generally received wisdom...
Andre the Giant
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Andre Roussimoff is known as both the lovable giant in The Princess Bride and a heroic pro-wrestling...
The Battle of the Books
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Inspired by Boileau's Lutrin and illustrating the debate within European intellectual circles...
Billy, Me & You: A Graphic Memoir of Grief and Recovery
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Nicola Streeten's little boy, Billy, was two years old when he died following heart surgery for...
Backdraft (1991)
7.6
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Ron Howard directs an all-star cast in this exciting action-thriller that shows you the mystery,...
Communion: The Female Search for Love
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Renowned visionary and theorist bell hooks began her exploration of the meaning of love in American...
Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
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Nominated for four Academy Awards, including "Best Picture," Clint Eastwood's Letters From Iwo Jima...
Awix (3310 KP) rated All the President's Men (1976) in Movies
Jan 24, 2021
Proof that you can make a gripping thriller without actually including a single car chase or fist-fight; much of the film is people on the telephone making notes, but it's still a captivating story. Solid performances, decent structure, perhaps lacks a big climax, but you can see its influence on many other acclaimed films since (The Post and Spotlight are cut from the same cloth, and in the former case features some of the same figures). And yet Rocky still won the Oscar. Conspiracy!!!
Only The Brave (2017)
8.7
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All men are created equal… then, a few become firefighters. Only the Brave, based on the true...
Awix (3310 KP) rated Carry On Girls (1973) in Movies
Mar 24, 2020
I know it's not very acceptable to like the Carry On films nowadays, but some of them are still consistently and irresistibly funny. Not this one, however. Most of the A-team hasn't turned up (no Kenneth Williams, no Charles Hawtrey, no Hattie Jacques, no Jim Dale) and most of the actors who are present are unable to lift the duff script they've been given. A heroic performance from Sid James does draw some laughs, but these films shouldn't be a one-man show. The consistent chauvinism and clumsy salaciousness becomes genuinely wearing as well. Grisly stuff, and quite hard going.