“The Turn of the Screw” - Critique
“I don’t know what I don’t see, what I don’t fear!” (1898)
Inspiring creators of ghostly tales & films,
Creeps the skin, but makes one want to escape to
an ominous mansion filled with ghostly intruders,
exquisite architecture and floating moors.
“The Others” breathlessly paid tribute,
which was both atmospheric and sublime,
much like this gift of a novella by Henry James.
About the Creator
Grz Colm
Film and TV reviews, 🎞 as well as short stories and free verse poems.
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Outstanding
Excellent work. Looking forward to reading more!
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Expert insights and opinions
Arguments were carefully researched and presented
Eye opening
Niche topic & fresh perspectives
On-point and relevant
Writing reflected the title & theme
Easy to read and follow
Well-structured & engaging content
Excellent storytelling
Original narrative & well developed characters
Heartfelt and relatable
The story invoked strong personal emotions
Standing While Falling
Quotation from Friedrich Nietzsche "He who wrestles long with monsters should beware lest he himself become a monster. And if you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss also gazes into you. Man is not destroyed by suffering, but by the meaning he makes of it."
By LUCCIAN LAYTH5 days ago in Critique
"Challengers" Movie Review
Challengers is a triumphantly sexy cinematic rollercoaster ride, too incredulously fun not to watch. Tashi Duncan is played by Zendaya, the exceptionally emotive young movie star. Matched against her are two gorgeously nerdy-looking young players, Mike Faist as Art Donaldson and Josh O’Conner as Patrick Zweig. All three have the blessing of great chemistry whenever they spar across screen. Alongside their star qualities are bouncing timelines, demonstrating a lifetime of flagrantly competitive choices that create a trail of wasted potential and misguided lust. Director Luca Guadagnino really knows how to make a graceful yet scandalous picture. Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross's EDM score intensifies the thrill of tennis and prideful characters up to an eleven. After watching Challengers multiple times, I am forced to argue that all sporting events should henceforth take place at a fist-pumping rave. When first hearing about this movie, I thought the entire plot had been offered up within the two-minute trailer. Two friends like a tennis star. Tennis star has a career-ending injury. Tennis star picks blonde boy, and brunette boy is angry. Audience members think they have digested the full ingredients of the film before getting their soles sticky from the theatre floor. Yet, this new-age masterpiece is anything but a simple meal.
By Spider Black4 days ago in Critique
'20/20'
"Do It Again" the track that would ultimately open the Beach Boys final album on Capitol Records which was released on February 10th 1969 had originally been released as a single in August of 1968. The track was the first of many post-Pet Sounds era throwbacks to the early Beach Boys sound which would become continually more cliched and eventually lead the Beach Boys to the level of self-parody they would eventually succumb to in the 1980s while their closest contemporaries The Beatles nearing the end of their run in 1969 would go on to be viewed as the most influential band of all time. However, the song itself is not bad on its surface, and it opens with a futuristic sounding (for 1969) drumbeat captured by then-Beach Boys engineer Stephen Desper using tape delays on the drums performed by Dennis Wilson and John Guerin. The song has been re-recorded numerous times over the years on various Beach Boys-related projects most notably the 2011 re-recording at Capitol studios featuring the five surviving Beach Boys at the time backed instrumentally by various members of both the Brian Wilson Band and Mike Loves touring "Beach Boys" to promote the then upcoming Beach Boys 50th Anniversary reunion tour in 2012. The hammering and power drill sound at the end of the song was an excerpt from a track called "Workshop" that was to be a part of the uncompleted "SMiLE" album.
By Sean Callaghan6 days ago in Beat
Comments (37)
Wonderful! Wonderful! I must check it out!!!
i love the critique on this movie that you have gave, thats because i have watched the movie
Congratulations
Congratulations 🎉 this is Great❗
Grz, congratulations on Top Story! This is such a great description of this piece of work! I love that you chose a poem format, very clever!
A lot of critiques are more blurbs... yours is most definitely not! Job's a goodun, well done 😁 Best of luck in the challenge 👍
I like the the style you used to write this. I feel like this and my critique of the The Giving Tree have a similar vibe
May your Top Stories keep ever creeping in. Way to go, Great winnings and a heart heigh ho!!!
Congratulations on top story
Congratulations on top story!! 👏
Magnificent!!! Congratulations on Top Story !!!♥️♥️💕
Brilliant how it’s a review and a poem.
I love that you gave me new info like the Others paid tribute to this novella! Excellent poetry
Love that book, so complex and ensnaring. Congratulations on Top Story!
I agree with Oneg. Your use of the word limit here was thrilling and concise. Congrats!!!
Haven’t seen this one! Great critique, and congratulations!! 🎊
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Nicely constructed! You used your word count wisely
Swinging back to say, Congrats on Top Story, Grz, very well deserved!
I love the expression of the story
Outstanding critique! I enjoyed "The Others" too!
Sounds scary, congrats on top story!
Wonderful critique, Grz! I’m not at all a horror fan, but this review was written so well that I got to experience this without the fright! 😂 great work! 💫
This is a fantastic review! Better than the book!
Your critiques of art are works of art. This is a great tribute to a horror classic. 🖤