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Chloe (778 KP) rated Bad Grandmas (2017) in Movies

Apr 3, 2021 (Updated May 15, 2021)  
Bad Grandmas (2017)
Bad Grandmas (2017)
2017 | Comedy
4
4.0 (1 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Good idea (0 more)
Cliche (2 more)
Boring
B list
Cliche and boring
The idea was good but the execution was terrible. Awful filmography, script and the acting was over done. Seemed to be random decisions that lead to life and death.

At one point we were just focused on someone's stomach whilst the main character spoke to him due to the height difference
  
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Michael Cunningham recommended To the Lighthouse in Books (curated)

 
To the Lighthouse
To the Lighthouse
Virginia Woolf | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry
6.4 (5 Ratings)
Book Favorite

"It’d be good to be reminded, as I pass my days sitting on a beach under a coconut tree, of all the life, all the beauty and sorrow, all the mystery; all that can be contained within a relatively modest number of pages. It’d be good to be continually reminded, as I grew older, about how much rampant life, how much emotion and conflict and joy and disappointment, can be conveyed in a novel so perfectly, symmetrically structured."

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The Good Place
The Good Place
2016 | Comedy, Drama
The Good Place is a fun, silly and surreal sit-com about redemption. It is set in an after life where only good people go. But the main character is not a particularly good person and realises she doesn't belong there. This realisation takes her on a journey of self-improvement so can stay in The Good Place. However there is a mind-blowing twist at the end of season one that changes everything. It's a rare thing to have a thought provoking sitcom.
  
And That's Why We Drink
And That's Why We Drink
Comedy
9
8.8 (11 Ratings)
Podcast Rating
Team milkshake! (0 more)
These girls always have a good laugh and bring the stories they have to life, I'm totally in love with their goofy informal podcast that sometimes can verge on the silly. It's a good laugh and they always bring a smile to my face. Long time fan and definitely suggest ??
  
A Star Is Born (2018)
A Star Is Born (2018)
2018 | Drama, Romance
The music was awesome and the acting was really great as well (0 more)
The ending was super sad and kindof a good hanger (0 more)
I thought i was pretty good
If you want a great story link you can get lost in that is pretty believable with a little real life sadness mixed in along with some great music this is the movie for you
  
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Zoe (85 KP) rated Gypsy Boy in Books

Jul 18, 2019  
Gypsy Boy
Gypsy Boy
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
A story of strength and courage against a life of hardship. (0 more)
Some distressing details of abuse. (0 more)
A good read.
A good read, telling the story of a young boy in the Gypsy community and how he did not meet the usual expectations of the norm. But how after many years he managed to live through it with small glimpses of love and kindness.
  
The Lion King (2019)
The Lion King (2019)
2019 | Adventure, Animation, Family
Get past the life-like animals singing in recognisable voices and that is a remake of a classic it holds up cast are good and don't do a disservice to the original and animation is strong.
  
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
1977 | Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi

"Have to give a shout out to Spielberg (and the late, great Vilmos Zsigmond), for this deeply personal and wonderfully messy portrayal of wonder, fear, and mania – which is really all the good stuff in life."

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Morgan Sheppard (926 KP) created a post

Nov 1, 2022  
A thoroughly enjoyable and intriguing story was my 4-star #BookoftheMonth for October - The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab, as recommended by a very good friend, so thank you, Julia! Read more by clicking the link.

#Historical, #Fantasy, #LiteraryFiction

https://morganjsheppard.weebly.com/morgans-musings/bookofthemonth-the-invisible-life-of-addie-larue-by-ve-schwab
     
Blood Father (2016)
Blood Father (2016)
2016 | Action, Mystery
8
7.3 (11 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Well done
Want sure what to expect from this movie but it turned out to be VERY good. The acting was good and the cinematography had some grit to it. The timeline played out smoothly with a few decent twists and turns. A couple parts were a little predictable, but only a little. A good tale about a father's redemption and his daughter's path out from a dark life. With a watch!