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Jeremy Beck Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Movie critic. TV addict. Editor-in-chief of MovieManifesto. Contributor @SportsAlcohol. For freelance: beck dot jeremy at gmail. he/him

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Book Cover for: How to Blow Up a Pipeline, Andreas Malm

How to Blow Up a Pipeline

Andreas Malm
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New piece, and it's a two-fer! I wrote about #Renfield, which I mostly disliked despite a fun Nicolas Cage performance. I also reviewed #HowToBlowUpAPipeline, which I liked very much, even if part of me wanted a bit more excitement. Movies! https://t.co/NY04KUEzxP

Paperback, 2021

$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret., Judy Blume

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.

Judy Blume
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I wrote about Kelly Fremon Craig's adaptation of Judy Blume's ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT'S ME, MARGARET, which I found a little generic, a lot charming, and a mite scary. It's pretty good, but it could give you nightmares. Review: #AreYouThereGodItsMeMargaret https://t.co/4tf2h6NVgA

Paperback, 2014

$9.99$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Banshees of Inisherin, Martin McDonagh

The Banshees of Inisherin

Martin McDonagh
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One thing I prize in filmmaking is personality. So I wrote about three movies—James Gray's ARMAGEDDON TIME, Charlotte Wells' AFTERSUN, and Martin McDonagh's THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN—and how they felt like intimate messages from their authors. 11/12 https://t.co/YyrW3VuKgN

Paperback, 2023

$15.95$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Why?: The Process And Results, Anthony W. Taylor

Why?: The Process And Results

Anthony W. Taylor
Jeremy BeckJeremy Beck

Sure, Ke Huy Quan is a lock, but will Best Supporting Actress be Bassett or Curtis? Why did the Academy ignore Anthony Hopkins? And did I really argue that yet *another* Oscar should have gone to Anya Taylor-Joy? #Oscars https://t.co/MS8wFdEK9I

Paperback, 2014

$12.99$6.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Oppenheimer: The Official Screenplay, Christopher Nolan

Oppenheimer: The Official Screenplay

Christopher Nolan
Jeremy BeckJeremy Beck

My thoughts on Christopher Nolan's OPPENHEIMER being rated R is that the MPA is a blight on cinema which needs to be eradicated.

Paperback, 2023

$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Gospel of the Hold Steady: How a Resurrection Really Feels, The Hold Steady

The Gospel of the Hold Steady: How a Resurrection Really Feels

The Hold Steady
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Like, if I were to make a Hold Steady top 15, it'd probably include 4-5 closers ("Killer Parties," "How a Resurrection Really Feels," "Slapped Actress," "A Slight Discomfort," "Oaks"). But I could easily rattle off 25 great songs by The National without reaching a closing track.

Hardcover, 2023

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Book Cover for: The French Dispatch, Wes Anderson

The French Dispatch

Wes Anderson
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My take on the trailer for Wes Anderson's ASTEROID CITY is that THE FRENCH DISPATCH is very good. https://t.co/cv1bnwCSWl

Hardcover, 2021

$21.95$10.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Fight Club, Chuck Palahniuk

Fight Club

Chuck Palahniuk
Jeremy BeckJeremy Beck

On last night's #CruelSummer, during a segment set in July 1999, the characters quote the "first rule" line from FIGHT CLUB, a movie that came out in October 1999, ZERO STARS. (Don't try to tell me they've read the book, there's no way these kids were reading Chuck Palahniuk.)

Paperback, 2018

$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Asteroid City, Wes Anderson

Asteroid City

Wes Anderson
Jeremy BeckJeremy Beck

My take on the trailer for Wes Anderson's ASTEROID CITY is that THE FRENCH DISPATCH is very good. https://t.co/cv1bnwCSWl

Hardcover, 2023

$21.95$10.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: C'est La Vie, A. Writer's Plot

C'est La Vie

A. Writer's Plot
Jeremy BeckJeremy Beck

@parabasis I think the characters are reasonably well-defined (the plot, maybe not so much), but I'd argue that the main draws are the energy of the filmmaking and the intensity of the performances (in particular DiCaprio). C'est la vie.

Paperback, 2016

$12.00$6.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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