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Do They Know It’s Christmas? [The Rules for a Christmas Movie]

21 Oct 2020
Next Saturday is Halloween, and if I have learned anything these last few years it's that this means Christmas begins on Sunday. Some window displays already feature decorations, and holiday-themed…
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Sokovia Accords

26 Sep 2020
This is just for fun today. I have mentioned my Chris Evans/Captain America awakening in past entries (in short, that I knew little of Cap in the past, but the…
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Dramatic Benefit of Horror

15 Sep 2020
Writing, for me, is about healing and reconciliation. I do not mean that this is how I read all writing, but my interest in composing fiction is to that end.…
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Why I’ll Never Be an Author

25 Aug 2020
Tell her to make it short and spicy. And if the main character is a girl, make sure she's married by the end. Or dead, either way. - Mr. Dashwood,…
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A Teddy Obsession (A Sort of Gerwig’s Little Women Review)

11 Aug 202010 Aug 2020
When I finally got around to reading Little Women in college, it immediately became one of my favourite stories. Jo and Meg charmed me (admittedly, I found Amy annoying on…
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The (Not So) Definitive Ranking of Disney and Pixar Animated Classics – A Summary

30 Jun 2020
To recap the full list of 80 films reviewed in the previous pieces, here is a simplified list for quick viewing without all the commentary. List begins here for the…
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The (Not So) Definitive Ranking of Disney Animated Films: 10-1

30 Jun 202030 Jun 2020
You made it to the moment we've all been waiting for - the top ten. I'm sure the dedicated Disney fans out there have been keeping tabs in their heads…
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The (Not So) Definitive Ranking of Disney Animated Films: 20-11

29 Jun 2020
You've made it to the top 20 - the elites. We are getting into the Who's Who of Disney and Pixar animated classics now. For those who need to reverse…
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The (Not So) Definitive Ranking of Disney Animated Films: 30-21

28 Jun 2020
Welcome to the top 30! The competition will surely heat up a bit as even less seasoned Disney fans should recognise all of the entries at this point. Newer generations…
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The (Not So) Definitive Ranking of Disney Animated Films: 40-31

27 Jun 2020
On to the top half of the list. Items 50-41 can be found here, and it daisy-chains its way back from there if you'd like to revisit the list to…

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