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The Power of the DogThe Power of the Dog, DVD
DVD - 2022 | Director-approved DVD special edition.DVD, 2022. Director-approved DVD special edition.
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Added Jan 20, 2023
The Gilded AgeThe Gilded Age, DVDThe Complete First Season
DVD - 2022DVD, 2022
Added Jan 06, 2023
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Loosely based on the story of Alva Vanderbilt and her battle for social supremacy. Entertaining. One of Fellows' better efforts.
Death on the NileDeath on the Nile, DVDMort Sur Le Nil
DVD - 2022DVD, 2022
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Added Dec 16, 2022
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Not my favourite version of this classic. Too much CGI, Branagh is not a great Poirot. Overdone. Disappointing
The North WaterThe North Water, DVD
DVD - 2022DVD, 2022
Added Nov 10, 2022
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Too brutal for me. I didn't make it past the seal slaughter.
The DukeThe Duke, DVD
DVD - 2022DVD, 2022
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Added Nov 08, 2022
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Cute, light entertainment. Jim Broadbent was excellent as always.
The OutfitThe Outfit, DVDLe Tailleur
DVD - 2022DVD, 2022
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Added Oct 30, 2022
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Very impressive directorial debut by Graham Moore. Mark Rylance gives us another master class in acting. Suspenseful and full of twists and turns. Excellent.
CyranoCyrano, DVD
DVD - 2022DVD, 2022
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Added Oct 29, 2022
AtticaAttica, DVD
DVD - 2022DVD, 2022
librarianatlarge's rating:
Added Jul 31, 2022
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Very powerful and moving documentary about the 1971 Attica prison riot. I would recommend it to anyone interested in racism in the US. Closed captions would have been helpful as I sometimes had difficulty understanding some of the former prisoners' accents.Very powerful and moving documentary about the 1971 Attica prison riot. I would recommend it to anyone interested in racism in the US. Closed captions would have been helpful as I sometimes had difficulty understanding some of the former prisoners'…
The DryThe Dry, DVD
DVD - 2022DVD, 2022
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Added Jul 18, 2022
SpencerSpencer, DVD
DVD - 2022 | Widescreen versionDVD, 2022. Widescreen version
librarianatlarge's rating:
Added Jun 01, 2022
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Don't waste your time on this dreadful movie. Just two hours of a delusional woman feeling dreadfully sorry for herself and being extremely rude to everyone around her. The film's as tiresome as she is. Stewart, who apparently was hired because she can do a posh accent, isn't much of an actress. She is very carefully dressed, made up, lit and posed to have a resemblance to Diana Spencer. She sighs, rolls her eyes and ducks her chin for all she's worth, but she never makes the character come alive. The plot is silly, manipulative and all the characters are caricatures. The setting is all wrong. The estate looks nothing like England or Sandringham and all that German art and architecture is distracting.Don't waste your time on this dreadful movie. Just two hours of a delusional woman feeling dreadfully sorry for herself and being extremely rude to everyone around her. The film's as tiresome as she is. Stewart, who apparently was hired because she…
Huế 1968Huế 1968, BookA Turning Point of the American War in Vietnam
by Bowden, MarkBook - 2017 | First edition.Book, 2017. First edition.
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Added Mar 22, 2022
Patrick MelrosePatrick Melrose, DVD
DVD - 2019DVD, 2019
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Added Mar 22, 2022
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I wasn't sure about this when I started watching, but I'm glad I decided to stick with it. Interesting story and great cast. Cumberbatch gives a stellar performance supported by Hugo Weaving, Jessica Raine and Jennifer Jason-Leigh. Well worth watchingI wasn't sure about this when I started watching, but I'm glad I decided to stick with it. Interesting story and great cast. Cumberbatch gives a stellar performance supported by Hugo Weaving, Jessica Raine and Jennifer Jason-Leigh. Well worth…
KluteKlute, DVD
DVD - 2019 | Two-DVD special edition.DVD, 2019. Two-DVD special edition.
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Added Feb 01, 2022
The Parallax ViewThe Parallax View, DVD
DVD - 2021 | DVD special edition.DVD, 2021. DVD special edition.
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Added Jan 18, 2022
MumMum, DVDSeason One
DVD - 2018DVD, 2018
librarianatlarge's rating:
Added Jan 02, 2022
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Enjoyed it very much. Off-beat, quirky, interesting characters.
We Got ThisWe Got This, DVD
DVD - 2021DVD, 2021
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Added Nov 16, 2021
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I enjoyed this funny little series. Great characters and Stockholm is gorgeous. The scenes in Georgia are hilarious.
UnforgottenUnforgotten, DVDThe Complete Fourth Season
DVD - 2021 | Widescreen version.DVD, 2021. Widescreen version.
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Added Nov 07, 2021
Catherine the GreatCatherine the Great, DVDAn HBO Miniseries
DVD - 2020DVD, 2020
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Added Sep 30, 2021
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I was terribly disappointed in this truly awful film. Potempkin was in his early twenties and Catherine in her early thirties when they met. Having a woman in her seventies and a middle-aged man playing them was ludicrous and campy. All the characters were caricatures that gave no insights and the backwards English letters in the credits that were supposed to be Russian writing was just stupid. A complete waste of time.I was terribly disappointed in this truly awful film. Potempkin was in his early twenties and Catherine in her early thirties when they met. Having a woman in her seventies and a middle-aged man playing them was ludicrous and campy. All the…
RadioactiveRadioactive, DVD
DVD - 2020DVD, 2020
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Added Sep 07, 2021
The Hollow CrownThe Hollow Crown, DVDThe Wars of the Roses
DVD - 2016DVD, 2016
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Added Sep 03, 2021
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Excellent adaptations of the plays. Outstanding cast.
The IrishmanThe Irishman, DVD
DVD - 2020 | Director approved two-DVD special edition.DVD, 2020. Director approved two-DVD special edition.
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Added Jul 02, 2021
Perry MasonPerry Mason, DVDThe Complete First Season
DVD - 2020DVD, 2020
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Added Jun 22, 2021
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Bleak, overwrought with far too many gratuitous sex scenes. Don't waste your time.
The Queen's GambitThe Queen's Gambit, Book
by Tevis, Walter S.Book - 2020 | First Vintage Contemporaries movie tie-in edition.Book, 2020. First Vintage Contemporaries movie tie-in edition.
Added May 19, 2021
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I picked this up without really knowing what it was about. I couldn't put it down. Beautifully written, interesting characters and lots of suspense
CopperCopper, BookSeason 2 = Saison 2
Book - 2015Book, 2015
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Added Mar 19, 2021
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Poor costume drama. The characters are stereotypes, accents come and go and change within a sentence
Anachronisms abound. If you're looking for quality entertainment, this isn't it.
Hidden FiguresHidden Figures, DVDLes Figures De L'ombre
DVD - 2017 | Widescreen versionDVD, 2017. Widescreen version
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Added Mar 13, 2021
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Interesting and enlightening. Made me want to learn more about these extraordinary women.
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