Paul Stewart
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Award-Winning Writer, Poet, Scottish-Italian, Subversive.
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Critique Challenge Critique. Top Story - August 2023.
50 words to critique whatever you want. A lesson in brevity. You can critique anything. novels, albums, movies, sculptures, paintings, online content, hats. No not hats. Unless it was a very famous hat. Then you could critique that hat.
By Paul Stewart2 years ago in Critique
Shallow Grave (1995)
Danny Boyle's debut film, starring Ewan McGregor, Christopher Eccleston, Kerry Fox and Keith Allen, raises a morale dilemma. What would you do if you found a suitcase with £1m alongside your dead lodger. I'm guessing it wouldn't be to cut him up and bury him, then fight with each other.
By Paul Stewart2 years ago in Critique
Eraserhead (1977)
One of the most subversive, strange, but brilliant films about the anxieties of fatherhood. So much to unpack here in David Lynch's black-and-white debut. Although not his finest, the strange baby, otherworldly characters, and deliberately slow pace are interesting glimpses into the techniques and elements that made him so influential.
By Paul Stewart2 years ago in Critique
Prey (2022)
Amber Midthunder steals the show as the fierce young Comanche warrior, Naru, who defends her tribe from the ferocious Predator. Has beautiful cinematography, tense, edge-of-seat action, unexpected jump scares and actual character development. Naru does not get an easy time, but never gives up. Relentlessly boundary-pushing in the best ways.
By Paul Stewart2 years ago in Critique
Crime and Punishment
A challenging book, but one that rewards those that give it a chance. Dostoevsky's masterpiece about a Russian student who plans and executes a murder, seemingly without any remorse. He is an intellectual afterall. Then spends most of the book descending into painful depression, guilt and anxiety over the crime.
By Paul Stewart2 years ago in Critique
The Boy, The Mole, The Horse and The Fox
In a world where we are bombarded with so much hatred, violence, disaster after disaster, it can be difficult to find our way back to hope. With his simple story, inspirational and powerful dialogue and exquisite images, Charlie Mackesy will warm your heart and soul. Sincere, important and a masterpiece.
By Paul Stewart2 years ago in Critique
Lord of The Rings Trilogy (2001 - 2003)
Jackson did awesome to bring Tolkein's incredible world, story and characters to life. Viggo WAS Aragorn, Hugo WAS Elrond, Christopher WAS Saruman. Elijah WAS Frodo. I have one question, thought, Mr Jackson. Well three. Where was Sharkey?, Where was the Scouring and where on all of Middle-Earth was Tom Bombadil?
By Paul Stewart2 years ago in Critique
Primer (2004)
If you want a hard-science, very grounded and jargon-heavy take on time travel, watch Primer. It avoids many of the fantastical tropes associated with the genre, instead focusing on the moral questions and implications time travel raises and creates. Definitely a film that requires a number of rewatches to understand.
By Paul Stewart2 years ago in Critique
Apollo 13 (1995)
Three friends take a road trip to the moon. Disaster strikes. Plans are changed and they have to fight the vast and unforgiving vaccuum of space itself and fix some complicated mechanical errors on their ride. They call for back-up from Houston, get home safely, but never saw the flag.
By Paul Stewart2 years ago in Critique
