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Scapple Review
I use Scrivener by Literature and Latte for all my writing. I’ve already written a review of that app so I’ll just sum it up by saying that it’s a fully-featured studio for writers; it has virtually everything you’ll need to write and organize any writing project. Sometimes, however, you just need to map out…
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Review of Rankin/Bass “The Return of the King” (1980)
This cartoon… This is the one that broke me… I feel drained after watching this. Before there was Peter Jackson, there were three cartoons almost unrelated to one another, and I made the mistake of deciding to review all of them. The first was a children’s animated TV special by Rankin/Bass that removed almost every…
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The Grimdark Genre and Why I Hate It
I’m supposed to be the one with cynical, even nihilistic tendencies. Why is it that I’m the one having to stand up and defend humanity as not being irreparably broken? I once wrote an article about the differences between Epic Fantasy and its largely American counterpart Sword & Sorcery. This article will be somewhat similar,…
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Scrivener 2 Review
Scrivener 2 is dead—long live Scrivener 3! Read about it in my more recent article: Why You Should Use Scrivener 3. I don’t know if I can offer Scrivener 2 any praise that’s not already been said, and even as I write this I’m terrified of simply regurgitating what many, many others have written on…
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Path Between Rows of Trees in Spring
Now that things are green and sunny, I’ve painted another path, and I’m told it’s still part of the Galloping goose, which means this is another part of my Galloping Goose series.
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Five Terrible Film Scores
Think of any great movie you love; chances are it wouldn’t be half the film it is without the music that accompanies its amazing writing and performances. The right music can amplify the emotions of a scene or change its meaning entirely. Often it sets the tone for the film. Beyond that, a great score…
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Top 10 Worst Book-to-Film Adaptations
There’s been some controversy concerning Peter Jackson’s adaptation of The Hobbit, with some criticizing decisions such as making a three-part movie, the addition of original background characters, and many even pettier complaints. Some have even gone so far as to say that it “wasn’t very true to the source material,” despite staying far truer to…
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Review of Ralph Bakshi’s “The Lord of the Rings” (1978)
Last year I reviewed the 1977 Rankin/Bass cartoon adaptation of The Hobbit. Today I’ll be taking a look at another such cartoon: Ralph Bakshi’s 1978 attempt to bring The Lord of the Rings to the screen. As I did with the Hobbit cartoon—and as I’m planning to do with the final instalment in the cartoon…
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“Harry Potter” Book Series Review
This post is outdated! When I wrote my original review of the Harry Potter series, I was holding back with regard to some of my criticisms. With author J.K. Rowling using her considerable influence to spread transphobic propaganda, I feel it’s necessary to criticize both her political views and her work, which glorifies some truly…
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Beach at Clover Point No. 1
While you wait for my Harry Potter review, I thought I’d show you another of my oil paintings. This one, as its name suggests, is of a beach at Clover Point.
