I have seen a new movie! -impressive drumroll sound fx- And it was a good movie, so let me share a few words about it, eh? The movie: Ocean’s 8 A few words: Well, Danny Ocean isn’t actually in it. But it is an Oceans movie. Pardon me a potential spoiler, but… Danny Ocean was…
Category: reviews
Review: Solo – A Star Wars Story
At the suggestion of my friends, I have decided to try the whole “movie review” thing. It’s words, it’s movies, I should be able to form a coherent opinion on that, right? Right. So, brave reader, press on, if you wish to know my opinion on a movie. Which movie? Fair question! Solo: A Star…
Some Thoughts on Storytelling
I found this great article, “What Makes a Really Good Story?” by Ted Albrighton, that looks at storytelling through the lens of commercial use. You don’t often think about commercials as “stories” because, in theory, you know they’re trying to sell you something, not to entertain you. Stories come with this connotation that they are…
Caffeinated Reviews – Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
This weekend, I went on a Percy Jackson binge. After watching Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief, I dragged my friend to see Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters. I didn’t like the writing in the books well enough to read past the first installment, but I do like the movies. The books are “young adult”…
Reviews
It has been decided – by me, of course, because I own this particular digital neighborhood – that I shall wander into the over-heated world of reviews. Book and movie reviews. Why would I do this? What gives me the right to opinionate on someone else’s hard work? I’m not published, after all, I have…
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