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Andy K (10823 KP) rated Searching (2018) in Movies

Apr 6, 2019

Searching (2018)

2018 | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

8.4

(44 Ratings)

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Catfish 2.0

After dealing with the death of his wife from cancer, a father tries to deal with raising his high school daughter only to find out everything with her and her life is not what it seems when she goes missing. He frantically starts combing through her social media accounts and contacting her friends to find out any lead as to her whereabouts.

A local police detective also comes to his aid to follow up on leads and keep the investigation going.

The story didn't follow the "Catfish" formula, only the way the story is told. The movie entirely exists through webcams, social media posts and TV footage and that is it's biggest triumph. Any unique way f telling a story, especially a compelling and inventive one, deserves attention in my book since most movies' formulas sort of run together these days.

As a parent, the film really does make you think about how much do we really know our teenage children? Could they be having relationships without our knowledge or conducting themselves in a way they were not raised?

My wife and I actually talked about this a bit while viewing the film. The entire world of social media can be very scary if you think about it and how much of our lives we have exposed out in cyberspace for others to see and potentially exploit.

I got rid of my Facebook around a year ago and haven't regretted it once.

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Andy K (10823 KP) Apr 6, 2019

Yeah I really liked it.

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Erika (17789 KP) Apr 6, 2019

I loved this movie too, I think it was one of the best last year, next to Widows.

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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2579 KP) rated #FollowMe for Murder in Books

Apr 15, 2022 (Updated Apr 15, 2022)

When Murder is a Trending Topic

Coco Cline is a social media influencer who now works with other to help them master social media for their businesses. Her latest clients are Sean and Olivia Chen, who are hoping to open a store in Coco’s native Central Shores, Delaware. When Coco arrives early for a meeting with them, she finds their assistant, Stacy, dead in a back room. With the police looking at the Chens as suspects, Coco starts looking at Stacy’s life to try to figure out what really happened. Can she solve the case and still help her clients open their store?

This book got off to a slow start, thanks partially to a data dump first chapter that gave us lots of background on Coco. After that, it began to build, and by the end, I was hooked, wanting to see how Coco would piece everything together. The clues she gathered along the way helped make the ending logical. I absolutely loved the characters. Everyone was strong, and I can’t wait to hang out with Coco and her friends again. I am curious where Coco’s relationship with her boyfriend is going – I feel like they both have some maturing to do. I love the way that the internet and social media were used in the story without overwhelming it. I even laughed at how it was included a time or two. I will be following this series to see what happens to Coco next.

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MelanieTheresa (997 KP) rated Lies in Books

Sep 19, 2018

Lies

T.M. Logan | 2018 | Mystery, Thriller

9.3

(3 Ratings)

Book Rating

Lies, indeed!

This story is about what happens when one moment, one choice, leads Joe Lynch into a tangled web of lies and deceit from which there seems no escape. It was well-written and well-paced, and kept me guessing until the very end. Technology & social media play a very large part in the "gaslighting," if you will, which was a smart play by the author.

Thank you to St. Martin's Press for the ARC!