Television
Four Little Problems with "The Power"
Prime's "The Power" is a great series that attempts to show what would happen to Society if women and girls were to gain the ability to project and control electricity. While it is definitely one of the more provocative shows being streamed today, there are some interesting uestions that need to be answered.
By Jamais Jochimabout a year ago in Critique
Diversity and the Critic
One of the weirder problems with being a critic is the wokeness problem. The essential problem is that encouraging diversity is good, but there are times when diversity gets pushed to the point where it actually becomes a parody of itself, and there are even times when it distracts from the film itself. Worse are those times when the need to diversify character types creates some weird situations due to the change in race or sex of the characters. This makes life interesting for the critic because calling it out can call down a lot of fire on the critic, creating its own issues. There needs to be some way to navigate the problem.
By Jamais Jochimabout a year ago in Critique
Joker: Folie à Deux et les folies d’un réalisateur
Two very different Jokers, from several perspectives, starting with the explosive box office success at the Venice Film Festival of the first film, compared to the colossal disappointment of the second. This was not what anyone had signed up for. The first film left the stage with a Golden Lion and Joaquin Phoenix pocketing an Oscar for Best Actor. Quite the curtain call. The second? Well, it barely managed to keep the audience awake, let alone intrigued.
By Simone Nunziataabout a year ago in Critique
Finding Myself in the Story: How Moonlight Shaped My Journey to Belonging. AI-Generated.
Growing up, I never quite saw myself in the media around me. It was like being in a crowded room but feeling completely invisible. As a queer person, representation was scarce, and when it did exist, it often fell into stereotypes that felt far removed from my lived experience. That all changed one evening when I watched a film that would become a turning point in my journey toward understanding and accepting my identity: Moonlight.
By Njabulo Magoswanaabout a year ago in Critique
The return of Linkin Park: New Music, New Chapter. Between Criticism, Enthusiasm and Old Controversies
Linkin Park have made a dramatic return to the music scene, generating a buzz with their new frontwoman, Emily Armstrong. Their new album, From Zero, and the debut single, The Emptiness Machine, have stirred strong reactions among both fans and critics alike.
By Simone Nunziataabout a year ago in Critique
What Comes on Netflix on November 2024 - I Spent Hours Collecting It
Let’s be real: finding out what’s dropping on Netflix can be a bit of a treasure hunt. But I’m here to save you the search time. After scouring every corner of the internet, I’ve compiled everything you need to know about Netflix’s November 2024 releases, so you can dive straight into your next binge-worthy show or movie.
By Decider TVabout a year ago in Critique
Three Tough Questions for Oprah: When Celebrities Overstep in Politics
Introduction: Celebrity endorsements have always been part of politics, but in recent years, their influence seems to have grown more powerful—and more dangerous. We’re now seeing famous personalities tell their followers who they should vote for, blurring the lines between entertainment and serious political discourse. When celebrities like Oprah endorse a candidate, they use their fame and power to sway millions. But the question is: Should they? Should their opinions matter more than the average voter’s?
By Peter Schulenbergabout a year ago in Critique
Who remembers????
Who remembers all the commercials back in the 1970's about stopping forest fires and stopping all sorts of pollution? There were a lot of them especially on Saturday mornings. When I was much younger and watching Saturday morning cartoons there were always these characters from a Native American Indian, I think, his name was 'Iron Eyes Cody' I'm not sure of his tribe though, but the commercial always showed him walking through the woods admiring nature, then having approached a highway and walking through trash and seeing a car drive by and the people just throwing their trash out the car window the camera pans back to him with a close-up of him with a tear running down his cheek.
By Mark Grahamabout a year ago in Critique
