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Movie review: Red Sparrow (2018) directed by Francis Lawrence

Posted on August 30, 2019 by portiabridget

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 →

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The Kremlin’s Candidate (Red Sparrow Trilogy 03) by Jason Matthew

Posted on August 16, 2019 by portiabridget

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 →

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Movie review: Destroyer (2018) directed by Karyn Kusama

Posted on June 14, 2019 by portiabridget

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 →

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Zero by Marc Elsberg

Posted on April 25, 2017 by portiabridget

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 →

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The Book of Deacon by Joseph R. Lallo

Posted on January 31, 2017 by portiabridget

Synopsis (from Goodreads): The tale of Myranda Celeste, a young woman orphaned by a century long war, and her chance discovery of a fallen soldier’s priceless cargo. The find will change her life, sending her on an adventure of soldiers … Continue reading →

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