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Most recently published stories in Critique.
"Long Live The Pumpkin Queen"
The book Long Live The Pumpkin Queen by Shea Ernshaw is a sweet and enthralling sequel to the Tim Burton's movie "Nightmare Before Christmas." It has a powerful theme of growth, courage, loyalty, bravery, and staying true to one's self, no matter where you go, or what situation you're in.
By Hope Martin3 years ago in Critique
A Little White Lie
Shriver, a down-on-his-luck handyman whose never read a book in his life, gets mistaken for a famous writer whose been in hiding for more than 20 years. With nothing to lose, he accepts an invitation to a college literary festival and soon finds himself surrounded by adoring fans and an English professor who captures his heart.
By kathy rich3 years ago in Critique
A Warning About Warning
Warning by Jenny Joseph was written in 1961 and, unlike its main character, has not aged well. It's vision of rebellion which features wearing non-matching clothes and trampling flowers in your neighbors garden is so anodyne as to be offensive considering what was happening in the counterculture of the time.
By Everyday Junglist3 years ago in Critique
What Remains of Edith Finch - A review of the unusual
What is truly real and what is fiction? A beautiful story told in an indie game format. Edith Finch makes players question what is happening, throughout the journey. Through the perspective of Edith herself, she discovers the secrets of her childhood home, dealing with the topics of death and grieving.
By Elizabeth Butler3 years ago in Critique
The Polar Express
Adapted from a children's book and directed by Robert Zemeckis, this motion capture animated film is set on Christmas eve in the 1950s and a young boy aboards a train for the greatest night of his life which includes meeting Santa Claus. Along the way he makes a couple of new friends as they enjoy hot chocolate and they get themselves in peril until they met the big guy. Upon meeting him the boy gets a small bell as a gift and he hears it ring until he gets home. But he remembers fondly of the experience as he got older.
By Forest Green3 years ago in Critique
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Top Story - August 2023.
Sunny name: dark show. This searing societal satire hilariously skewers issues big and small, from gun control and abortion rights to misunderstanding emojis and being shushed. Huge egos, short tempers, and hysterical situations make it an excellent sitcom; sharp, snappy writing and finger-on-the-pulse humour make it the longest-running in history.
By Jenifer Nim3 years ago in Critique
Don't Hug Me I'm Scared
We are thrown into a surreal and disjointed reality with a group of close friends who live together who are playing house. Trauma and darkness lies underneath their colorful world, with secrets and lies strewn about in catchy songs that mirror our fixation on media to educate and amuse us.
By Melissa Ingoldsby3 years ago in Critique
“Deloused in the Comatorium” by The Mars Volta
Through wonder, horror, tranquility, mourning, confusion, and those emotions too subtle for us to have words for yet, this album takes you on a path to the outermost and inner-most reaches of imagination and human experience.
By Uncle Bunk3 years ago in Critique
