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SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE 2017 AND THE PUSHKIN HOUSE RUSSIAN BOOK PRIZE 2017 THE...

The Internationalists: How a Radical Plan to Outlaw War Remade the World
Oona Hathaway and Scott J. Shapiro
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A bold and provocative history of the men who fought to outlaw war and how an often overlooked...
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Arri: 100 Years
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As its centenary year gets underway, ARRI looks back at its rich history, assesses the values and...

George Hurrell's Hollywood: Glamour Portraits 1925-1992
Mark A. Vieira and Sharon Stone
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George Hurrell (1904-1992) was the creator of the Hollywood glamour portrait, the maverick artist...

The World-Ending Fire: The Essential Wendell Berry
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The Beauty and the Beast
Gabrielle-Suzanna Barbot de Villenueve
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MinaLima, the award-winning design studio behind the graphics for the Harry Potter film franchise...

The Portrait of a Lady
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Regarded by many as Henry James's finest work, and a lucid tragedy exploring the distance between...

You Don't Know Me
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'An eye-opening, slick and compulsive thriller with an important message and unique writing' ADAM...

KyleQ (267 KP) rated Halloween II (2009) in Movies
Jul 20, 2020
After that Halloween II delves into wholly original territory.
Scout Taylor Compton's Laurie Strode is suffering from PTSD, she lives with her bestie Annie Brackett (Danielle Harris) and Annie's dad, Lee Brackett (Brad Douriff). The sight of Annie causes Laurie to remember that which pains her, straining their relationship. Laurie feels like she is losing her sanity, she's even dreamt of her mother (Sheri Moon Zombie) with a white horse, calling for her.
Meanwhile, Dr. Sam Loomis (Malcolm Mcdowell), truly believing Michael (Tyler Mane) to be dead, is getting rich off of his book which tells the story of the first film. Loomis is now wholly enveloped with this world.
But Michael is returning to Haddonfield once more.
I can see why longtime fans would have trouble getting into this. Michael's look has been changed for the first time, in parts he doesn't wear his mask, he dresses like a hobo, he has long hair and a great big bushy beard.
The movie also obviously takes characters into strange and different directions than previous installments.
But I don't think that's reason enough to hate it and bash it.
Halloween II is one the most brutal, intense, and disturbing horror movies I've seen in a while, and frankly, that's what I want in a horror movie. Horror should try to frighten and disturb its viewers.
It's a very original entry, but well worth it if you have an open mind.
I minus one star because I don't understand the white horse, it feels pointless, otherwise, I thought it was great!

The Saffron Tales: Recipes from the Persian Kitchen
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'This is so much more than a compilation of recipes, gorgeous though they themselves are. This is a...
LeftSideCut (3776 KP) Jul 21, 2020