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Ross (3284 KP) rated Doom Patrol - Season 1 in TV

Jan 11, 2021

Doom Patrol - Season 1

2019 | Action, Adventure, Comedy

9.0

(3 Ratings)

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Brilliant nonsense

This series covers the formation of the band of misfits gathered together by Timothy Dalton's Niles Caulder, including a range of people with odd abilities after suffering unusual events. With the exception of try-hard Cyborg, they are all wonderfully flawed people just trying to find some purpose to their lives. Alan Tudyk serves as the antagonist for most of the series, as well as a wonderful forth-wall-breaking narrator and the source of most of the laugh-out-loud moments.
While I enjoy Cliff (the robot, former racing car driver), Jane is by far the best character. An extreme schizophrenic, she has over 60 personalities to call on, each with its own special power.
Good, daft fun.

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Leah Conner (9 KP) rated The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz in Books

Dec 8, 2020

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Spectacular New Perspective

One of the greatest failures of our education system is its inability to make history interesting enough that people want to learn it so that we can stop repeating it. Then, we have Erik Larson. His brilliant writing technique turns dull historical facts into a story that forces you to continue turning the pages. Truly spectacular perspective of Churchill and those closest to him during a truly dark time in history. Also, a great glimpse of the German leaders as well. I'm truly looking forward to the next book of his I've ordered... and others after that. I think this should be a guide on how to bring history to a level that people can connect with.

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Emma @ The Movies (1786 KP) rated Sleepless (2017) in Movies

Sep 25, 2019

Sleepless (2017)

2017 | Action, Drama, Mystery

6.7

(6 Ratings)

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As I said, it was a double feature day. I'd already got a ticket for later in the evening as there was an Unlimited screening of Sleepless starring Jamie Foxx. Something I learnt is that every Unlimited member in Bristol South seems to know everyone else... loads of people were walking in and being perky and asking after families and whatnot... I may skip the next one! Anyway, the film. It was really good. But word to the wise Jamie, you are not Steven Seagal, stop fighting people in kitchens. And Dermot Mulroney as a baddie? I don't know how I feel about that. It was a great action film though, not one of the best, but I will certainly be watching it again.

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Dive into a personal video adventure. Stay current with music, news, and culture that matter....

Hunger

Martin Caparros

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25,000 men, women, and children die every day from hunger or malnutrition around the world. And yet,...

colin... (64 KP) rated The Devil All the Time (2020) in Movies

Sep 30, 2020

Devilish

Wow.

I get why people think it's fantastic. I get why people think it's shit. I'm somewhere in the middle. Even though I'm a fan of non-linear storytelling, the film was still all over the place and the method didn't really serve a purpose to me. Plus, it definitely suffers from "why the fuck did they do that" syndrome and I was scratching my head a fair amount of times. That being said, it does wrap up really nicely at the end, and there's not a single performance in here that isn't elite. I really did enjoy myself, and it's one of my favorites of the year, but also saw the potential for a far better film, which leaves me a bit unsatisfied.