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Michael Imperioli recommended Do the Right Thing (1989) in Movies (curated)

 
Do the Right Thing (1989)
Do the Right Thing (1989)
1989 | Comedy, Drama
8.0 (4 Ratings)
Movie Favorite Watch

"I saw this one on the evening of its release in New York City. The advance buzz spread fears that it would ignite racial friction and incite race riots. The tension in the audience before it began was nothing I had ever experienced before in a movie house. The melting pot of moviegoers sat in stillness and silence and finally stood up and applauded the screen as the end credits rolled. We walked out of the theater transformed, more united, tolerant, and together than we were two hours before. How many films have ever been able to do that?"

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Zac Clark recommended Black Narcissus (1947) in Movies (curated)

 
Black Narcissus (1947)
Black Narcissus (1947)
1947 | Classics, Drama, Drama
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Movie Favorite

"The most beautiful movie ever made. The face of an aging nun, photographed in an extreme close-up, has the same power and emotional weight as a lush landscape of the matte-painted mountains of India. Powell and Pressburger understand that both the face and the mountains are landscapes, interior and exterior. Erotic tension has never bubbled under the surface of a movie as well as it bubbles here. When it explodes, it is genuinely insane. Only Isabelle Adjani in Possession comes close to matching Kathleen Byron’s portrait of unhinged madness. To watch Black Narcissus is to know the limits of ecstasy."

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Kristina (502 KP) rated Punk 57 in Books

Dec 7, 2020  
Punk 57
Punk 57
Penelope Douglas | 2016
8
7.5 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
Walks the line

Punk 57 is a cute, edgy, realistic love story about two teenagers. It walks the line between sweet and sexy. The plot was interesting, the tension was thick, the intimate scenes were h-o-t. Overall, I truly enjoyed this book. I love a story that doesn't feel overplayed, one that makes me forget I'm reading about high schoolers and makes it easy to see the characters as just people. Ryen and Misha didn't experience Insta-love, thank goodness, but there was a quickly building attraction between the two of them that I most definitely could forgive!
  
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AJaneClark (3975 KP) rated Hush (2016) in Movies

Sep 4, 2019  
Hush (2016)
Hush (2016)
2016 | Horror, Thriller
7
7.9 (28 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Great tension builder (0 more)
Flawed in places (0 more)
Silent suspense
Maddie (Kate Siegel) is a deaf writer, living a “quiet” life in the woods, secluded and alone, trying to heal after the breakdown of her last relationship.

Queue the bad guy played by John Gallagher Jr... and what follows is an 82 minute, interesting game of cat and mouse.

 It’s a fresh take on the standard home invasion/slasher movie genre with the added element of her disability. Expect some great scenes, good acting from the small cast involved and no complicated storyline.

Try to overlook the inconsistencies, the plot holes and occasional predictability.
  
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Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated Trace Elements (A Gower and Saxon Book) in Books

Sep 6, 2019  
Trace Elements (A Gower and Saxon Book)
Trace Elements (A Gower and Saxon Book)
Kate Donovan | 2013
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
***ARC provided in exchange for an honest review from NetGalley***

I liked this. I liked the idea behind it; a real FBI agent having to work with a TV FBI agent. It was different and I did enjoy it.

The relationship did appear to just sort of happen. Sure there was sexual tension between them but nothing verbal for a long time and then they were suddenly in bed with each other. It just happened a little too fast for me.

Other than the relationship, I enjoyed the rest of the book, the case, the characters, the sub-plot.
  
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Andrew Koltuniuk (767 KP) rated The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2) in Books

May 14, 2020  
The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2)
The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2)
J.R.R. Tolkien | 1954 | Fiction & Poetry, Science Fiction/Fantasy
10
8.5 (39 Ratings)
Book Rating
The Lord of the Rings was my favorite book series growing up. I compare all of the books that I read to Lord of the Rings. J.R.R. Tolkien spent so much time and effort on these books, that is it is easy to see just how incredible they are. The Two Towers does a very effective job of picking up where the first book leaves off. I love the story as we follow Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli in their adventures across Middle Earth. Tolkien does a fantastic job of building the tension and heightening this book.