Hi, I'm Tom Munday. I'm a Journalism graduate from Perth's Curtin University who's passionate about film, TV, music, theatre, and sport. Happy reading, folks!
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literature Write this topicGillian Flynn's Literature: Changing Mediums for the BetterHow did the transitions from tabloid journalism to crime writing to screenwriting help Gillian Flynn become one of the world's most distinctive writers? |
film Write this topicMarvel's Cinematic Universe: What Really Has Changed About Superhero Cinema?We know some of the Marvel Cinematic Universe's many ticks (humour, intertwining worlds etc.), has the genre really changed all that much? How do these movies differ from X-Men, Spider-Man in quantity and quality?
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games Write this topicReflecting upon 2014's Gamergate ScandalMonths on from the firestorm, has the video game system changed for the better or worse? Can it be changed over the next few months?
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film Write this topicSpider-Man on the Big Screen: Where to Next?With The Amazing Spider-Man 2 spoiling Sony's plans, where should the wall-crawling megastar swing to next? Will Sony/Marvel's new plans to the character justice for sideline him in four of more established Cinematic Universe characters? |
A-Listers and TV: From Dwayne Johnson to Matthew McConaugheyList and discuss the biggest A-list stars and their connections to TV's golden age. How does each one handle the small screen compared to the blockbuster heights? |
writing Write this topicOpinion Piece Writing: Writers GuideHow to write opinion pieces to A. communicate to a wide audience, connect to the core issue, and find a new angle. |
Girls: Lena Dunham's Postmodern FeminismAre Lena Dunham and Girl's socio-political touches overshadowed the more revealing, realist aspects of the show's first few seasons? |
The Wire: Where are They Now? Where Could They Go?Where are the actors from The Wire now? Have these people reached their true potential on the big and small screens? Could they have the chutzpah to come back together or another season? |
The Civil Rights Era in Film: Four Tired Tropes and Why They Have to Go | |
Good article, mate. Nice work. Captain America, being a true-blue superhero, is tasked with representing what America was, is, and would like to be. His struggle, fitting into modern day whilst fixing their overwhelming problems, makes for a compelling insight into the one-man-making-a-difference character arc. | Captain America: A Case Study in Depression |
Terrific article. Sherlock represents the disabled person’s place in modern life. He, proving himself valuable, turns weakness int strength through emotional force. | Sherlock, Autism, and the Cultural Politics of Representation |
Cool article, very interesting read. | Lorde and the Ambiguous 'You': the Idyllic Relationship of Pure Heroine |
Well done on the article! Gave me a lot to think about it! Authorship does indeed refer to the director’s hold over a production to create a distinguishable work of art. With film, TV etc. relying on the screenplay/direction relationship, many directors make the choice to either pick scripts they are entirely comfortable with or writer their own. James Cameron, for example, takes up many years crafting every inch of his singular vision. Meanwhile, big-names like Ridley Scott take scripts and run with them (which may answer for his recent foibles). | Story or Style: Which Should Directors Concentrate On? |
Great article! A lot of range and interesting analyses! like many of Joss Whedon’s signature works, the drama and comedy work thanks to the characters at his disposal. Creating a push-me-pull-you vibe. Dealing with contrasting personalities and powers, his writing and directorial style delivers lasting appeal and frenzied conflicts between his colourful casts. | Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Seeing is Believing in Season Seven |
Well done! Fantastic article with a lot of interesting points! This type of anime, popular throughout the world, does tend to appeal to those with similar issues to its characters. In this case, using what you have for good or evil. These types of conflicts deliver major appeal for adolescence eager for change and reassurance. | Cyborg 009: The Long Road to an Ending |
Great article! Very concise and interesting, well done! The film and novel work in vastly different ways. Despite both telling the same visceral and distressing narrative, the film embraces the news media’s long-lasting effect on the mystery. Meanwhile, the book takes enough time to chart the steadily declining central relationship. | Gone Girl: The Complexity of Human Behavior |
Great article, keep up the awesome stuff.
The genre merely scrapes the tip of the iceberg. Because we’re of vastly different generation, we can create not-entirely-accurate representations of the period and certain events. Movies like The Help, The Butler, and 12 Years a Slave seek to tell haunting stories and set specific agendas worth paying attention to.