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Whiplash- Dedication or Obsession
Whiplash (2014) follows Andrew Nieman (Miles Teller), a student at the fictional Shaffer Conservatory. Nieman is a skilled jazz drummer who wishes to become one of the greats, with particular admiration for Buddy Rich. Nieman’s relationship with his abusive instructor, Terrence Fletcher (J.K Simmons) provides the central conflict of the film and the film’s most…
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Stealing Ideas
I was posting to my writing instagram account today, when I started scrolling through one of the pages I (used to) follow. On his latest post, the user had a caption: You hear your mom calling you into the kitchen. As you are heading down the stairs you hear a whisper from the closet saying…
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The Irony of the MCU
I saw Captain America: Civil War recently and I currently rank it as my second favourite MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe) film, with The Winter Soldier still being #1 for me. Despite the love I have for some of the MCU, I can’t help but notice the criticism people always levy at DC films. I am…
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Injustice
In 2013, NetherRealm Studios (best known for Mortal Kombat) released Injustice: Gods Among Us. In an alternate universe, The Joker tricks Superman into killing Lois Lane and his unborn child. The Joker uses scarecrow’s fear toxin to make Superman think he sees Doomsday. Superman responds by pushing Doomsday into space, and it is too late…
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The Cop Bonus
“How’s the kitchen coming along?” “Great, I think we have enough to renovate the basement too. I’m so happy they’ve finally started paying you more. Especially since you lost your job.” “The money’s not from the police station honey. After I killed that kid, someone started a GoFundMe account. They raised nearly half a million…
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Y: The Last Man and Amazons
The Walking Dead is currently my favourite comic book series and while I endure the one-month gap between issues, I decided to check out Y: The Last Man. It was highly recommended by many lists and was also only sixty issues long, saving me from the worry of a very long commitment on top of…