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The Testament of Ann Lee by Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold, directed by the latter is based on the book Testimonies of the Life, Character, Revelations and Doctrines of Mother Ann Lee, and the Elders With Her: Through Whom the Word of Eternal Life Was ... Living Witnesses, in Union With the Church by Rufus Bishop and a few other works mentioned at the end of the motion picture which I have enjoyed, and thus here is my take – you have another few thousand notes on films from The New York Times’ Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made and other lists, plus more thousands of reviews on books from The Greatest Books of All Time and other sites on my blog https://realinibarzoi.blogspot.com/2025/09/do-you-have-any-feedback.html   8 out of 10   The Testament of Ann Lee is an impressive achievement, Amanda Seyfried as Ann Lee is one of the main achievements here, I have seen her recently in The Housemaid https://realinibarzoi.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-housemaid-by-freida-mcfadden-has.htm...

  Twentieth Century European Philosophy by Professor Ed Casey was in most ways beyond me, granted, I did not give it the attention it deserves, ergo there was not much left, but the following lines are supposed to muse about it – for notes on books from The Greatest Books of All Time and other sites you could visit my blog https://realinibarzoi.blogspot.com/2025/09/do-you-have-any-feedback.html and/or YouTube channel   8 out of 10   I have read a few books of philosophy https://realinibarzoi.blogspot.com/2024/04/the-dream-of-reason-history-of.html The Dream of Reason was one of the best, and most recently enjoyed, nonetheless, Twentieth Century European Philosophy was not my cup of tea, perhaps too specialized, and anyway, beyond my comprehension   I was going to say I am still in the ancient world from this point of view, but then most people have not reached that level – we were talking in the sauna, and one of those who are erudite, one of the best...

  Tanase Scatiu by Duiliu Zamfirescu is Donald Trump avant la lettre This was a big thing in my realm – maybe it still is, though I am not sure, tastes, curriculum change – nevertheless, it is obscure in other lands, on The Greatest Books of All Time site, the first local entry is Barefoot by Zaharia Stancu, on a place which is around the 1,300 mark – you find thousands of reviews on magnum opera from The GOAT and other lists on my blog https://realinibarzoi.blogspot.com/2025/09/do-you-have-any-feedback.html and my YouTube channel, if you choose to accept it, as in Mission Impossible 7 out of 10   Tanase Scatiu was just like Trump:   -           ‘Mitocan si hot’, in translation rude and a scoundrel   Furthermore, their trajectory resembles, in that Tanase Scatiu – by the way, here is another look at this narrative https://realinibarzoi.blogspot.com/2024/01/86-out-of-100-for-tanase-scatiu.html – starts b...

  Take a Girl Like You by Magister Ludi Kingsley Amis – he is my favorite author, along with Marcel Proust, Somerset Maugham, and I was going to say Take a Girl Like You is one of his best, except I would be wrong, I am enthused by all his magnum opera – indeed, there are about thirty notes on his novels and short stories, maybe even more, together with thousands of reviews on books from The Greatest Books of All Time and other lists on my blog https://realinibarzoi.blogspot.com/2025/09/do-you-have-any-feedback.html   10 out of 10   I have read Take a Girl Like You https://realinibarzoi.blogspot.com/2025/07/take-girl-like-you-by-kingsley-amis-one.html               a few years ago and was ecstatic, but then that is what happens when you read a novel or short story by the divine Kingsley Amis – this was his favorite and wrote that it was the only one…   He felt like writing a sequel to, and...

  Caught Stealing by Charlie Huston is one feature that I liked, nevertheless, maybe the note will not be impressive, since it is a cloudy, and what with the war in Iran, Middle East actually, seeing as the Gulf states, Lebanon are involved, these might be depressing lines…still, you could access my blog https://realinibarzoi.blogspot.com/2025/09/do-you-have-any-feedback.html where you find thousands of notes on films from The New York Times’ Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made and other sites, plus reviews of books from The GOAT and other lists   8 out of 10   This was some very good entertainment, furthermore, Austin Butler seems to be on the way to become one of my favorite thespians https://realinibarzoi.blogspot.com/2024/01/elvis-and-me-true-story-of-love-between.html he certainly has charm, talent, an easy going way, inspiration, he can be funny and take on drama   He has the leading role of Hank Thompson in this tragicomedy, he falls in the middle of w...

  Crime 101 by Don Winslow was adapted for the big screen by the author and Bart Layton, the latter is the director; the result is a good, if not overwhelming thriller – you find thousands of notes on films from The New York Times’ Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made   and other sites on my blog https://realinibarzoi.blogspot.com/2025/09/do-you-have-any-feedback.html and YouTube channel, which has about ten subscribers   7 out of 10   Crime 101 is entertaining, and that should be the whole ‘review’, except I will keep adding lines to this, with the knowledge that few, if any bother reading this, and that is also some solace, it means freedom to say just about anything…well, saying what I think about the Orange Twat in the White House got me kicked out   Barry Keoghan is not the lead here, but this thespian is outstanding, he has such a wide range, from The Banshees of Inisherin https://realinibarzoi.blogspot.com/2025/03/the-banshees-of-inisherin.html to ...