Fiction

"The Perks of Being a Wallflower"
Dear friend, Life and death. Sexual and physical abuse. Trauma. The power of friendship helps Charlie figure out where he belongs in high school until it all goes awry.
By Samantha J.3 years ago in Critique
Hamlet
Shakespeare's creation, damaged by Hamlet's instability. Unfortunate defect — overthinking — postpones activity. Spooky retribution slows down in reflection. Wit amazes, yet now and again muddles. In spite of splendor, a soil of wavering weakens the magnum opus' strength.
By Manjit@6400..3 years ago in Critique
Arkham series
The Batman Arkham series is without question the most flawless videogame franchise in history. This series, should be the gold standard for videogames. A great story across many games and even the comics, great mechanics, great voice acting, and a franchise that always upped the ante with each new release.
By Dyllon Rodillon3 years ago in Critique
Harry Potter
The most popular book in modern literature owes its success to a magical fantasy story of wizardry, good and evil, innocence and experience, and ultimately, life and death. Harry's story teaches us invaluable lessons about the importance of persistence, never ever giving up, and loyalty, staying true to your friends.
By Liam Ireland3 years ago in Critique
The Fast And The Furious (Movie Series)
A group of autophiles led by adult Caillou embark on increasingly zany adventures! Leveling up, making friends, and battling villains! All the absurdity of a group of tabletop adventurers. Guided by a Game Master who desperately wishes it to end, but doesn't know how. The Rock falls, everyone dies perhaps?
By Addison M3 years ago in Critique
Avatar the original = Deja Vu
A stunning Sci-fi spectacle, filled with mesmerizing special CGI effects. A tragic story of indigenous struggles from other worldly invaders. Once a planet of harmony, it's lands now raped due to greed.
By JBaz3 years ago in Critique
A Critique of the Lord of the Rings Trilogy
The story is very interesting and compelling and is full of twists and turns. The world is well built and the mythology is described in detail. The book was influential and revolutionized the fantasy genre. The movies were likewise widely viewed as cinematic masterpieces, even if they are very long.
By Austin Blessing-Nelson (Blessing)3 years ago in Critique
“The Turn of the Screw” - Critique. Top Story - August 2023.
Inspiring creators of ghostly tales & films, Creeps the skin, but makes one want to escape to an ominous mansion filled with ghostly intruders,
By Grz Colm3 years ago in Critique
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
The raw power of longing sweeps you into this story. A cursed love triangle, and a dauntless heroine keep you there. It's a gorgeous take on the old caution to be careful what you wish for, as rich as Addie’s favourite black coffee. An enchanted midnight whisper of a novel.
By Lauren Everdell3 years ago in Critique
Where The Crawdads Sing
Where The Crawdads Sing poetically weaves abandonment and isolation into a swampland setting. Perhaps even more lyrical are the things inferred yet unsaid and the subtle trail of hints of unseen events. Even still, the concept of Man's justice as opposed to the laws of nature is the most epic.
By Marilyn Glover3 years ago in Critique
Avatar
Cameron's groundbreaking visual effects stun, but the narrative recycles familiar tropes: colonialism, noble savage. Dialogue and character arcs lack innovation. While a technical marvel, the film's potential to provoke meaningful discourse on environmentalism and culture remains disappointingly underdeveloped, drowned in its own visual splendor.
By Crissa3 years ago in Critique
A Little Life: A Big Feeling
Why was it so popular?! Unrealistic, melodramatic, depressing, unrelentingly bleak, overly long – 800 pages of emotional torture-porn. What did we learn from it all? Friendship good, abuse bad? What a revelation! The author desperately tried to make me feel something, and I did: anger. I f***ing hate this book.
By Jenifer Nim3 years ago in Critique