Awix (3310 KP) rated Widows (2018) in Movies
Nov 18, 2018 (Updated Nov 18, 2018)
Smartly written and well played, there is a lot going on here apart from the obvious genre stuff - various subplots explore the lives of women in modern America, police violence, institutional racism, and so on. However, the problem is that the film seems to get lost in exploring all of this and the meat-and-potatoes stuff about the heist kind of gets a bit lost as a result - the robbery, when it finally arrives, feels a bit rushed and underdeveloped. Still, this is a quality movie with lots to commend it.
Police Squad! - Season 1
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Frank Drebbin (Leslie Nielsen) leads his bungling detective squad in the comedy series that inspired...
A Cast of Falcons: Birder Murder Mystery 3
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The threat from above casts a dark shadow. A man falls to his death from a cliff face in western...
Clearly made on a punishingly low budget, and the vision of the future is occasionally a bit wonky from a modern perspective, but the five episodes written by series creator Chris Boucher are some of the best, most intelligent, wittiest and most cynical SF ever broadcast by the BBC. The other episodes not so much: everything gets a bit campy and there are a lot of national stereotypes on display. (Plus, the theme tune has been called the worst in TV history, and most of the incidental music is rubbish too.) Even when it's not particularly good, it's always trying to do something a bit different, and David Calder is consistently excellent as Spring. Not the first nor the last SF or fantasy show to be cut loose by the BBC before it had a chance to realise its potential.
They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us
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In an age of confusion, fear, and loss, Hanif Willis-Abdurraqib's is a voice that matters. Whether...
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Russian Army Silent Assassin Sniper Shooter 3D: Crazy Head Shot Game
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Play the role of a sniper assassin trying to save his city from gangsters and criminals. Assassinate...
Microphones and Murder
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Tired of living life on the sidelines, Liv Olsen gave up everything—her job at the #1 podcast...
City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1)
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When fifteen-year-old Clary Fray heads out to the Pandemonium Club in New York City, she hardly...
One Taste Too Many
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For culinary challenged Sarah Blair, there’s only one thing scarier than cooking from...
Hazel (2934 KP) rated Ready Or Not in Books
Sep 26, 2021
A serial killer is on the loose murdering people at random and the police have no leads whatsoever. Tom and Alice are happily married with a beautiful baby girl but the cracks begin to show; they are exhausted by a lack of sleep, bruising begins to appear on their baby and Alice starts writing about the serial killer. As Alice becomes more embroiled in her story, it appears the killer has her in his sights.
Written from different perspectives and with timelines from the past which smoothly lead into the present, this is a fast paced and thrilling read where the tension builds and builds right until the end. Each and every character is strong and adds something to the story.
I have read some of Alex Lake's previous books and have enjoyed each and every one of them and I will certainly be looking out for the next.
Thank you to HarperCollins UK / HarperFiction and NetGalley for my copy in return for an honest, unbiased and unedited review.