Year of Critique

Kid A Artist: Radiohead Review/Critique: One of the biggest reasons I decided to do Year of Critique was to broaden my horizons within each individual medium that interested me. I felt as though for the most part I had stagnated when it came to all four mediums and the consumption of them felt like a waste of time rather than a good use of it. What I could not have predicted however, was exactly which medium of the four I would spend the most time with outside of my monthly picks and to my surprise that medium ended up being music. After listening to " Ziggy Stardust " earlier this year, I decided to listen to a bunch of other albums by David Bowie as well. Once I had exhausted his catalogue for the time being, I decided to ask a close friend of mine who is pretty into David Bowie what other artist I would like. He strongly recommended me OK Computer by Radiohead. Well I decided to give that album a listen, and I have to be honest - it has quickly become one of m...

Theme: Masks It's that time of year! Things are getting spooky, I'm still very behind on YOC, and it's time for another month of picks. This month, the theme is Masks , physical and conceptual. Masks are something I have been irrationally terrified of for a very long time ever since first visiting my Nana's house and seeing them covering her wall. I'm hoping this theme will deliver some spooks in accordance with the approach of Halloween, and will lead a nice transition into a broader spooky theme in October. With that said, here are my picks for September! Album: Vol 3: (The Subliminal Verses) Artist: Slipknot Why I chose this Album: Slipknot! Well that's a name I haven't heard in a minute. Yes my album for this month is in fact from middle school metal artist Slipknot, the band that wears jumpsuits and masks on stage and plays spooky stuff. I think on top of their wearing of masks, the type of music they play will really fit in nicely wit...

Detention Red Candle Games Review/Critique: As far as horror goes, few people I know get scared as easily as myself. Ever since I watched Freddy vs Jason when I was young and couldn't go to the bathroom myself, I've been completely unable to handle anything horror related. That means when it came to playing a horror game for Year of Critique, I was really at a loss for what to do. It's a very popular genre, so to ignore it altogether would be an issue. Unlike a film though, a game does not simply play itself. If you put it on you can't just stop playing when it gets to the scary part. As you can see this led to me putting it off and putting it off until I could put it off no longer. The thought of playing it was a nightmarish one, but I knew eventually I would have to face it head on and just get it over with. I've done that, I've played and beaten the game, and horror wise it wasn't even that scary (for the most part). I'm glad I playe...

100 Year of Solitude Gabriel García Márquez "Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendía was to remember that distant afternoon when his father took him to discover ice...” -  Gabriel García Márquez Review/Critique:   It's crazy to me just how much nostalgia a book that takes place in a town that doesn't exist, in a country I've never been to, in a time period I've never lived in can evoke. Gabriel García Márquez's " 100 Years of Solitude " tells the 100 year story of the Buendia family who helped found the fictional town of Mocando, all the trials and tribulations they go through as a collective, the evolution of the world around them, and the inescapable stagnation of their lineage. I don't think my job in reviewing media has been as important as it is now in my review of  " 100 Years of Solitude ", as it seems online that this is an incredibly polarizing book. That doesn't surprise ...