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Unpacking White Lotus Season 3: Gorgeous Scenes and Frustratingly Familiar Tropes
For the last eight weeks, my morning routine has been to get up, make coffee, and mentally get ready for the upcoming episode of HBO's The White Lotus. It has evolved into a weekly immersion in opulence, dysfunction, and mortality rather than merely a viewing experience. I was optimistic, high, caftan-clad, sun-kissed aspirations about the upcoming show.
By Hridya Sharma10 months ago in Critique
Khauf (2025) Web Series Review: A Chilling Psychological Thriller on Amazon Prime
So look, there is a new horror thriller series in the market which is our topic of discussion today, its name is Khauf and after watching it, how much terror and fear will be in your heart, today we will talk about this only.
By Ayush Verma10 months ago in Critique
iHostage Netflix Review
iHostage is a hostage thriller film which was released on Netflix in the Hindi language, and now I have seen this film, and now I am sharing with you people through this review whatever good or bad experiences I had after watching this film.
By Ayush Verma10 months ago in Critique
The Legend of Hanuman Season 6 (2025) Review: Honest Take You Need to Read
In no time, Season 6 of The Legend of Hanuman arrived and it arrived on the day of Hanuman Jayanti. So, on this occasion, let us review it for you and tell you whether you should give your time to this show or not.
By Ayush Verma10 months ago in Critique
Hyper Knife Kdrama Review: Why Park Eun-bin's Dark Medical Thriller Is a Must-Watch
So, guys, I have finally finished watching the Hyper Knife Kdrama, which was running on JioHotstar, and I must admit that no matter what role you give Park Eun-bin, she always shines. If you remember, she entertained us with her brilliant performance in Extraordinary Attorney Woo. And trust me you will enjoy watching his psycho in this Kdrama.
By Ayush Verma10 months ago in Critique
Adrishyam Season 2 (2025) Review: Eijaz Khan Looks More Dangerous Than Ever
Along with web series in OTT, another quite famous term is web serial. Many web serials have come on JioHotstar, have come on the SonyLIV platform, MX Player also brought its web serial, now a web serial which was very popular on the SonyLIV platform is Adrishyam, whose Season 2 has come, so how is that, let's talk about it.
By Ayush Verma10 months ago in Critique
Snow White 2025: Balancing Woke Themes with Classic Storytelling – A Review
The 2025 version of Snow White, to be fair, Disney's live-action remake of its first animated picture, has received mixed reviews from the audience. The remake tried its best to be accepted as a feminist film and one that promotes woman empowerment while balancing the old and the new. I watched the film with a grain of salt and kept my logical mind aside—at least, I tried to! However, I could only fathom the discourse of its nurture to a certain extent. In this review, I go deeper into the intricacies of empowerment, fantasy and the performances the film encompasses.
By Hridya Sharma10 months ago in Critique
Chapter II: The Optics of the Soul
The gallery smelled of varnish and dust, a kind of hideout for creative things. Ivan Nikolayevich stood still in front of the Magritte painting, *The False Mirror*. He felt like his fingers had been unwittingly strumming some invisible instrument. The eye in the painting was huge and never blinked. The swirling blue iris seemed like the sky overhead filled with clouds and completely unsure about answering questions. Encapsulated in the glass was Ivan's whirling stream of consciousness; he couldn't help but wonder if this eye was a portal, or if just the opposite was true, another trap entangling him in another dubious reality. He cycled through the question- is it more advantageous to know a real sheeple world, or to wish it to be something else entirely? Did it really even matter? He could see his own tired, bloodshot eyes in the glass and questioned what person he was in relation to the artwork engulfed in both separate mirrors. There lay two Ivans, one searching for dream awareness and another person desperate to meet the day, the absolute vacant spirit.
By LUCCIAN LAYTH10 months ago in Critique
Fast and Dirty Editing - Pre-Prepared, Pre-Packaged Pleasure
So I thought as a last entry for the Self-Editing Epiphany Challenge, I'd partake in what I am calling "Fast and Dirty Editing". What do I mean by "Fast and Dirty Editing"? Well, rather than drill down into the dos and don'ts of writing poetry, or worry about the format (aside from any formatting rules that need to be applied) I am going to take an existing piece I wrote for the Tautogram challenge, but published it too late to be accpeted for the challenge, from a couple of years ago. I am then going to decimate it, without labouring over it too much, and go through the changes as I make them in this critique.
By Paul Stewart10 months ago in Critique
Getting Legless With Drunk Aliens - Editing A Winning Poem
For this entry into the Self-Editing Epiphany, I wanted to do something a little strange. It’s easy, in some ways, to look back at pieces we know were flawed because they didn’t get well received or didn’t place in a challenge or competition. But what about those pieces that did have success—ones that not only placed in a challenge but came first place? Could any editing, especially with time passed and experience gained since the piece was published, improve upon a winning poem?
By Paul Stewart10 months ago in Critique
When the Silence Broke
The beeping was slower than I expected. Almost casual. Like death had wandered in, late for an appointment, unconcerned.
By Journey with George10 months ago in Critique
My Editing Voices. Honorable Mention in Self-Editing Epiphany Challenge.
—So the prompt says: Tell us your story and explain why you deserve a hygge-desk the most. —First of all, reintroduce me to hygge, I remember the Norwegian expression “Hyggelig å møte deg” sort of the equivalent to “Nice to meet you”, but hyggelig is deeper ?
By Laura Rodben10 months ago in Critique