
Futebol Nation: A Footballing History of Brazil
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Futebol Nation by David Goldblatt - a thriling history of Brazil through its sporting passion From...

Bruce Springsteen and Popular Music: Rhetoric, Social Consciousness, and Contemporary Culture
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This interdisciplinary volume enters the scholarly conversation about Bruce Springsteen at the...

Women are Heroes
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JR turns the photographic portrait into a powerful medium for change. Pasting mural-sized portraits...

Lord Marksman and Vanadis: Vol. 1
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Lord Marksman and Vanadis is an all new, ongoing manga that originated as a light novel series, and...
Pathfinder Legends 3.1 the Crimson Throne: Edge of Anarchy
David Bryher, John Ainsworth, Steve Foxon and Wayne Reynolds
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A fresh new adventure from Big Finish and Paizo in a third series of stories based on the popular...

Contingent Citizens: Professional Aspiration in a South African Hospital
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Over the past decade, South Africa has experienced widening inequality. The ostentatious lifestyles...

Dean (6927 KP) rated Joker (2019) in Movies
Oct 10, 2019 (Updated Oct 10, 2019)
This film won't be for everyone. It is a slow burner, character driven piece with little action to speak of. It does showcase Joaquin Phoenix talents though in a performance that must make him the favourite for the Best Actor Oscar. It's a dark film, showing his descent into madness, not coping with his mental illness with a bleak look at his past as well. Set against a backdrop of civil unrest in the city. There are obvious comparisons with @Taxi Driver (1976) which had similar themes. It's also quite violent in places but I think compared to many other films it's no worse than you would expect.
Overall I think this could be a modern classic and definitely deserves high praise for the cinematography, which is very artistically shot and the acting. It's Phoenix's portrayal of Joker that this film will be remembered for.

The Egyptians: A Radical Story
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'I started reading this and couldn't stop. It's a remarkable piece of work, and very revealing. A...
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The Marriage Bureau for Rich People
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Alexander McCall Smith meets Jane Austen in this delightfully charming Indian novel about finding...

The Splendor Before the Dark: A Novel of the Emperor Nero
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Ascending to the throne was only the beginning… Now Margaret George, the author of The Confessions...