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Rickey A. Mossow Jr. (689 KP) rated X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019) in Movies

Jun 23, 2019

X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019)

2019 | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

5.5

(81 Ratings)

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All over the place. (1 more)

Rings hollow

The best storyline in X-men canon, and they crapped all over it

Don't know where to start with this. If you're going to dig up the greatest story in the X-men canon, you need to bring it. And this film brought nothing. It all felt so hollow. The characters didn't ring true. The story didn't ring true. It was all over the place with many nonsensical choices throughout. I was so excited for my favorite storyline and was disappointed more than I can put into words. This political and social propaganda piece missed the mark by miles.

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gayga (2128 KP) rated Necessary Lies in Books

Dec 13, 2019

Necessary Lies

Diane Chamberlain | 2013 | Fiction & Poetry

10.0

(2 Ratings)

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Strong story (0 more)

A bit cringey in places (0 more)

Wow!

Basically, without going into too much detail about the plot it’s about newly married Jane Forrester becomes a social worker in 1960’s Grace County she encounters families that are poor beyond her comprehension, events occur that will change her and the families lives forever.

It’s slightly depressing but the story is SO good and the ends justifies the means, literally! I don’t know why I seem to review books that end up making me cry, I guess I’m just a big softy. It’s not a romantic story, it’s political for the time. It’s worth reading if just for the ending!

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Erika (17789 KP) rated Knives Out (2019) in Movies

Jan 2, 2020

Knives Out (2019)

2019 | Comedy, Crime, Drama

8.3

(84 Ratings)

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I was very leery of this film, after The Last Jedi, I don't trust anything Rian Johnson touches. But, I can't resist a locked-house-esque mystery.
The whole 'murder' is fairly straightforward, and it's 'explained' early on. Though, it's baffling to me, because in the end, the final act was indeed what it was first perceived as.
The cast was pretty good, but the political discussions could have been cut out. It would have been a stronger movie without all of that.
Was it easy to figure out? Relatively, if you follow your gut, you're right about who was the 'culprit'.
Entertaining, but I never need to see it again.

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Emma (519 KP) Jan 2, 2020

Haha, I think every family has a good old argument every once in a while, I think thats why i found it funny, because I could relate lol.

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Kara Skinner (332 KP) Jan 2, 2020

I really want to see this movie.

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Erika (17789 KP) rated The Buried: An Archaeology of the Egyptian Revolution in Books

Feb 16, 2020

I wasn't sure what to expect of this book. Was it a memoir of the author? A history of the Arab Spring? A history of archaeology in Egypt?
Well, it was all of the above, and I'm not sure I dug it. I minored in archaeology, so that was the main reason I read it. I knew somewhat of the Geo-political situation in that area of the world, but I avoid a lot of current events.
Don't get me wrong, Hessler is a great writer. However, I didn't sign up for a memoir.
It was an interesting mesh of all three subjects, I'm not sure it strictly worked.