The Cycle of Life and Trauma in Alex Garland’s ‘Men’
Photo: ‘Men’ ‘Men’ Is a Bit of a Clickbait Title A personal retreat to the countryside seems like a straightforward thing to arrange. A necessary thing if, say, your husband who you planned to divorce plummeted to his grisly death from the London highrise where you...
‘Downton Abbey: A New Era’: A Delightful Return to Downton
Photo: ‘Downton Abbey: A New Era’ ‘Downton Abbey’ has made its mark on a generation. The original ‘Downton Abbey’, a 2010 television series, gained critical acclaim as it collected Emmy wins and shelves full of other awards. Critics praised the series, and it made a...
5 Brilliantly Successful LGBTQ Novels: What’s So Special?
Photo: LGBTQ Novels LGBTQ Novels – Overview Coming of age narratives as well as young adult fiction have become some of the most common expressions of the LGTBQ+ community in literature. These five novels saw brilliant success for very different reasons....
‘The Bob’s Burgers Movie’: A Charming and Clever Film That Makes the Case for the Animated Genre
Photo: ‘The Bob’s Burgers Movie’ Animated films often don’t receive as much praise or worship as live-action movies do. They rarely, if ever, garner the recognition that they deserve. This is likely because we associate “animated” with the word “cartoon”, as any...
