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New Mexico People Places and Ideas

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This monthly conversation hosted by Stephen Spitz covers a variety of subjects including politics,...

Ebro In The Morning on HOT 97

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Ebro, Laura Stylez and Rosenberg share their thoughts on everything from music, relationships,...

Kathy Najimy recommended We Should All be Feminists in Books (curated)

"Another staple. The smallest book ever, with the most powerful, true story. Real, human, authentic. I love this book. Nothing humanizes and brings to light the misinterpreted politics of feminism like this author’s simple, heart-bursting story."

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Raymond Pettibon recommended Modern Painters in Books (curated)

Modern Painters

John Ruskin | 2021

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"His prose, not his politics. You could say the same of Thomas Carlyle: Sartor Resartus over any of the later stuff. Walter Pater would fall under the same category - one of the great prose stylists, like Ruskin."

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Worth (2020)

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An attorney in Washington D.C. battles against cynicism, bureaucracy and politics to help the...

Sarah (7800 KP) rated Eye In The Sky (2016) in Movies

Sep 9, 2018

Eye In The Sky (2016)

2016 | Drama, Mystery

7.4

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An interesting but slightly dull morality tale

The politics and morals behind this film are what keep you watching, as the plot is so relevant to today’s current political climate. You don’t doubt for a second that this is how issues like this play out, especially if you’re like me and know how horrendous government and public sector politics are. The problem is that all the to-ing and fro-ing of the politics doesn’t exactly make for an exciting film. It tries to build a little tension, but for me this doesn’t come across as well as it could and parts of the film ended up a little dull. 2 hours is a long time for politics like this.

There are some great performances in this from Helen Mirren and Aaron Paul, and of course it’s great to see the late Alan Rickman in his last ever film. Sadly he isn’t in this film as much as I’d like, it could’ve done with a lot more Rickman! Overall it isn’t a bad film and is worth watching for it’s very relevant storyline, but it isn’t exactly thrilling.