American Vampire, vol. 2
American Vampire, vol. 2, by Scott Snyder, Farael Albuquerque and Mateus Santolouco 7.5 For this book, Snyder goes his own way throughout and gives us two separate stories (a 3-volume […]
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J. Edgar
Synopsis: As seen through the eyes of Hoover himself, “J. Edgar” explores the personal and public life and relationships of a man who could distort the truth as easily as […]
Le crime est notre affaire
Synopsis: Prudence Beresford is investigating another murder. Her aunt had witnessed it, but no body was found, and nobody trusted her word. Nobody, except Prudence, of course! *********************************************************************** Le crime […]
American Vampire, vol. 1
American Vampire, vol. 1, by Scott Snyder, Rafael Albuquerque and Stephen King 8.0 It took me a couple of chapters to warm up to this book. I found the first chapter […]
Où le regard ne porte pas…, vol. 2
Où le regard ne porte pas…, vol. 2, by Georges Abolin and Olivier Pont 8.25 As I expected, the second and final part of the story couldn’t live up to […]
The Secret Garden (1993)
Synopsis: The timeless tale of a special place where magic, hope and love grow. It’s a special garden where friendships blossom, illnesses fade away and sorrows flee. There troubled orphan […]
Où le regard ne porte pas…, vol. 1
Où le regard ne porte pas…, vol. 1, by Georges Abolin and Olivier Pont 8.5 I was left completely disarmed by this book. It’s an engaging, realistic, emotional coming-of-age story […]
Lady Chatterley
Synopsis: Robbed of intimacy by her blueblood husband’s war injuries, Constance Chatterly (Marina Handas – The Barbarian Invasions, The Diving Bell And The Butterfly) longs for the emotional fulfillment and […]
Valmont
Synopsis: In 18th-century France, a cruel and calculating playboy, Valmont, makes a malicious wager with the equally wicked Madame de Merteuil: Valmont must dishonor the married Madame de Tourvel by […]
Justine de Sade
Synopsis: Innocent orphan Therese seeks her fortune in a wicked world where no virtue goes unpunished. While she strives to preserve her precious “virtue,” Therese finds every inch of her […]
Marquis de Sade’s “Justine”
Synopsis: A Film By Jess Franco Romina Power (18-year-old daughter of Tyrone Power) stars as Justine, a nubile young virgin cast out of a French orphanage and thrust into a […]
Hollywoodland
Synopsis: Based on the true story of Hollywood’s most notorious unsolved mystery, Hollywoodland is a tale of glamour, scandal, and corruption in 1950s Los Angeles. When George Reeves (Ben Affleck), […]
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Synopsis: When a masked madman known as “The Fantom” threatens to launch global Armageddon, legendary hunter/adventurer Allan Quatermain (Sean Connery) commands a legion of superheroes, the likes of which […]
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