Smashbomb

Search

Search results

All (5000)

Content

Roxanne (13 KP) rated Dragons, Flowers, Trees And Other Pretty Things in Books

Nov 14, 2018

___ <b>3 Star Rating</b> ___

<b>Ebook downloaded for FREE from Smashwords</b>

This is a really beautiful collection of poetry written straight from the heart of the author. The subject matter of each poem changes throughout the book, containing life, love, nature and beauty.
It is a short, refreshing read which I recommend.
The main reasons I removed some stars was because some of the writing and poems were not to my personal taste (no fault of the author) and it is very obvious that english is not the author's first language as there were quite a few spelling and editing errors which made some of the poems quite difficult to read and understand. Other than that this was a nice and pleasant read.

Kudos

Kirk Bage (1775 KP) rated The Bad and the Beautiful (1953) in Movies

Mar 3, 2020

The Bad and the Beautiful (1953)

1953 | Classics, Drama, Romance

7.0

(2 Ratings)

Movie Rating

By 1952, Douglas was being cast regularly in higher profile productions with higher profile acting support. But the trend of being an ambitious and manipulating anti-hero was clinging on. As unscrupulous movie producer Jonathon he was never more unlikable, and rarely more unmissable, treating Lana Turner like his personal puppet to get to the top. The film won 5 Oscars and earned Douglas his 2nd nod. Many think this was his best shot at winning, such was the degree of sophistication and animal magnetism on display. He eventually lost out to Gary Cooper for High Noon by a handful of votes, but his reputation as a bankable A-lister was cemented forever, allowing him the weight to begin a secondary career as a producer.

Kudos

Erika (17789 KP) rated McMillions in TV

Apr 25, 2020

McMillions

2020 | Crime, Documentary

9.3

(3 Ratings)

TV Show Rating

I am so glad HBO unlocked some of it's contents. It's no secret I love crime documentaries, it's the majority of television that I watch.
This doc was a first hand account by FBI agents, and the 'winners' of the McDonald's Monopoly game. Agent Mathews was my favorite, he was straight up hilarious. I may have found some of it funnier than most, mainly because in the first ep he complains about healthcare fraud, which is actually the field I work in. FBI agents do not like it in general because it takes forever to prove, speaking from personal interactions with agents.
It was interesting that the 'winners' and other people involved actually participated. It made for a rounded documentary.