Have you ever read a book, watched a movie/series, finished a game, and thought “That was really good, it just wasn’t for me”. This kind of sentiment happens a lot and I think it’s a healthy way to explore art, but why do some things click with us and others do not? Why do I …
A term often used online is gatekeeping, but what is it? Why do people use it? Is it always bad? In this post I am going to make the argument both for and against gatekeeping, but first a definition. Gatekeeping can be used in many different contexts. This post is concerned with fandoms and how …
In Bruge is one of my favorite movies. It’s a dark comedy that is both simultaneously hilarious and clever. The dialog is well-crafted and sharp, the characters are well-rounded and the acting is top-notch. The director of the film Martin Macdonald and the stars Brendan Gleeson and Colin Farrell are back with a new film …
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No, “The Void” is not about existential dread, heartbreak, or any of that sort. The feeling of “The Void” is one of melancholy. It’s a feeling of having something missing inside you like a……Well, like a void. This happens after finishing a particular piece of art. Have you ever finished a Series, Game, or Book …
A brief review of the three colors trilogy by Krzysztof Kieślowski Blue Navigating life despite it all Three colors: blue is the first part of Krzysztof Kieslowski’s trilogy. The movie is about Julie (Juliette Binoche) who loses her husband and daughter in a tragic car accident. We follow Julie as she tries to navigate her …
Dogtooth is a strange case. The movie is directed by Yorgos Lanthimos who also directed “Killing of a sacred deer” and “the lobster ”. If you have seen any of those films then you would know what you are in for. His films are not strange in the traditional way. Where absurd imagery and a …
Ridley Scott started his career in the perfect fashion (see what I did there) he has undoubtedly made some of the best movies ever, but apart from The Martian he has not made a good movie since 2001. He is on a giant losing streak, so is the house of Gucci a return to form? …
Being John Malkovich is a film from 1999 directed by Spike Jonze and written by the always original, if not slightly neurotic Charlie Kaufman. The duo would later go on and make the movie Adaptation starring Nicolas Cage twice. Being John Malkovich is a strange movie, and I don’t mean it in the sense that …
The word outsider is being used to an extreme degree at this point. More and more works seem to invoke this specific word. Most of, if not all of these works are about, you guessed it, people feeling like outsiders in one way or another. However, I have reached my limit in how much I …
Stephen King is among my favorite authors ever. His insanely in-depth character work, wacky stories, and simple but super effective use of pros have made him a storytelling master the likes of which are rarely seen before. BUT! He is also very prolific and publishes multiple books a year. This brings the problem of “Where …