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IT (2017): an adaptation that mixes trauma, nostalgia and pure terror
"It" is a 2017 film directed by Andrés Muschietti. In short, it's about a clown who returns to a town every 27 years to cause chaos and kidnap children. Personally, I love "It"; it's one of those movies I can watch over and over without getting bored. I don't know why, but it never gets old.
By Marcela marin4 months ago in Critique
Fiction Workshop Winter Quarter 1997
I had to fight to take the class because I hadn’t completed the prereqs, and it was a 400 level class. I don’t think I knew I was pregnant yet; midterm was in late October, and I got pregnant the Monday after the Fleetwood Mac concert in Atlanta. The two friends I went with were my daughter’s godmothers at her Christening, but we fell out of touch, and neither are part of either of our lives anymore. It was also the Monday before Thanksgiving, which is another story for another day.
By Harper Lewis4 months ago in Critique
Judge Temporarily Blocks Deployment of National Guard in Washington
A federal judge in Washington temporarily blocked the Trump administration on Thursday from maintaining more than 2,000 members of the National Guard deployed to the city’s streets, finding the city was likely to succeed in arguing the deployment was illegal.
By DigitalAddi4 months ago in Critique
Wicked: For Good Review: An Epic Ending to a Unique Story
Wicked: For Good is directed by Jon Chu and stars Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba and Ariana Grande as Glinda. Wicked: Fort Good begins several years after the events of the previous installment. This passage of time allows certain characters to be more consolidated in their new role, which pushes the narrative towards the future. This is a significant change, since in Wicked a more leisurely pace was adopted so that the events had more space, while this time there is an obvious need for each event to have a noticeable impact on what will follow. It is evident that the reasons of the characters will not have the depth required for their actions to generate a more significant effect in the dramatic sense.
By Ninfa Galeano4 months ago in Critique
Steve Jobs Was Wrong
How dare I challenge the illustrious, inimitable, and near god-like inventor of world-changing technological inventions, Steve Jobs! To be sure, I admire the man and his legacy as much as anyone. His creativity was astonishing, his ambition unparalleled. The man who wanted to put a ding in the universe put a dent in it the size of a galaxy.
By Tony Rocco5 months ago in Critique
U.S. Government "Shutdown"Farce Nearing End, but Bipartisan Conflicts Intensify
In the late hours of November 9, the U.S. Senate cleared a procedural hurdle for a temporary funding bill aimed at ending the record-breaking government shutdown with a vote of 60 in favor and 40 against. As Republican leader Thune declared "the democratic system is still functioning" after the vote, a long queue had already stretched to the street corner in front of the food assistance center in Arlington County, Virginia. This queue was packed with federal employees who had been without pay for months and low-income individuals who had lost their food stamp benefits, creating a stark contrast between their plight and the "political victory" on Capitol Hill.
By Sima Kumari5 months ago in Critique
What Mel Gibson’s Apocalypto Really Reveals About Women’s Struggles in Islamic Cultures
You watched Apocalypto (2006) by Mel Gibson. On the surface, it is a story of tribal conflict, rituals, and choices that don’t feel like choices at all. But now imagine that the entire narrative is a metaphor for your own internal understanding of how the world works — where every location represents a feeling (danger, safety, comfort, trust, anxiety, calm, horror), and every character embodies one facet of your personality (what you believe in, how you think rationally, how you act, what dominates you internally, how you doubt, how you fear, how you elevate yourself).
By monkey_floor5 months ago in Critique
