Liam Ireland
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I Am...whatever you make of me.
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Citizen Kane
Widely regarded as the best film ever made, Citizen Kane was as famous for its production as it was for its story. The three most revolutionary elements were its structure, editing, and cinematography. The techniques used became the de rigueur of filmmaking. It is now how all films are made.
By Liam Ireland2 years ago in Critique
The Holy Bible
With seven billion copies printed and sold, the Holy Bible is the most popular and commercially successful book in the entire history of literature. It is, in fact, a collection of books that describe the creation and history of the world, and a religious guide to spirituality, faith, and hope.
By Liam Ireland2 years ago in Critique
Orca The Killer Whale
Orca The Killer Whale? This box office success should have been called Orca, The Inept Gummy Bear Of The Deep. The biggest suspense was standing in line waiting to take a much-needed leak. I've seen more bite in a week-old dead fly. The end could not come soon enough.
By Liam Ireland2 years ago in Critique
Imagine
Out of the wretchedness of life at its worst comes a thing of great beauty. After the acrimonious disintegration of the Beatles, Lennon set about building his solo career. In 1971 he released his most successful solo album. The title song asks the listener simply to imagine a Utopian world.
By Liam Ireland2 years ago in Critique
She Loves You
The very first Pop and Beatles record I ever heard. It changed my life forever! It's a joyful message from a friend to a friend, She Loves You. The song launches into the hook right out of the gate and races to an exuberant, exultant end. It changed the world.
By Liam Ireland2 years ago in Critique
The Catcher In The Rye
The Catcher in the Rye is a tortuous tale of one boy's experience of life as a teenager, transitioning from innocence to experience. It is an angst-ridden story of alienation and rebellion, loss and connection, sex and depression, authenticity and superficiality. It is in short about a coming of age.
By Liam Ireland2 years ago in Critique
Strange Meetings With Birthday Greetings
It was a stunningly beautiful Autumn day, the azure blue sky acting like a blank canvas on which nature had decided to paint a masterpiece full of vibrant natural colors. A mosaic, leaf-confetti-littered pathway led off to a vanishing point far off in the distance. On both sides, lines of skeleton trees, shedding their summer foliage, stood like sentinels guarding the pathway to heaven. To each side, mid-life evergreens acted as a natural bulwark to protect the open parkland behind.
By Liam Ireland2 years ago in Chapters
White Noise
Sometimes, the voices of the dead make contact with the living. In this classic supernatural thriller, the consequences are deadly. A bereaved man gets in touch with his deceased wife, only to discover that the ghosts inside the tv are out to get him. They want his life and soul.
By Liam Ireland2 years ago in Critique
Carrie
In this revenge tragedy, terror is what happens when a supernaturally gifted, telekinetic girl gets parentally abused and mercilessly bullied by her schoolmates. All it took to trigger death and destruction on a grand scale was a well-aimed bucket full of pig blood at the Prom. Be afraid, very afraid.
By Liam Ireland2 years ago in Critique
The Others
Imagine waking up to discover you're dead! This happens to Grace and her children. At first, upon hearing strange footsteps, voices, and a piano that plays itself, Grace believes her house is haunted by ghosts. She later discovers she and her children are the ghosts. The others are the living.
By Liam Ireland2 years ago in Critique
Harry Potter
The most popular book in modern literature owes its success to a magical fantasy story of wizardry, good and evil, innocence and experience, and ultimately, life and death. Harry's story teaches us invaluable lessons about the importance of persistence, never ever giving up, and loyalty, staying true to your friends.
By Liam Ireland2 years ago in Critique
