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8/10
How could the German people be so erroneous ?
24 April 2023
Su narates her documentry with a warm calm demeanour; the footage and photos bring to life her farthers geschichte and unltimatly her own story. A sobering watch that left me in deep contemplation... How could the German people be so erroneous ?

Su presents her documentary with a soothing and gentle tone, while the visuals of the footage and photos vividly capture the essence of her father's history and, ultimately, her own. The documentary is a thought-provoking experience that left me in a state of deep reflection, pondering the question of how the German people could have been so misguided. It is a sobering reminder of the importance of learning from the past to create a better future.
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Don't Worry Darling (I) (2022)
7/10
SiFI Mystery
24 October 2022
If you like Black Mirror this ones for you (but not as good), its not a horror, its a sifi mystery ....the cinematography, visual style, and production design are rather good but the plot was unfortunate albeit starting very well ....a simulated world with a portal on the top of a hill...come on really ? Oh dear.

American psychological thriller film directed by Olivia Wilde from a screenplay by Katie Silberman, based on a spec script by Carey Van Dyke, Shane Van Dyke, and Silberman. The film stars Florence Pugh, Harry Styles, Wilde, Gemma Chan, KiKi Layne, Nick Kroll, and Chris Pine. It follows a young wife living in a company town who begins to believe there is a sinister secret being kept from them by the man who runs it.
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7/10
Harrowing
10 October 2022
I was captivated very quickly with this movie... it became progressively dark and sad.... the challenging part about this movie is that the narrative is disturbingly true, especially in the US ..... I suspect many parents will worry for their daughters after watching this, I know I do.

Most of the events are fiction, namely the school shooting and bomb plot. However, Knoll later revealed that the gang rape was based on her own harrowing experience as a teen.

Knoll said she was in high school during the mass shooting at Columbine High School in Colorado took place, an event she said always stuck with her - but that's not why she included it in her book. "I still had the idea in my head that what happened to Ani wasn't bad enough, because that's what happened to me.
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Aftersun (II) (2022)
6/10
lacking on so many levels
9 October 2022
Although the acting was rather impressive and I was tempted to give this one a wide birth, my only question was why? I'm in a similar scenario, but I wouldn't think of turning it into a movie. What does it have to offer the viewer? Not a lot in my opinion-not a beginning or an end, simply a window in time with no sense or direction.... as for the script, this could have been taken from a five minuet window from a farther for justice meeting. Who is the target audience, exactly? Why wasn't the introspective aspect of the characters explored? What would you call the genre ? It lacks suspense plot, music and cinematography.
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River Road (2022)
6/10
Good Effort
1 August 2022
This was clearly done on a budget, having said that the script and the acting was rather good; the editing an the final scene was a little bodged ... I enjoyed the mix of characters and the narration.
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Fluten (2019)
6/10
A slow tale of life
22 July 2022
At times I ran the movie 2x its normal speed as it was so slow ... the acting was ok the story was uninspiring... I felt like it was a project showcasing 2 actors which this was their 1st film . The plot was interesting but it never really got out of 2nd gear.
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JFK: The Smoking Gun (2013 TV Movie)
6/10
His death was inevitable , the family is cursed.
30 May 2022
While I think this was an OK documentary, I think his death was inevitable , the family is cursed.

Family incidents led Senator Ted Kennedy to wonder, in a televised statement about the Chappaquiddick incident in 1969, whether there really was a "Kennedy curse." Some of the events endured by the Kennedy clan include: in 1941, Rosemary underwent a non-consensual lobotomy intended to prevent her from embarrassing the family with her violent mood swings, convulsions, and intellectual disability. The operation left her incapacitated for the rest of her life. Joseph Jr. Died in 1944 when the Navy bomber he was piloting exploded in mid-flight. Kathleen died in a plane crash in France in 1948. John and Robert were assassinated, in 1963 and 1968 respectively. In 1964, Ted was nearly killed when his plane crashed in an apple orchard near Southampton, Massachusetts. Legislative aide Edward Moss and the pilot were killed in the crash.) Ted was seriously injured and spent months in a hospital recovering from a severe back injury, a punctured lung, broken ribs and internal bleeding.

In later generations, Robert's son David died of a drug overdose in 1984; and son Michael died from injuries sustained in a skiing accident in 1997; John's son John Jr. Died in a plane crash (along with his wife Carolyn and sister-in-law Lauren) off the coast of Martha's Vineyard in 1999; Kara Kennedy and Christopher Kennedy Lawford died of heart attacks, in 2011 and 2018 respectively; and Saoirse Kennedy Hill died of a drug overdose in 2019.

