Plot Development

Amadeus 1984 - Critique
The 1980s were a very fascinating decade for film. World cinema started to become increasingly introspective as Americans buried the auteur-driven films of the 1970s with glittering, glamorous pictures influenced by rock videos.
By k eleanor3 years ago in Critique
The Managerial Revolution
There are few books that have had such a large influence on my life. The Managerial Revolution by James Burnham is one of the few that have changed my life's trajectory entirely. It is a fascinating, insightful, and contemporaneous look at the conflict between Fascism, Communism, and the New Deal.
By Atomic Historian3 years ago in Critique
Extremely Bad
Have you ever been asked, “What’s the worst book you’ve read?” I am often asked this when people find out my passion for literature. I always answer the same: Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink. This book is exhaustingly unreadable. I stopped after the second chapter. I want my time back.
By Atomic Historian3 years ago in Critique
Peaky Blinders
In the bleak midwinter, amongst horse manure and backhanded business deals, lies the lawless town of Small Heath, Birmingham. Thomas Shelby and his gang of razorblade-wielding peaked-cap-wearing gentlemen, take on all manner of dastardly deeds as he strives to climb the political ladder; proving to be a compelling watch.
By Sian N. Clutton3 years ago in Critique
The Sopranos
The Sopranos gives us a taste into the underworld of Gangsters and Goomahs. For six seasons we can live amongst the criminal elite and learn the ways of a Mafia Boss, his Consigliere, and his Captains; as Tony, Silvio, Paulie, and Christopher take us on a ride of a lifetime.
By Sian N. Clutton3 years ago in Critique
Cinderella
Cinderella, like most Disney classics, involves a woman who looks for love in the most bizarre of places. Personally, I hope when my daughter grows up, she has higher standards than a man who has to use a shoe to identify her, because he doesn't recognise her without make-up on.
By Sian N. Clutton3 years ago in Critique
Apocalypse Now
Read the notes of his wife as the director attempted his Conradian tale in Vietnam. Watched the film his wife created later as the director fell deeper and deeper into the madness of that war...and his large production.
By Kendall Defoe 3 years ago in Critique
The All-England Summarize Proust Competition
In Search of Lost Time, written between 1910-1920 Childhood darkens somberly mature while 1880 transitions to 1920. Time is only recoverable through the incidental sensation of the moment, reviving past memories. Dissimulation of complex personal secrets. Densest of books, sensitive universally: a psychedelic soap-opera. Nothing is what it seems: not-so-secretly advocates homosexuality. A true Swann Song: politely told.
By Rob Angeli3 years ago in Critique
True Crime Documentaries
From the comfort of our armchairs, we watch people in their worst moments, reliving unimaginable horrors, and eat our snacks. Providing us with the opportunity to watch murderers succumb to the realisation that they are indeed, caught. Little glimpses into a world far removed from our own, yet dangerously close.
By Sian N. Clutton3 years ago in Critique
Vocal
You weren’t my first. Probably not my last. But of all the others' past, you’re the one that’s lasted. Vocal, you’re the best writing platform I have found so far. You’ve helped me grow. You’ve made me mad. You’ve made me smile. You’ve made me the writer I am today.
By Atomic Historian3 years ago in Critique
Solo: A Star Wars Story. First Place in Critique Challenge.
While Rogue One relies on trite Star Wars cliches and a single spine-tingling Vader scene, Solo tells a more compelling story.
By Ava Mack3 years ago in Critique
The Lion King
I have immersed myself in you over 2,000 times. Each time I press play, new life stirs within. Am I lost? How do I find myself? You tell me to remember who I am. To fight the demon of inferiority. To reclaim my throne. I Am Queen, lost no more.
By EYHCS3 years ago in Critique