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For the Love of Spock (2016)
For the Love of Spock . . . and of Leonard Nimoy
My first hero when I watched the original TV series as a child.
I absolutely loved him and the whole Star Trek experience. We used to watch it as a family and the original has always been the best for me.
Mr Spock was always an incredibly compelling character and this documentary is absolutely beautiful.
I'd like to say a huge thank you to Adam Nimoy, all of the contributors AND to every single Kickstarter supporter of this.
Not sure how I managed to miss it for so long.
All these years - decades - later I still love Mr Spock and Leonard Nimoy.
It was so great to see all those clips and I loved the interviews and the behind the scenes peek.
I found this deeply moving and a real credit to everyone involved.
He did . . . LLAP.
Thank you for the memories and the life lessons . .
Carnival Row: Carnival Row (2023)
What a beautiful series & wrapped up delightfully
I don't have enough words to explain how much I loved this whole series!
The story, the characters, the cast, the themes, the costumes, the sets, the music, the twists and turns. Everything ! I shared the whole watching experience with my partner and he was as captivated as I was.
We were late to the party and only watched series 1 a few months before series 2 was released.
Lucky us - we didn't have to wait long for more.
Quite a few times through both series we wondered 'how on Earth will they get out of that!?'
It was glorious to watch and the casting was perfect.
We were completely drawn in and hooked - what a world was created!
Every episode was a feast for the senses.
The final episode exceeded our expectations and just left us wanting more.
How can it be the end?
Absolutely wonderful. Thank you to all involved :-)
Stutz (2022)
Beautiful. Powerful. Useful for all
Thank you Jonah Hill for sharing this beautiful soul and his wisdom with the world.
Phil Stutz is a treasure. His passion, compassion and commitment to his fellow human beings shines through. The practical no-nonsense jargon-free tools are his gift and his legacy to the world.
I loved Jonah's work before but my admiration, respect and love for him have scaled unforeseen heights after watching this.
Thank you.
In around 90 minutes you've captured - and generously shared - some key life lessons and supremely practical advice that normally take years or decades for many of us to learn.
I'm off to get Phil's books and explore more of Jonah's work.
This was stunning, beautiful and heart-warming in its honesty and the hope it gives through practical tools.
Phil - live long and prosper. Thank you.
Jonah - may your anxieties serve to remind you quickly of how loved you are by those you know and those you don't. May you enjoy the feeling that those you love are always with you in your heart, mind & spirit. Soak it up. Because you're worth it. Thank you.
The Devil's Crown (1978)
Still looking for this in 2022!
I watched this on live TV back in the 1970s - remember those days? Yes we had to stay in to watch it each week.
It has taken root in my memories for many reasons.
The acting was compelling. All the main characters were exceptional. History was brought vividly to life and my passion for The Plantagenets began.
I can hardly believe that 4+ decades later I'm still searching for it!! Come on BBC - how can we get to see it.
Many of the actors became my favourites! I remember writing a fan letter to the magnificent Michael Byrne and receiving a delightful message and signed photograph in the post. I still watch him wherever I see him and still get just as swept up in his performances as when I was that 20-year old.
Loved him through all his incarnations.
Please, someone tell me how we can watch this again?
Antebellum (2020)
I thought this was an amazing film
I rarely write reviews but half an hour after I finished watching it I'm still stunned and sitting in horrified silence. There is so much in this film.
I must have watched a different film to some of the reviewers. The two time eras worked really well for me. As a white woman who's always lived in a multi-cultural city in the UK, been lucky enough to travel the world and have friends and family from different countries and backgrounds I feel very fortunate.
I hate unfairness and am horrified by 'man's inhumanity to man' in any guise, era, place.
So this was shocking and gut-wrenching.
The micro-aggressions also annoyed me and made the perpetrators look cheap and nasty. The lead character handled them with grace and tolerance.
The twist was good and thought-provoking. As a Brit living in a wonderful friendly mountain village where all are welcome I am grateful for good people in our world.
I was an onlooker to Trump's America and horrified by what seemed like a 50+ year backward slide in so many ways.
This film was definitely a horror film by my definition and I think the writers, cast and crew did an amazing job. I'm sure this will stay with me for some time. I believe we all need to play a part in changing our world for the best. To paraphrase Elie Wiesel, the Holocaust survivor, 'for bad things to happen all it takes is for good men to stand by and do nothing'.
If this is a debut I'm fascinated to see what the creators do next.
Girl in the Basement (2021)
Chilling - hard to believe someone could do such a thing
I'm leaving a review as I thought this film was very well done. Incredibly difficult subject matter which was handled with care and conveyed the variety of feelings sympathetically.
Superbly acted by Judd Nelson (boy can he act! He was terrifying) and Stefanie Scott.
I was deeply shocked by his 'punishment' of his daughter but it got the point across effectively without being gratuitous. So many emotions - hope, teenage irritation with parents, fear, helplessness, resignation, adapting and protection of others. And so much more.
Congratulations on sharing such an important story. Frightening insight into an incredible ordeal. Her face looking at her 'home'. The human spirit is an incredible thing.