Month: June 2018

My Problems with

My Problems with: The Toxicity of Fan Culture

Post author By You Call Yourself a Film Critic
Post date June 18, 2018
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So this rant was gonna take an entirely different direction originally.

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Tags CalArts, CalArts style, Fan culture, Harassment, Jake Lloyd, Kelly Marie Tran, McDonald's, Rick and Morty, Schezuan Sauce, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Teen Titans, Teen Titans Go!, Thundercats, Thundercats Roar

Sneak Peek: The Milk Run

Post author By You Call Yourself a Film Critic
Post date June 17, 2018
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The Milk Run is the latest film from Cork-based director and a friend of mine Simon McKeon.

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Tags Chris Keating, Christmas at Draculas, Colman Hayes, Conor Dwane, Cork, Cork Film, Cork Shorts, George Patterson, Irish cinema, Jean Law, Local cinema, Lorraine Comiskey, Michael Murphy, Padraig Wilson McCarthy, Simon McKeon, The Fangs of Fame, The Milk Run

Quick Critique: The Breadwinner

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Post date June 3, 2018
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Parvana (Saara Chaudry) is a young girl living in Taliban-occupied Kabul.

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Tags Academy Awards, Afghanistan, Ali Badshah, Cartoon Saloon, Deborah Ellis, Irish Film, Kabul, Kilkenny, Oscar nominated, Oscars, Quick Critique, Saara Chaudry, Song of the Sea, Taliban, The Breadwinner, The Secret of Kells

A Wrinkle in Time, and Death of the Author

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Post date June 3, 2018
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A Wrinkle in Time is a 1962 science fiction novel written by Madeleine L’Engle.

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Tags A wrinkle in Time, Adaptation, Ava DuVernay, DEATH OF THE AUTHOR, Jeff Stockwell, Jennifer Lee, Madeline L'Engle, Movie adaptations, Oprah Winfrey, Roland Barthes, The Shining