In April 2020, Robert's granddaughter Maeve Kennedy McKean, a former official in the Obama Administration, and her eight-year-old son, Gideon Joseph Kennedy McKean, disappeared in Chesapeake Bay after embarking in a canoe to retrieve a ball. Maeve McKean's body was recovered the following week, and her son's two days later, about 2.5 miles from her mother's home on the Chesapeake Bay.
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Deep Water (I) (2022)
6/10
why ?
21 March 2022
A lame plot with no twists and average acting .... its just a poor effort with no imagination at all .... wast of money and time... one could say a missed opportunity, not with this plot, the actors involved could have been put to better use.
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7/10
Great movie
17 March 2022
Great movie , I did a similar journey in 1988 - 91 - Asia - Oz, Central and South America .... I couldn't video my experience ....thanks for sharing your journey it was touching ....
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Red Rocket (2021)
2/10
Not funny
3 February 2022
How they've spun this out to last for 2 hours is beyond me .... I binned it after 50 mins ... its a borderline peado film.... did they class this a comedy? Its more like a drama ... and after 50 mins nothing much has happened other that a middle aged man grooming a school leaver.
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Kalashnikov (2020)
7/10
Worth a watch
2 February 2022
While the dubbing is an unfortunate aspect for none English speaking films I do prefer the move to be dubbed. An interesting story about the most famous gun in world ... the acting is just above average (6/10) the the script cinematography and plot is above average.
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Nitram (2021)
8/10
predictable yet realistic, sad but unnerving
7 December 2021
Martin John Bryant aka Nitram the now convicted Australian mass shooter who murdered 35 people and injured 23 others in the Port Arthur massacre, one of the world's deadliest shooting sprees, in Port Arthur, Tasmania, between 28 and 29 April 1996.

Caleb Landry Jones who played as Nitram was captivating from the start; an fascinating character study of a deeply disturbed person with very limited means of a happy life ... an impressive testimony of this devastating event ... predictable yet realistic, sad but unnerving .. I could watch this 2x.
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5/10
Rather dull
1 December 2021
A movie which demonstrates an actors craft, while the plot has some depth I found this to be a narcissistic meandering roller coaster of a movie ... by the end I suspect the aficionados will be on bended knee while the proletariat will be long asleep.
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The Last Duel (2021)
7/10
Not one to be watched at the cinema
30 November 2021
At first I felt it was a waist of great cast because of the repetitiveness, I skipped some parts as it was literally identical .... in the end the acting and cinematography was great... and the ending fight, well I had to watch this in slow-motion.
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5/10
Ii would rather wash dishes
8 November 2021
I'm big fan of Idris and westerns .. Idris work is captivating unfortunately the writing is very boring. I tried to watch this several times but unfortunately the prospect of washing dirty dishes was more appealing.
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8/10
A refreshing change from the usual humdrum
17 October 2021
A forgotten story which is depicted very well considering the budget constraints, I was very surprised to see the death toll breakdown . I could very easily watch this again ... its better than 7/10 but less than 8/10.
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Implanted (2021)
5/10
a totally unbelievable scenario....
8 October 2021
I had to stop after the first 15 mins ..... Fabien Dufils' depiction of Sarah (Michelle Girolami.) didn't grip me in anyway ... we are dropped in at the deep-end in a totally unbelievable scenario. Ha Fabien gone with a B movie format it would have been a least funny.
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6/10
Better than expected
7 October 2021
The 2 leads are very good actors , a decent plot and well put together .... I wouldn't be surprised if this wasn't based on true events .... no wow factor .... no fantastic them music.... and cinematography was ok.
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The Guilty (2021)
6/10
Why try to remake a good movie ?
14 September 2021
2018 Danish film of the same name is a better film , what a waste of money and time.
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7/10
Harassment movie
7 September 2021
Unfortunately harassment is ubiquitous, fat, short, Asian, European, black or white, German French, Scottish or Irish ... this is a story of one mans stance against harassment.
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6/10
Harassment
24 August 2021
Unfortunately harassment is ubiquitous, it would appear it is rampant in a male dominated world, while its not surprising it is sad.
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7/10
psychological thriller ?
8 August 2021
Psychological thriller ? More like a crime drama with some off-beat humor, good cast, script and cinematography was good too. Sisto had me captivated akin to a Jarmusch. A film I could watch again for the artistic value.
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Final Account (2020)
8/10
A shocking documentary
31 July 2021
The last living Nazi's, some of which are still in denial, others/most are proud to have fought in the war, most are ashamed of the murders and one or two who are not ... I was left with a lump in my throat.
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5/10
elevator music
27 July 2021
Like a ship with no sail or compass ... while the acting is rather good and the editing and cinematography are all very good, I don't see the point of this movie, why the actors and the director went with this script is beyond me.
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4/10
Slow
28 June 2021
I gave this movie 1 hour and I didn't see the point in continuing, I came here to find out what is was about.... the actors are beautiful and the editing is good ...clearly some $$$ was spent but the plot is very very shallow if at-all.
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