Goofy Okada is the best Okada #AEWDynasty

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Morning! I got accepted for an ARC, which I'm starting today. Pretty excited by it all.

Absolutely love this! Great memory to have!

Ahh nice! I wanted to get onto this sooner rather than later as I'd heard such great things about this adaptation and the Murnau silent movie, which I really enjoyed.

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Is it just me that finds the Dracula/Nosferatu story a comforting watch?

Now onto my 7th/8th adaptation of the story...

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Yep definitely! Much needed tbh

Hot Fuzz - heart Grand Budapest Hotel - heart Monty Python - 3.5 stars Rebecca - 4.5 stars

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A couple of comfort rewatches, silliness from Monty Python and a pretty faithful Hitchcock adaptation.

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By Blood, By Salt by J.L. Odom

Undoubtedly an extremely well written political and military self-pub fantasy that deals with colonialism and othering. It perhaps leaned too much on varying political machinations over everything else that could have been explored in the world.

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Thanks! I'm almost done with the Priest's Tale and absolutely love it so far!

Morning! I've just started Hyperion by Dan Simmons.

Thanks mate, appreciate it!

Get Carter - 4 stars The Decameron - 3 stars

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Not gonna lie, the last couple of weeks have been tough, so haven't been able to watch anything like what I've wanted to...

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Seascraper by Benjamin Wood

A gentle, atmospheric story of a man trawling the beach to sell shrimp. It packs so much in, in a short space of time, but the main one of duty vs passion absolutely made it for me. Tom is such an an honest and endearing character.

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A celtic circle with a tree in the middle and Fire in a line at the bottom.

Dreams Of Fire by Shauna Lawless

An excellent prequel novella to the Gael Song series. We learn more about the rival factions and instantly hooked into the characters lives. It tackles themes of sisterhood, freedom and being at peace with one's own mortality.

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A castle on some rocks with the sea bashing into it and a ship attempting to get away.

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

A complex revenge story that was rich in characterisation and a good feel for the time period. I found the second third a bit of a struggle, as the events laid out were far too long winded in spite of them being important to the story.

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Morning! I'm on the final stretch of the Count of Monte Cristo, so will be done in the next few days.

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Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett

Pratchett once again delivers a really poignant and important message amongst the chaos and hilarity of Discworld. It's almost top tier stuff, but the chaotic side plot felt like a tacked on element, rather than seemingly a natural part of the story.

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Two pretty unhinged film and one is a melancholic look at the death of a town and how the citizens fall with it.

Yep, certainly are!

Morning! I'm a little over halfway through the Count of Monte Cristo and needed a little break and so I'm around two thirds through Reaper Man by Pratchett.

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The film excellently portrays the decay of a small town in Texas and the people wrapped up in it. It's a coming of age story, as our main characters are going through high school and contend with their rivalries and friendships. The whole film is seeped in melancholy, as they navigate their lives.

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#NowWatching The Bride! (2026) dir. Maggie Gyllenhaal

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One of the best exhibitions I've seen at the British Museum. It's on until the 4th May, gp check it out if you have the chance.

Hopefully! We'll see where the mood takes me! Hope yours is s good obe as well!

Unfortunately Dirty Harry didn't do a massive lot for me. I don't know whether it's because I'm just not keen on Clint Eastwood...

Shaft - 3 stars A Clockwork Orange - 4 stars Dirty Harry - 3 stars Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere - 2.5 stars

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By all accounts, a pretty mid watching week...

A black triangle on a white background. A man in a bowler hat is coming through holding a knife.

Ultra violent, disturbing, distressing and incredibly made. It questions whether men are inherently evil and if they can change and whether control can be just as violent. The juxtaposition of the popping colours with such dark material is incredible.

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Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

I loved the slow, atmospheric, claustrophobic, tension building first half and then the reveal around halfway just took this to a whole new level. Rebecca's presence engulfs everything and whilst you don't know her, you do at the same time. Masterful.

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Congratulations Italy. A deserved win #6Nations #Rugby #ITAvENG

One upset today, will there be another with Italy beating England for the first time? #6Nations #Rugby