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Critique of Van Gogh Self Portrait
You worried, that no one saw you. That your brush painted a world that no one shared. You hurt, as others sold their paintings and ate. As others mingled and laughed while you remained quiet and alone in a world that scurried away. Not understanding who you wanted to be.
By Joe Luca3 years ago in Critique
A Walk To Remember
The popular, rebellious teenager Landon Carter is threatened with expulsion from school after he and his friends leave evidence of underage drinking on the school grounds and seriously injure another student as the result of a prank. The head of the school gives Landon the choice of being expelled or atoning for his actions by tutoring fellow students and participating in the school play. During these functions, Landon notices Jamie Sullivan, a girl he has known since kindergarten and who has attended many of the same classes as him, and who is also the local minister's daughter. Since he's one of the in-crowd, he has seldom paid any attention to Jamie, who wears modest dresses all the time and owns only one sweater. She makes no attempt to wear make-up or otherwise improve her looks or attract attention to herself.
By Judith Akabs3 years ago in Critique
Her
In the near-future Los Angeles, Theodore Twombly is a lonely, introverted man who works for a business that has professional writers compose letters for people who are unable to write letters of a personal nature themselves.
By Judith Akabs3 years ago in Critique
The Fault In Our Stars
Indianapolis teenager Hazel Grace Lancaster is living with thyroid cancer that has spread to her lungs. Believing she is depressed, her mother urges her to attend a weekly cancer patient support group.
By Judith Akabs3 years ago in Critique
500 Days Of Summer
Tom Hansen is an aspiring architect who works as a writer at a greeting card company. He meets Summer Finn, a new employee. They discover that they have a similar taste in music. Later, at a karaoke night for their work, they talk about love.
By Judith Akabs3 years ago in Critique
La La Land
While stuck in Los Angeles traffic, Sebastian "Seb" Wilder, a jazz pianist, has a moment of road rage directed at aspiring actress Mia Dolan. After a hard day at work, Mia's subsequent audition goes awry when the casting director takes a phone call during an emotional scene. That night, her roommates take her to a lavish party in the Hollywood Hills, promising her that someone in the crowd could jump-start her career. After her car is towed, she walks home in disappointment.
By Judith Akabs3 years ago in Critique
The Office
Wit, charm, and irreverence abound in this mockumentary that took the world by storm. Turning the humdrum of the workplace into a spectacle of enjoyment, “The Office” shines as a message to viewers that the mundane can be magical. Hilarity, hijinks, and heart ensue episode after episode again and again.
By Kurt Mason3 years ago in Critique
It’s A Wonderful Life
"No man is a failure, who has friends." George learns this valuable lesson, just as he's becoming content in the life he has tried desperately to leave behind.
By Kelli Sheckler-Amsden3 years ago in Critique
A Game of Shit Shows
Hello my sweet summer children, turns out the night may be dark and full of errors - I mean, terrors. Yet none of that matters because winter came and left without anyone being able to see a fucking thing.
By Rosie J. Sargent3 years ago in Critique
Critica Sistina
What's so great about this stupid ceiling? The sibyls' musculature is male. The cherubs are figging the Pope. Putti? P'tui!
By Meredith Harmon3 years ago in Critique
My First Critique- Ordinary People(1980)
Ordinary People is about a family dealing with loss, disconnection, and trauma. A young son has been struggling to deal with more of his pain between his beloved father & coldhearted mother. He has to find a way to heal himself more because of his therapist who has faith in him.
By Meghan LeVaughn 3 years ago in Critique
Barbie (2023)
Superficial fluff cleverly tackling existential and crucial issues affecting humanity. Immature men denied feminine love chase the consolation of respect through patriarchy, gaining attention from women who savour their newfound lack of responsibility.
By Kayleigh Fraser ✨3 years ago in Critique