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Portishead: Dummy
If melancholy had a sound, it would resemble the mournful soundscapes of Portishead's Dummy. Accompanied by lush orchestral arrangements and unsettling theremin drones, Beth Gibbons' voice, switching between hushed whispers and agonizing banshee wails, penetrates you like a knife.
By Chad Verzosa2 years ago in Critique
Of Mice and Men
Poverty. Transient Life. Disabilities. Lack of Empathy. Lust. Intolerance. Prejudice. Fear. Innocence. Loneliness. Human Nature.
By Cindy Calder2 years ago in Critique
Marty Robbins, Country singer
American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, NASCAR driver, and early outlaw country music pioneer. Marty sings of miracles, love, jealousy, loss, of Big Irons, Strawberry Roans, hoping not to be Forgetten, and dying in "El Paso".
By Novel Allen2 years ago in Critique
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
The raw power of longing sweeps you into this story. A cursed love triangle, and a dauntless heroine keep you there. It's a gorgeous take on the old caution to be careful what you wish for, as rich as Addie’s favourite black coffee. An enchanted midnight whisper of a novel.
By Lauren Everdell2 years ago in Critique
Where The Crawdads Sing
Where The Crawdads Sing poetically weaves abandonment and isolation into a swampland setting. Perhaps even more lyrical are the things inferred yet unsaid and the subtle trail of hints of unseen events. Even still, the concept of Man's justice as opposed to the laws of nature is the most epic.
By Marilyn Glover2 years ago in Critique
Avatar
Cameron's groundbreaking visual effects stun, but the narrative recycles familiar tropes: colonialism, noble savage. Dialogue and character arcs lack innovation. While a technical marvel, the film's potential to provoke meaningful discourse on environmentalism and culture remains disappointingly underdeveloped, drowned in its own visual splendor.
By Crissa2 years ago in Critique
A Critique Of The Film π
π is the greatest Jewish horror/science fiction film about maths that you will probably ever see. It features Max who programs his computer to pick stock options and meets a friend who equates his calculations with the Torah. So after many traumas, Max finds peace sitting on a park bench.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 2 years ago in Critique
Labyrinth (1986)
Creative master Bowie and Muppet Jim Henson birthed this legendary, iconic 80s, box office flop cult movie. Jennifer Connolly is Sarah, lost in the dramatic, theatrical and dark underworld of the Goblin King.
By Kayleigh Fraser ✨2 years ago in Critique
The Witcher's Bane
Forget the confusing timelines. Or the huge changes from Andrzej Sapkowski's books. That Henry Cavill, who is the best thing about The Witcher, will no longer play Geralt of Rivia in the Netflix hit fantasy series' fourth and fifth season is the final nail in the coffin for disgruntled viewers.
By Marguerita Tan2 years ago in Critique
Hellraiser
Pain. Pleasure. The puzzle box offers both... and more! Opening the Lament Configuration means you'll never be alone again. Say HELLo to Pinhead and his lively gang of Cenobites. Included: chains, a total body makeover, and such suffering.
By N.J. Gallegos 2 years ago in Critique
Heart of Stone
Rachel Stone is an intelligence operative, the only woman who stands between her powerful global peacekeeping organization and the loss of its most valuable and dangerous asset.
By kathy rich2 years ago in Critique
Sound of Freedom
Cinema: 4 Jul 2023 The story of Tim Ballard, a former US government agent who quits his job in order to devote his life to rescuing children from global sex traffickers.
By kathy rich2 years ago in Critique