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Learning to write a Bad Review
I love reading bad reviews. It is where critics are at their funniest. If there are ten films worse than Bride Wars this year, I quit ... Everyone will tell you it’s a chick flick. Only in the sense that if you ground it up and fed it to battery hens it might be better served than running it through a projector.
By Rachel Robbinsabout a year ago in Geeks
Simpsons Review: "Bart vs Thanksgiving"
Thanksgiving is upon us, and of course, that also means we receive some very good and memorable Turkey Day episodes of our favorite shows. There have been quite a few memorable Thanksgiving episodes over the decade; I still remember seeing one of Friends' Thanksgiving episodes that had the sextet playing football, while Joey and Chandler were fighting over a girl; that was a crazy one. Martin had quite a memorable Thanksgiving episode that featured the late, great John Witherspoon as one of Martin's relatives. There have been several different Thanksgiving episodes, but the best one had to be the first one from The Simpsons: "Bart vs Thanksgiving."
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Geeks
Book Review: "The Wall" by Marlen Haushofer
I am happy to say that recently I returned from my hometown of Birmingham (as of writing this review, it is the 3rd of November). When there, I visited some old haunts such as the bookshop where I picked up a copy of The Wall by Marlen Haushofer. I had never heard of this book in my life but I liked the depiction of existentialism which highlighted the book cover. I know you shouldn't judge a book by its cover and so I read the blurb just in case. I was sold.
By Annie Kapurabout a year ago in Geeks
I have a favorite Christmas movie now
I have been in love with Christmas movies for most of my life. My mother's favorite was always "How The Grinch Stole Christmas" and since I couldn't pick a favorite, I just agreed with her. There were too many beautiful Christmas movies like "Miracle on 34th Street" and "A Christmas Carol" and "It's a Wonderful Life" and more. How could anyone pick a favorite? I've been watching Christmas themed movies for over 50 years and I've seen so many that were miraculous, and I've also seen some that were disappointing.
By Shanon Angermeyer Normanabout a year ago in Geeks
Looney Tunes and the Three Bears
You know, for many decades, the Looney Tunes shorts have given us many memorable characters, and no, I'm not talking about the usual suspects--they go without saying. I'm talking about those rarely seen stars who appeared in a select few shorts; sparsely mentioned, yet very memorable, indeed. This story centers on one such set featuring some underrated stars: The Three Bears.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Geeks
The Curious Career of Mercedes McCambridge. Content Warning.
The story goes that attending an open audition for the part of Sadie in All the King's Men (1949), Mercedes McCambridge got angry. Whilst waiting for her chance, she grew appalled with the treatment of the candidates being herded in and out of the office. She went in to meet the director furious and gave Robert Rossen a piece of her mind. She got the part, there and then, by unintentionally giving Rossen the rough edges and passion of the Sadie he wanted. For that role, her first feature film role, she went on to win an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.
By Rachel Robbinsabout a year ago in Geeks
Past Lives
I watched this movie on the plane from Rome to New York almost a year ago. I started writing this story by getting the image, putting in the title and the first sentence. However, I never got around to actually writing it up until this week when in my Intercultural Communication course I used the movie clip as an illustration of non-verbal communication in different cultures. The memories and feelings of the movie flooded and urged me to return to this review. So I will try to point out some of the ways the movie affected me at the four distinct levels from the media literacy perspective:
By Lana V Lynxabout a year ago in Geeks
The Psychology Of Parasocial Relationships
In an era dominated by mass media and an infinite amount of content, people form deep emotional one-sided bonds with celebrities, influencers, and even fictional characters to cope with some of the struggles life throws at them. These one-sided relationships are known as parasocial relationships and they have become a significant area of interest due to the amount of commotion they have caused in recent years.
By Jay Kobayashiabout a year ago in Geeks
Tortilla Flat by John Steinbeck
Published in 1935, this novel is perhaps one of the best examples of Steinbeck's early writings which would pave the way for later short novels such as 'Of Mice and Men' (1937). The novel is set in Monterey, California, during the aftermath of World War I and follows the lives of a group of paisanos—men of mixed Mexican, Native American, and Caucasian heritage—who live a carefree, communal lifestyle.
By Annie Kapurabout a year ago in Geeks
Explaining My Love-Hate Relationship with Soap Operas
Ah, soap operas. In the immortal words of an iconic comic strip character, "Good grief." I'm just going to be blunt. I hate soap operas. To me, they're all the same. The storylines are often way too ludicrous and over the top, as is the acting. Stereotypically (especially decades ago), there were always the same twists: someone always had an evil twin, or some relative that we had never seen before pops up and causes all sorts of chaos, or my favorite--someone popping up after being killed off!
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Geeks
