Counter-History of the Present: Untimely Interrogations into Globalization, Technology, Democracy
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In Counter-History of the Present Gabriel Rockhill contests, dismantles, and displaces one of the...
Lev Kalman recommended The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976) in Movies (curated)
Showgirls of Las Vegas (Images of America: Nevada)
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Little girls all over the world may hope to grow up to become a princess, but few ever realize the...
Sarah (7798 KP) rated Murder on the Orient Express (2017) in Movies
Nov 8, 2017
The film starts well, with a fun introduction to Poirot and Kenneth Branagh is probably the best thing about the film in general. He does a fantastic job as Poirot for the most part, very believable as a Belgian.
However before the murder even takes place, the film starts to dip and gets a little dull. The murder itself is presented in such an uninteresting way and the cinematography at times is a little bizarre. Some of the camera shots don't work and some seem ridiculously cheesy how they're staged. The questioning of the suspects does little to bring any tension or intrigue, and the star studded cast isn't given much to work with although some try their best to ham it up (Michelle Pfeiffer).
And then the finale/resolution itself is just completely bonkers. It might have been unexpected, but not in a good way. It was just very silly and not at all what I was hoping for from this film. Such a disappointment.
Nick Friesen (96 KP) rated John Wick (2014) in Movies
Jul 13, 2017
McBusted: The Story of the World's Biggest Super Band
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This is the first book to tell the full inside story of the world's most awesome supergroup,...
Elk Stopped Play: And Other Tales from Wisden's 'Cricket Round the World'
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There are few parts of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack that embody the magic and appeal of the game more...
Let Us Watch Richard Wilbur: A Biographical Study
Robert Bagg and Mary Bagg
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Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Richard Wilbur (b. 1921) is part of a notable literary cohort, American...
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Do-ahead Dinners: How to Feed Friends and Family without the Frenzy
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'This is a book you really want. No fifteen minute magic or culinary sorcery, just practical, staged...
Moonlight
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"A dark, elegiac play, studded with brutally and swaggeringly funny jokes." (Sunday Times). "A...