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Dork_knight74 (881 KP) rated The Green Inferno (2015) in Movies

Jul 8, 2020  
The Green Inferno (2015)
The Green Inferno (2015)
2015 | Horror, Mystery
8
7.1 (11 Ratings)
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Wow
I'd heard somewhere that this one was pretty graphic and it turned out to be very true. The cinematography was good and the acting was just ok but the story was gripping. While some parts were predictable, most of it kept you on the edge of your seat. Be forewarned though, this is not a movie for the feint of heart(or for children). The ending wasn't what I thought it would be, but hey, I don't write them. If you have a strong stomach and a taste for the strange and unusual, you'll enjoy this one. If not, I'd suggest passing on it. Worth a watch(for some).
  
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Karley Sciortino recommended Iphigenia in Forest Hills: Anantomy of a Murder Trial in Books (curated)

 
Iphigenia in Forest Hills: Anantomy of a Murder Trial
Iphigenia in Forest Hills: Anantomy of a Murder Trial
Janet Malcolm | 2012 | Biography, Crime, History & Politics, Law, Music & Dance
(0 Ratings)
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"Janet Malcolm is such an intellectual badass. This book was an extension of her piece of journalism in the New Yorker, where Malcolm has been a contributor for decades. It’s the fascinating story of a murder trial in the insular Bukharan-Jewish community of Forest Hills, Queens, in which a young physician is accused of hiring an assassin to kill her estranged husband, a respected orthodontist. Malcolm uses the case as a way to examine how a murder trial is conducted, and to look at the American judicial system as a whole. It was the book that first sparked my interest in true crime."

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The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated The Golden House in Books

Oct 6, 2020  
The Golden House
The Golden House
Salman Rushdie | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry
10
9.0 (2 Ratings)
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There's a new wealthy family at "The Gardens," a gated New York community - the Golden family. Not only do they all have strange names (straight out of ancient Roman and Greek history and mythology), but they themselves seem a bit odd. René is a fellow resident, with ambitions in filmmaking, including a project to document the Golden family, but René hasn't decided if he can tell their true story or make up something fictional based on the Goldens; either way, René can't stay away from the Golden House. You can read more about this new Salman Rushdie novel here.
https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2017/08/12/glitter-and-tarnish/
  
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saheffernan (157 KP) rated The Last Book Party in Books

Jun 25, 2019  
The Last Book Party
The Last Book Party
Karen Dukess | 2019
7
7.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
I really thought this book was true to what might happen of you worked in New York City in the book publishing world. How easy it would be to get caught up with powerful writers, thinking you could learn so much from them instead lose yourself and your dream of making it big. In turn, causing you to do a few things you might not do usually. I also like that to me the title had multiple meanings in the book. The book seemed to lose a little of the story and drag a bit in the middle which is why I rated it as I did.
  
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Bubba Gee (147 KP) rated Brain on Fire (2016) in Movies

Jun 28, 2019  
Brain on Fire (2016)
Brain on Fire (2016)
2016 | Drama
9
8.2 (10 Ratings)
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Casting, true story (0 more)
A look at mental health and wrongful diagnosis
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Susannah Callahan, (played by Chloe Moretz). Becomes increasingly plagued by visions and voices in her head, as time goes on she becomes paranoid and violent also suffering seizures and tantrum like behaviour.
Locked away for everyone's safety as she is thought to have serious psychosis, she becomes catatonic.
A doctor who specialises in brain disorders comes along after a length of time and spots the wrongful diagnosis and that this young woman has a rare form of encephalitis.
Explained as one side of her brain being on fire.
This is well done and thoughtfully played around some difficult issues.
  
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Emma @ The Movies (1786 KP) rated Adrift (2018) in Movies

Sep 25, 2019  
Adrift (2018)
Adrift (2018)
2018 | Action, Adventure, Drama
6
5.8 (16 Ratings)
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I'm not quite sure why true life seafaring films seem to be popular at the moment, but they're interesting tales. In Adrift's case it's also pain inducing. On more than one occasion everyone in the screening was sucking air through their teeth and wincing at the screen.

This is a tricky one. I enjoyed it, but at the same time it leaves me a bit... meh. I found the story very interesting, but I didn't particularly enjoy either of the main actors' contribution to the whole thing. I've changed the three stars to a two, and then back again... I'm still not really sure how I feel about it.