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Snow White 2025: Balancing Woke Themes with Classic Storytelling – A Review
The 2025 version of Snow White, to be fair, Disney's live-action remake of its first animated picture, has received mixed reviews from the audience. The remake tried its best to be accepted as a feminist film and one that promotes woman empowerment while balancing the old and the new. I watched the film with a grain of salt and kept my logical mind aside—at least, I tried to! However, I could only fathom the discourse of its nurture to a certain extent. In this review, I go deeper into the intricacies of empowerment, fantasy and the performances the film encompasses.
By Hridya Sharma2 years ago in Critique
Sudoku for Seniors
Welcome to the Sudoku for Seniors Puzzle Book – Large Print 115 Puzzles. This book was designed with care to provide seniors with an enjoyable and accessible way to engage their minds through the beloved game of Sudoku. Whether you are a seasoned puzzle solver or new to the world of Sudoku, this book offers a relaxing and stimulating activity that can be enjoyed at your own pace.
By LASZLO SLEZAK2 years ago in Critique
Anuja Netflix Short Film Ending Explained: A Cliffhanger That Leaves You Thinking
Directed by Adam J. Graves, Anuja is the story of a very talented girl who, despite thousands of difficulties, dared to come out of a deep, dark world where nothing like hope existed. This film has been made with the help of Salaam Balak Trust, which is a non-profit organization that works for the better future of children under the privilege of New Delhi. The protagonist of this film, Sajda Pathan lives under the care of this NGO. Anuja is a kind of commentary on our capitalistic system in which it becomes very difficult for a poor person to break that circle and get free from the shackles of poverty and take his rights, whether it is capitalism, communism, or socialism. It is very easy for a privileged person to say that if someone wants, he can climb the ladder of success by working hard and reaching the top in this capitalist setup. But Anuja movie shows that even if one gets an opportunity, it is not that easy to use it properly. There are many reasons behind this which we do not often discuss. Many times, using the opportunities given to the backward class of society properly is also a challenge in itself. It becomes a kind of luxury, which is not available to everyone. Everyday, we meet people who learn to live by losing to their situations, and we easily say that if they had taken a bold decision or had not missed that opportunity, their lives would have been different. But when we do not know anything about their real battles, then it is not right to make such generalized statements. Right now, we will try to understand this question in more detail later, but for now, let us see what happened in Anuja's life and whether she was able to take a leap of faith to fulfill her destiny or not.
By Ayush Verma2 years ago in Critique
Those Bloody Loopholes!. Honorable Mention in Self-Editing Epiphany Challenge.
Often writers close loopholes in stories, leaving the reader clear about the message they intend for the readers to glean from the piece. In one of the early pieces, I accidentally left a bunch of dark details ambiguous. People who read it shared their different interpretations of the story which I found enjoyable. I discovered that not fixing loopholes allowed people to explore for themselves a meaning that was potentially deeper than I had intended it to be.
By Lisa Pulliam2 years ago in Critique
Fast and Dirty Editing - Pre-Prepared, Pre-Packaged Pleasure
So I thought as a last entry for the Self-Editing Epiphany Challenge, I'd partake in what I am calling "Fast and Dirty Editing". What do I mean by "Fast and Dirty Editing"? Well, rather than drill down into the dos and don'ts of writing poetry, or worry about the format (aside from any formatting rules that need to be applied) I am going to take an existing piece I wrote for the Tautogram challenge, but published it too late to be accpeted for the challenge, from a couple of years ago. I am then going to decimate it, without labouring over it too much, and go through the changes as I make them in this critique.
By Paul Stewart2 years ago in Critique
Experimentally Lost. Runner-Up in Self-Editing Epiphany Challenge.
Sometimes, I think it's great to challenge convention. However, sometimes being TOO experimental can fall flat. The picture from the header is taken from a story I wrote called "Noted (First Draft)." Contrary to the piece's title, the story was completely finished. But it was a story told through a play on using Microsoft Word's editing software (Track Changes). The comments on the side were meant to add an extra layer to the story through having "notes" on the action - so, the notes added for the reader a glimpse into the author's (my) thought processes on the story itself. It was a commentary on a commentary, so to speak.
By Alison McBain2 years ago in Critique
Not The Editor I Wish To Be . Runner-Up in Self-Editing Epiphany Challenge. Top Story - April 2025. Content Warning.
I am by no means a professional editor. All I can do is alter what I’ve written until my eyes see it has something which isn’t a disaster. So, what I do now, don’t just take it with a grain of salt – take it with the whole damn salt farm!
By Euan Brennan2 years ago in Critique
Getting Legless With Drunk Aliens - Editing A Winning Poem
For this entry into the Self-Editing Epiphany, I wanted to do something a little strange. It’s easy, in some ways, to look back at pieces we know were flawed because they didn’t get well received or didn’t place in a challenge or competition. But what about those pieces that did have success—ones that not only placed in a challenge but came first place? Could any editing, especially with time passed and experience gained since the piece was published, improve upon a winning poem?
By Paul Stewart2 years ago in Critique
Filtering Free Verse Poems Through Form. Runner-Up in Self-Editing Epiphany Challenge.
Mainly writing in free verse, can make you think you are so much more free than writing in strict forms. But I have found that when under constraints of rhymes and rhythm, magic can happen. Imagery you would never have come up with yourself, lyrical music that makes reading a pleasure and a challenge to cut out the excess to find the true meaning you want to say.
By Dark Constellations2 years ago in Critique
