Joe O’Connor
Bio
New Zealander living in London
Teacher of English and History, and sport-lover
Mostly short stories and poems📚
Feel free to be honest- one constructive comment beats a hundred generic ones
Currently writing James The Wonderer
Stories (45/0)
Balancing Barbie: a brutal task
Greta Gerwig is an expert tightrope-walker. Balancing a child’s entertainment with societal critique, the dangers of consumerism against the millions Mattel makes off this movie, and empowering women on the one hand versus unrealistic beauty standards on the other.
By Joe O’Connor10 months ago in Critique
Hey Avatar, someone wants her story back
So you were the highest-selling movie of all time huh? I guess space + 3D = genius. Those fancy glasses of yours made people miss the real crime. Not mining Ubh-310, but taking what isn’t yours. How appropriate that it’s called Pandora.
By Joe O’Connor10 months ago in Critique
James the Wonderer
Chapter One- A bishop and a jump “Your bishop’s in trouble boy. Aren’t you going to save it?” James March tried to brush the comment aside and concentrate on his next move, but it lodged itself neatly into his mind, settling alongside the recent revelation that was already burning any fibres of focus he had left.
By Joe O’Connor10 months ago in Chapters
- Runner-Up in Micro Heist Challenge
Can Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 rescue the MCU?
Over the next year and a half, the biggest release to come out of either Marvel or DC will undoubtedly be Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, set for release less than three weeks from now. This is due to a number of factors; the culmination of a trilogy following the most-beloved group of superheroes outside of the original Avengers, a chance to see where James Gunn leaves the Marvel universe before jumping across to DC, and the introduction of at least two new key players to the MCU, which sorely lacks star-power following the departure of Iron Man, the original Captain America, Black Panther, and Black Widow.
By Joe O’Connorabout a year ago in Geeks