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LoganCrews (2861 KP) rated Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (2009) in Movies
Sep 21, 2020
Still hilarious as hell. Its breakneck energy, spastic animation, and frenetic joke-ifying forever influenced the current playing field for fast-paced children's blockbusters such as The Lego Movie(s) and its subsequent clones - good or ill. The inescapable hype around this back in the day was totally deserved because we'd seldom really seen anything like this at the time, and it's truly sad this is looked upon less fondly today just because it isn't as revolutionary as it once seemed. It still very much is imo, and how can one even try to deny that voice cast and role subversion?

Chloe (778 KP) rated The Two Lives of Lydia Bird in Books
Dec 9, 2020
Cliche (4 more)
Romantic
Sad
Emotional
Happy
Cliche but glorious
I didn't quite expect this story, I like how the clever the blurb is now I know the story. The characters and story are believable. Occasionally I found Lydia a bit frustrating and she sees everything with rose tinted sunglasses but her character progression is good. Very very cliche but I loved that. I think the relationship between her and Freddie could have been drawn out in fewer pages and I did find myself not wanting to pick it up through the middle.

Gareth von Kallenbach (980 KP) rated Home Again (2017) in Movies
Jul 11, 2019
A single mother, living with her two daughters in the sunniest part of LA is swept of her feet into polysemic ties between love, anger, confusion and men.
Home Again tells the story of a coming out and embracement of nostalgia through storytelling and friendship. The movie takes the audience on a ride through the typical life of filmmakers and performers inside the entertainment industry and captures the real life context beautifully through intricate directions in realism.
Whereas this movie this movie hits ominous tones of sad context, there is just enough comedic relief to make it a perfect heartwarming date night movie.
Home Again tells the story of a coming out and embracement of nostalgia through storytelling and friendship. The movie takes the audience on a ride through the typical life of filmmakers and performers inside the entertainment industry and captures the real life context beautifully through intricate directions in realism.
Whereas this movie this movie hits ominous tones of sad context, there is just enough comedic relief to make it a perfect heartwarming date night movie.

Book Divas (227 KP) rated Surviving the Camp of Death in Books
Jul 12, 2019
For People of All Ages
One look at the cover and you know this read is not a HEA. I am completely in awe of this fourteen-year-old author and I believe her to be an old soul. Very expressive storyline and The Spider and The Fly came suddenly into my mind particularly, "Will you walk into my parlor" simply because I became ensnared in the author's creative web.
The sad story of Sophie and Abby can be enjoyed by people of all ages and I can only imagine the bright future that's ahead for this writer.
The sad story of Sophie and Abby can be enjoyed by people of all ages and I can only imagine the bright future that's ahead for this writer.

LeftSideCut (3776 KP) rated Charlie's Angels (2019) in Movies
May 27, 2020 (Updated Dec 27, 2020)
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Charlie's Angels is a sometimes entertaining, but mostly boring spy film. It has a talented cast for sure, but a screenplay that leaves a lot to be desired, and a lot of the jokes fall flat.
Female empowerment absolutely has a place in action cinema, a genre that is completely outbalanced in terms of gender roles, but the film as a whole zones in on it so much, that everything around it feels secondary, and as a result, the finished product is a drag.
Also, John Bosley is a villain now for reasons apparently, and I'm sad about it.
Female empowerment absolutely has a place in action cinema, a genre that is completely outbalanced in terms of gender roles, but the film as a whole zones in on it so much, that everything around it feels secondary, and as a result, the finished product is a drag.
Also, John Bosley is a villain now for reasons apparently, and I'm sad about it.

Raveling
Book
Raveling is a brilliant thriller about two brothers, their mother, and the sad fact of their little...

Boys Don’t Cry
Book
'I can't remember ever reading anything so moving . . . It's so beautiful.' MARIAN KEYES They say...
Ireland Trigger warning: Childhood cancer

Ida, Always
Book
Gus lives in a big park in the middle of an even bigger city, and he spends his days with Ida. Ida...

All The Broken Pieces
Book
Matt Pin would like to forget: war torn Vietnam, bombs that fell like dead crows, and the terrible...
Middle grade

Charlotte (184 KP) rated Population Zero in Books
Oct 5, 2021
A thought provoking, dystopian world.
Our planet, inhabitable and dying. Population Zero pushes you to think about the future, about how our actions have consequences that reach far beyond our own front yard.
It made me feel sad and had me thinking of how easily things can change.
I'll be honest, none of the possible worlds described held any appeal at all. None of them hold hope of any type of survival but all of them get you to question your actions in the here and now.
An ideal young adult read to open up discussions about the future of our planet.
Our planet, inhabitable and dying. Population Zero pushes you to think about the future, about how our actions have consequences that reach far beyond our own front yard.
It made me feel sad and had me thinking of how easily things can change.
I'll be honest, none of the possible worlds described held any appeal at all. None of them hold hope of any type of survival but all of them get you to question your actions in the here and now.
An ideal young adult read to open up discussions about the future of our planet.