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coldsteem (65)in #steemit • 6 years ago
Why I'm Tapping Out
Steemit was a great idea. Creating a blockchain-based content-oriented platform just made sense two years ago. I have been creating content on this website steadily since that…
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coldsteem (65)in #movies • 6 years ago
The Live of Others - Movie Review
Glasnost means openness. Perestroika means restructuring. I remember serving in the Marine Corps and being amazed that we would allow Russian brass to examine our troops. The…
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coldsteem (65)in #movies • 6 years ago
Un Prophete (A Prophet) - Movie Review
Un Prophet was among the nominees for the 2010 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. Tahar Rahim plays a young Arab delinquent named Malik El Djebena who is sentenced to four…
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coldsteem (65)in #movies • 6 years ago
Plunkett & Macleane - Movie Review
Plunkett & Macleane appeared on its face to be a period piece about highwaymen robbing the rich in Eighteenth Century England. I was in the mood for a decent period piece and…
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coldsteem (65)in #movies • 6 years ago
Pokemon Detective Pikachu
I was planning to go see The Intruder yesterday when I realized how poor the ratings were for this film. It is suffering from a paltry 5.4 score at IMDb currently.…
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coldsteem (65)in #movies • 6 years ago
Sin Nombre - Movie Review
Sin Nombre is a well-researched film examining issues of gang loyalty and culture. The film is set within a regional faction of Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) which is a violent…
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coldsteem (65)in #movies • 6 years ago
Evil (2003) - Movie Review
As I sit here pondering Evil, I am forced to ask myself "is this film sending a message that violence is not the way to settle disputes?" or is the message really "evil prospers…
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coldsteem (65)in #movies • 6 years ago
The Next Three Days - Movie Review
I have enjoyed many screenplays that have been created by Paul Haggis. He has put out some great work. I think Russell Crowe can do no wrong. I love the thriller genre. The…
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coldsteem (65)in #movies • 6 years ago
An American Affair
When I read that American Affair was a coming-of-age story, where a thirteen-year-old boy discovers his attractive older female neighbor, I was thinking to myself "how many times…
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coldsteem (65)in #movies • 6 years ago
Uncertainty - Movie Review
Uncertainty is a difficult film to review. It is one that is likely to either be loved or hated...but I am on the fence with this one. I felt manipulated by the gimmicky plot…
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coldsteem (65)in #movies • 6 years ago
The White Ribbon - Movie Review
The White Ribbon is a color-washed film that skirts issues of good and evil with black and white imagery adding symbolic depth to the tale. Set in Northern Germany just prior to…
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coldsteem (65)in #movies • 6 years ago
Stockholm - Movie Review
In 1973, a strange phenomenon occurred during a bank robbery in Stockholm, Sweden. It earned the name "Stockholm Syndrome." During this bank robbery, the captives became…
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coldsteem (65)in #movies • 6 years ago
Tsotsi - Movie Review
This 2005 Award Winning film introduces us to a hardened South African criminal named Tsotsi (Short for Tsotsitaal), who has a childish appearance that seems to contradict the…
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coldsteem (65)in #movies • 6 years ago
Nobody Knows - Movie Review
Looking at other reviews and ratings of Nobody Knows makes me realize that I must have viewed this film through an entirely different lens. I thought the film was interesting…
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coldsteem (65)in #movies • 6 years ago
The Stoning of Soraya M - Movie Review
“Honor killing” is a tough subject. It is an issue that has even manifested itself here in the United States. When I think about the paradox of Honor Killing, I think of the…
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coldsteem (65)in #movies • 6 years ago
The Salton Sea - Movie Reviews
I like films with strong characters. I like quirky characters. I like offbeat humor. I enjoy dark films. The Salton Sea contains all of these elements, but failed to capture…
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coldsteem (65)in #movies • 6 years ago
The Last Airbender - Movie Review
M. Night Shyamalan brought us Sixth Sense, arguably the best film in the suspense/thriller genre. It was an exceptional film that has been followed by a variety of films that…
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coldsteem (65)in #movies • 6 years ago
Saints and Soldiers - Movie Review
Saints and Soldiers is loosely based on the conflicting stories surrounding a massacre that occurred at Malmedy during the Battle of the Bulge, in which German soldiers murdered…
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coldsteem (65)in #movies • 6 years ago
Breakthrough - Movie Review
There are some things science can't explain. Those things are called "miracles." A lot of people have lost faith in miracles. Some people see miracles in every detail of the…
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coldsteem (65)in #movies • 6 years ago
Beat the Drum - Movie Review
Death and Aids. How do you take tough subject matter and create a warm enchanting drama? Writer David McBrayer tackles that challenge by framing the topic in the viewpoint of a…
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