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Mayhawke (97 KP) rated Training Day (2001) in Movies
Feb 9, 2018
Washington changing direction with style
Brutal, hard-hitting film in which an old hand (Washington) educates a narcotics rookie (Hawke) in the 'realities' of the job.
Tensions begin to mount when it transpires that the realities are considerably more 'real' than the rookie is prepared for, and a whole lot dirtier than he was expecting.
Whenthis film came out I think it was the fist time Washington had taken a part where he wasn't Mr Nice-Guy, which was a nice twist that he carried brilliantly
Ethan Hawke, an actor I've always thought very underused, also delivers a characteristically good performance
Tensions begin to mount when it transpires that the realities are considerably more 'real' than the rookie is prepared for, and a whole lot dirtier than he was expecting.
Whenthis film came out I think it was the fist time Washington had taken a part where he wasn't Mr Nice-Guy, which was a nice twist that he carried brilliantly
Ethan Hawke, an actor I've always thought very underused, also delivers a characteristically good performance
Dean (6927 KP) rated House at the End of the Street (2012) in Movies
Feb 11, 2018
I wouldn't class this as a Horror, if you're expecting one and that might expect some of the low ratings. A 12a rating is another sign normally. This is definitely more of a thriller in the mould of Disturbia, Rear Window. Jennifer Lawrence can do no wrong at present and is very good in this. The twist(s) are pretty good, if a little easy to predict, but it still makes for an interesting film. You can tell they thought about the overall visual look of the film as well, it has some cool making of features to.
Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2506 KP) rated Dead Man Waltzing (A Ballroom Dance Mystery #2) in Books
Mar 9, 2018
When ballroom dancing grande dame Corrine Blakely is murdered, the police zero in on her ex-husband Maurice. After all, he was having lunch with her at the time. But Stacy Graysin knows her friend couldn't have done it. Can she prove it? The plot could have used another twist or two, but it was still a fun twirl with one of the funniest scenes I've read in a while and a climax that really brought the emotion.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/05/book-review-dead-man-waltzing-by-ella.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/05/book-review-dead-man-waltzing-by-ella.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Jaine usually gets along well with her neighbors, but no one gets along well with Cryptessa Muldoon the star of an old one season sitcom. But when someone kills Cryptessa during a Halloween party while wearing Jaine's costume, she leaps to the top of the suspect list. Can she clear her name? As always, this is a fun and funny mystery. I was laughing at some of the sub-plots while wondering what secret and twist Jaine would uncover next.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/07/book-review-death-of-neighborhood-witch.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/07/book-review-death-of-neighborhood-witch.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2506 KP) rated Going to the Bad (Lilly Hawkins, #3) in Books
Mar 9, 2018
Lilly Hawkins is manning the news desk as KJAY when she learns there's been a shooting at her house. She rushes there to find her uncle is the victim. While he fights for his life, she tries to figure out who shot him. What secret from his past has resurfaced? I love the characters, and I felt them grow even more here. And the story kept me turning pages to see what the next twist would be.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/07/book-review-going-to-bad-by-nora.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/07/book-review-going-to-bad-by-nora.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Awix (3310 KP) rated Life (2017) in Movies
Feb 15, 2018
Highly competent SF-horror movie from the modular school of movie scripting (i.e., it's basically Gravity Meets The Thing). Scientists on the ISS bring back microbes from Mars, grow their own alien in the lab - ensuing gribbly creature does not take well to captivity, makes a break for freedom, grisliness follows.
Goes to show that you don't always need originality to make an entertaining movie - yes, it's openly derivative of many other movies, but blends its sources together inventively. Production and actors are both very capable, too. Attempt at a twist ending is somewhat clumsy, but forgivable.
Goes to show that you don't always need originality to make an entertaining movie - yes, it's openly derivative of many other movies, but blends its sources together inventively. Production and actors are both very capable, too. Attempt at a twist ending is somewhat clumsy, but forgivable.
Alix Biggs (0 KP) rated How to Hang a Witch (How to Hang a Witch, #1) in Books
Jun 24, 2018
Alot of historical facts hidden Through out. (2 more)
The author her self is descended from the original people of the salem witch trials just like the main character
Theres a second book.
Best Book to date
Contains spoilers, click to show
You have to read the book. Its based on a girl who moves to salem and has to figure out why people are dying and whether they are linked to the trials or not. She also falls in love and plot twist she is the thing her distant relative hated most. Tells a different side the the witch trials.
Kristin (149 KP) rated Stage Business in Books
Dec 7, 2018
This book was unlike anything I've read before in that the characters are stage actors playing detectives in order to solve a case on their own without involving police (due to specific reasons that are laid out over the course of the story). It makes total sense now, but I never would've thought that undercover police work is basically just acting, so who better than actual actors to do the work? It's such an interesting story, and I would recommend it to anyone who likes a little mystery and detective stories with a bit of a twist on the usual.
4.5 stars
4.5 stars
Zenless Popcorn (7 KP) rated The Secret of Marrowbone (2018) in Movies
Jul 11, 2018
Good acting (1 more)
Enjoyable watch
Some secret won't remain buried....because you need to bury them.
A mother and her four kids emigrate from the United Kingdom to America to escape her evil husband. Sadly the mother dies shortly after moving and the kids fend for themselves, keeping it secret she's gone.
The father finds them, but they fend him off....but a ghost seems to be bothering them.
It was an interesting movie to watch and I have to admit I didn't see the twist coming....I think the tagline was quite misleading though.
The father finds them, but they fend him off....but a ghost seems to be bothering them.
It was an interesting movie to watch and I have to admit I didn't see the twist coming....I think the tagline was quite misleading though.
Dork_knight74 (881 KP) rated Shimmer Lake (2017) in Movies
Aug 2, 2018 (Updated Aug 2, 2018)
This is a Netflix original "dark comedy" crime drama. The acting was good and the cinematography was too. It's a small town crime story involving a group of people that grew up together and knew each other well. It's told in a backwards style so the events happening are shown in reverse order. The story unfolds quite well and keeps your interest the whole time. It has a few laughs and a pretty good twist to the end that isn't too predictable. I liked this movie overall. Nothing too graphic for kids either. Worth a watch!