Fiction
50 Critics: Hawkeye
Though it doesn’t keep its central character as center focus as he should be, the Marvel series Hawkeye is a very competent and entertaining solo outing for the Avengers frontman. The biggest problem with this series is a superstar like Hawkeye should have had his own show a lot sooner.
By Joe Patterson2 years ago in Critique
50 Critics: The Hunger Games
Based on the 2008 novel by author Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games is a Dystopian future masterpiece of a film that is a young girl’s journey through a televised battle royal fight to the death and the struggle to overcome the evil powers who are responsible for creating these conditions.
By Joe Patterson2 years ago in Critique
Challenging Yourself to Overcome Writer's Block
A critique challenge? Just 50 words? Not sure about this. Seems interesting but hard. Fifty one words! Gotta cut something. That was fun. Another day. Too many positive ones. Should probably balance it with something else. Let me take it to the extreme, and see how many I can write?
By Atomic Historian2 years ago in Critique
National Geographic
What do you do when you don’t have the money to travel? You get a window, that's what you do. Sometimes you buy the window. But when you can't, you borrow it from the library. That’s what National Geographic was for me as a child. The window of my dreams.
By Atomic Historian2 years ago in Critique
Andy Warhol's Campbell Soup Can
Perhaps I am ignorant of how modern art works. Or just perhaps not interpreting the work of Andy Warhol correctly. But I have never understood why his painting of soup cans was so significant. And I am sure the person that created the designs for Campbells was no more impressed.
By Atomic Historian2 years ago in Critique
No Shelter by Rage Against the Machine
Did Rage Against the Machine own a time machine in the 1990s? I’m not saying they did, but it’s sometimes too hard to listen to their 1998 single, No Shelter, and wonder if they hadn’t just arrived back from the 2020s. Prolific lyrics or time travel. Guess we’ll never know.
By Atomic Historian2 years ago in Critique
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Do you want to question reality? What about reinterpreting the story every time you read the book or watch the movie? Well then, you’re in luck! Get, “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?”, and start losing your sanity today! Thank you Philip, I’ll never decide if Deckard is a replicant.
By Atomic Historian2 years ago in Critique
Stargate: The Movie
Do you like sci-fi? Do you like archaeology? What about Egyptology and little ancient aliens? You know, before it became popular. That is what we got in the 1994 classic, Stargate. Starring James Spader and Kurt Rusell, this cinematic epic launched one of the best sci-fi franchises of the 90s.
By Atomic Historian2 years ago in Critique
The Bible
In all fairness, the Bible is the only book of the trilogy I’ve read. Mostly because the beginning is a recap of the first. I have not read the third book, mainly because I wasn’t terribly impressed with the Bible. Lots of continuity errors. Also, the book clubs get weird.
By Atomic Historian2 years ago in Critique
50 Critics: Hercules
As the spinoff the iconic Xena: Warrior Princess, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys is as equally entertaining with its sense of ancient history storytelling mixed in with a great sense of humor. Leading man Kevin Sorbo does a great job as the show’s head of an action packed, fantasy based series.
By Joe Patterson2 years ago in Critique
