Fiction
THE HUNGER GAMES Suzanne Collins saw it Coming
Parallel the now. Food prices soar. People are tracked and traced everywhere. 15-minute cities loom segregating cities into zones. The rich get richer and the poor get poorer. Psychological manipulation divides We the People.
By jacki fleet3 years ago in Critique
Disney-?
Since Disney+’s launch and the capitalistic acquisition of media outlets, Disney has sacrificed quality for quantity. Sure, Disney had past sloppy VHS/DVD-only releases, but their theatrical productions were still enjoyable. The most grievous examples are the Star Wars franchise (vii-ix trilogy with its director debacle) and the chaotic MCU Phase-5.
By Christopher Michael3 years ago in Critique
Repo! The Genetic Opera - Reminding Us All What Distopian Hell Our Future Could Turn Into
A dark and twisted future; vanity leads to debt-ridden body modifications. A morbid substance is illegally drawn from the corpses in the graveyards. The Repo Man forcibly removes organs owed...
By Megan Baker (@thegothofsawpit)(@shadowsitheghoststrikebwr)3 years ago in Critique
Jurassic Park - Does the First Film Hold Up 30 Years Later?
It started on Isla Nublar in 1993! Ranger Baker, at the ready! I had the good fortune to work Jurassic World: the Exhibition (Denver, CO. in 2022). This was me in the Indominus Rex paddock! Oh, I miss that job... I never thought I'd work something remotely related to Jurassic Park! Read more about my experience working there here!
By Megan Baker (@thegothofsawpit)(@shadowsitheghoststrikebwr)3 years ago in Critique
Vampire Diaries - The First Book I Just Couldn't Do...
How the series, Vampire Diaries became a show, I'll never understand; I couldn't bother to finish the first book - I didn't even care to! Truly, a waste of a reader's time!
By Megan Baker (@thegothofsawpit)(@shadowsitheghoststrikebwr)3 years ago in Critique
Yellowstone or Bust
Yellowstone is like watching a fight break out while you're taking your family out to a nice meal at Steak-n-Shake. You can't understand why anyone would be fighting at Steak-n-Shake and you already paid and your child hasn't eaten all of their chicken tenders so, you're stuck with this inanity.
By Adam Diehl3 years ago in Critique
