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Movie review: Red Sparrow (2018) directed by Francis Lawrence
Product info: Dominica Egorova’s (Jennifer Lawrence) life turns upside down when, during a Bolshoi Theatre performance, she collides with her partner and breaks her leg. An accident or not, a prima balerina with a broken leg has to end her … Continue reading
The Kremlin’s Candidate (Red Sparrow Trilogy 03) by Jason Matthew
Product info (from Goodreads): The novel opens with Russian president Vladimir Putin planning the covert assassination of a high-ranking US official with the intention of replacing him with a mole whom Russian intelligence has cultivated for more than fifteen years. … Continue reading
Posted in book review, contemporary, crime, spy novel, thriller
Tagged female main lead, jason matthew, red sparrow, series alert, spy series
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Movie review: Destroyer (2018) directed by Karyn Kusama
Product info: Destroyer follows the moral and existential odyssey of LAPD detective Erin Bell (Nicole Kidman) who, as a young FBI agen, was placed undercover with a gang in the California desert with tragic results. VERY tragic results. When the … Continue reading
Posted in action movie, contemporary, drama, movie review, noir thriller
Tagged cop movie, dark, destroyer, female main lead, karyn kusama, nicole kidman
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Zero by Marc Elsberg
Synopsis: A new social newtork company, Freeme, is unique. Not only it allows you to earn quite a lot by selling your personal data, gathered in their database, but also it helps you advising how to become , happier, cooler, … Continue reading
Posted in book review, contemporary, dystopia, thriller
Tagged big internet corporations, female main lead, interesting premise, thriller
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