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Skinamarink
If you are looking to waste two hours staring at a black screen waiting for something to happen, then this is the movie for you. The directors attempt at psychological terror fails from the very first dark screen. See "Barbie" instead and get a few laughs with her and Ken.
By Barbara Gode Wiles3 years ago in Critique
A Defense of New Moon
New Moon is a harrowing depiction of an insecure girl suffering from depression. Whether or not we agree with why Bella is depressed, Meyer captures her internal turmoil perfectly. The book is lacking as a romance and it's definitely not a feminist masterpiece, but it is a fascinating psychological study.
By C.M. Vazquez3 years ago in Critique
A Christmas Carol (Critique)
Iconic, picturesque and spooky. A nauseatingly sentimental promotion of crass consumerism. Scrooge has no arc; he's just moved by terror from one extreme view to the opposite. His motivation is corrupt. Still a terrible person, but now buys love with generosity.
By L.C. Schäfer3 years ago in Critique
Critique: 2001 A Space Odyssey
Deep mysteries, unsolved, lie below the surface of the film. Black rectangles repeated at scale through time, with the exact dimensions of an obscure movie screen and a dollar bill. A hand touches the screen, and a human is reborn as something new, outside the Earth. What did Kubrick know?
By Big Dreams3 years ago in Critique
Critique: Sliced Bread
The race to be the “best thing” in the eyes of the American populace has one perennial silver medalist. Sliced Bread. Surely, sheared starch satiates some. However, it’s employ as a metric of greatness is baffling. Sliced bread is the “most okayest thing” since itself. Consider jet skis instead, perhaps.
By Harry Wendorff3 years ago in Critique
Shadows of Change
Title: Shadows of Change: The Niger Republic Coup Update In the heart of the Sahel region, where the golden sands whispered tales of ancient civilizations and modern aspirations, the Niger Republic stood as a crossroads of culture and history. The landlocked nation was no stranger to political upheavals, yet the events that unfolded during the summer of 2023 were to become a pivotal chapter in its history.
By Ramadan Joseph3 years ago in Critique
Oliver Twist is a sham. Runner-Up in Critique Challenge.
Characters are wooden and two dimensional. The book imbued with Victorian hypocrisy. Oliver Twist, far from shining a light on inner city poverty and crime, is voyeuristic and nauseatingly sentimental. In the end, Oliver is plucked from London's 'wickedness' only to join his benefactor in a life of rural privilege.
By Raymond G. Taylor3 years ago in Critique
