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James Brown "Say it loud, I'm Black and I'm Proud"
The central progenitor of Funk Music, a major figure in 20th century music, James screams, gyrates, and will "Drop it like it's Hot" anytime.
By Novel Allen3 years ago in Critique
Imagine
Out of the wretchedness of life at its worst comes a thing of great beauty. After the acrimonious disintegration of the Beatles, Lennon set about building his solo career. In 1971 he released his most successful solo album. The title song asks the listener simply to imagine a Utopian world.
By Liam Ireland3 years ago in Critique
Nacho Libre
It might be the most artful comedy ever. This movie has everything: a luchador-friar-cook, secret tunnels, the best corn in the city, cinema's greatest training montage, and stretchy pants! From the "recreation clothes" to the "Lord's chips," this movie is "the best!" Plus, it's (loosely!) based on a true story.
By Abby Kay Mendonca3 years ago in Critique
Private Dancer
Show some respect for this inspirational & legendary icon of female empowerment as you question what’s love got to do with it?
By Kayleigh Fraser ✨3 years ago in Critique
The Heavenly Kid
Bobby teaches Lenny to be cool and confident and they form a tight bond. In the end, Lenny doesn't know that his guardian angel, is actually his father!
By Adrianne Kirksey3 years ago in Critique
Fifty Shades of Grey
I gave this series a chance because of all the fuss happening online. I was left confused how a minimally edited book series got published by a big publisher. The silver lining is maybe I actually have a shot at getting published if E.L. James could.
By Elizabeth Lew3 years ago in Critique
She Loves You
The very first Pop and Beatles record I ever heard. It changed my life forever! It's a joyful message from a friend to a friend, She Loves You. The song launches into the hook right out of the gate and races to an exuberant, exultant end. It changed the world.
By Liam Ireland3 years ago in Critique
Banshees of Inisherin
Captivatingly Stark Contrasts: Rudimentary satisfaction battles complex mental instability. Turmoil unfolds in slow motion, trapping your gaze, similar to a roach in a sticky trap. Desolation and depression are well represented and reflected in empty, gray landscapes. Light-hearted characters and wry comedy bring a deep beauty to these dark places.
By Abby Kay Mendonca3 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
Sukiyaki
Number one in the USA in 1963, and one of the world's best-selling singles of all time, in Japanese! A song about a man who looks up to the sky as he walks so that his tears of sadness will not fall. The song is full of meaning and inspiration.
By Liam Ireland3 years ago in Critique
Avatar is not the way
The Avatar series is not as ground breaking as people claim. It is stolen stories that warp indigenous tropes to create a fictional society complete white savior a who becomes one of their own. It dances with colonization as if it's a beautiful waltz & not a dance of death.
By Josey Pickering3 years ago in Critique
Appaloosa Bones
With his first album in five years, Isakov wraps me in the warmest golden aura. Never in a hurry, it commands me to sit still.
By Alivia Varvel3 years ago in Critique