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Ctrl Alt Critique ā Cats (2019)
This week, for reasons yet to be fully understood, Amber, Ad, and Bailey are tackling Tom Hooperās 2019 remake of Andrew Lloyd Webberās Cats. Regular contributor Sammie joins them once again to offer her unique perspective on this peculiar feature. Prepare for a discussion covering everything from Taylor Swift to Tom Hooperās directorial choices, the ethics of portraying pets in a shameful light,ā¦
#Andrew Lloyd Webber#Big Screen Cats#Broadway to Film#Bustopher Jones#Cats 2019#Cats Movie#Cats the Musical#Digital Fur Technology#Francesca Hayward#Grizabella#Ian McKellen#Idris Elba#James Cordon#Jellical Cat#Jennifer Hudson#Macavity#Movie Fail#Movie Musical#Mr Mistoffelees#Musical Movie#Rebel Wilson#Rum Tum Tugger#Skimble Shanks#Taylor Swift#Tom Hooper#TS Elliot#Victoria The White Cat#Weird Movies
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Ctrl Alt Critique ā Signs (2002)
Amber and Bailey revisit the weird and wonderful world of extraterrestrials, covering the 2002 M. Night Shyamalanās invasion flick, Signs. Prepare for a wild ride as Bailey attempts to apply a geopolitical lens to these water-fearing beasties. Amber, meanwhile, tries to utilise her QHSE Officer expertise, providing these aliens with a spot of homework before reattempting a second invasion. Soā¦
#Abigail Breslin#Alien Invasion#Crop Circles#Film Analysis#Joaquin Phoenix#M. Night Shyamalan#Mel Gibson#Movie Review#Mystery#Rory Culkin#Sci-Fi#science fiction#Thriller
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Ctrl Alt Critique ā Aliens (1986)
This week, Ad, Amber and Bailey are reviewing James Cameronās 1986 sequel to the Ridley Scott sci-fi hit, Aliens. Join Bailey and Ad, as they dish up a compelling defense case for Carter J. Burkeās actions, inviting the jury (wellā¦listeners) to contemplate whether Ellen Ripley may well have been the real villain all along. Meanwhile, I decide to bring some of my Occupational Health and Safetyā¦
#Al Matthews#Aliens#Bill Paxton#Carrie Henn#Corporal Hicks#Ellen Ripley#James Cameron#Jenette Goldstein#Lance Henriksen#Lieutenant Gorman#Mark Rolston#Michael Biehn#Newt#Paul Resier#Podcast#Private Drake#Private Hudson#Private Vasquez#Sergeant Apone#Sigourney Weaver#Xenomorph
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Ctrl Alt Critique ā Nosferatu (2024)
This week, Amber, Ad, and Bailey dive into Robert Eggersā remake of the classic 1922 German expressionist masterpiece, Nosferatu. Join the trio as they discuss their favorite vampire films of all time, the directorās cuts that excite them most, and their imaginative strategies for vanquishing pesky vampires. Is Amber a uniquely skilled vampire slayer, or just the strange, toxic ex girlfriendā¦
#Bill Skarsgard#Ctrl Alt Critique#Film Review#Lily Rose Depp#Nicholas Hoult#Podcast#Robert Eggers#Vampires
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A Roll of the Dice
New years are peculiar. I suspect thatās the case for a lot of people. Of course there is no real significance to a new year. Itās just the transition from one day to the next. Itās nothing more than a shift in digits. Yet being the species that we are, weāve applied more meaning to this particular transition in numbers. A random day suddenly becomes an annual appraisal for our lives. Anā¦
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Ctrl Alt Critique ā The Conjuring 2 (2016)
Episode 18 is now live! Easily the most fun Iāve had recording a show to date. It feels nice to be back to recording our standard review episodes, which is why I think there was so much enthusiasm when making this one. This time around, weāre looking at James Wanās 2016 sequel, The Conjuring 2. During the show, we break down the plot, share some of our absent co-hosts thoughts on the plot logic,ā¦
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Writerās Journal ā The Fable Forms
It transpires that this daft little writing journal Iāve set up for myself might well be paying off. At least for now, that is. After my last entry, I found myself with a burst of inspiration. All that talk about channeling my inner motivation genuinely inspired me. The moment I published my piece on struggling to motivate myself, I found myself with an overwhelming urge to dive into my novel.ā¦
#Character Development#Creative Mindset#Creative Process#novel#Novel Progress#novel writing#Storytelling#writing#Writing Habits#writing journey
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Writer's Journal - The Stories We Tell Ourselves
My motivation is at an all-time low. Oh, alright, thatās probably a slight exaggeration. The year in which I sat around and watched YouTube videos non-stop was probably less impactful on the overall progression of my life than the situation Iām in right now. Plus, as much as I donāt feel as though Iāve been doing much, a quick step back to assess my workflow suggests otherwise. Iām stillā¦
#Career#Creative Block#Creative Journey#Creative Process#creative writing#Imposter Syndrome#Mindset#Motivation Struggle#novel#novel writing#Personal Growth#Procrastination#Self Reflection#writing#Writing Community#Writing Journal
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Ctrl Alt Critique āĀ UFOs
We have a new episode out! Itās been out for a few days, as a matter of fact. I just did my usual thing of forgetting to hit Publish on the post Iād drafted in prep for it. Due to our co-host, Ad, being quite poorly in recent weeks, we have had to shake up the format of this episode. Instead of doing our usual film/tv/game review of the week, we instead decided to pick a topic and spend the hourā¦
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Writer's Journal - The Weekend Word Drought
I managed to get very minimal writing done this weekend. When I say minimal, I mean none. This wasnāt part of the plan, of course. Sunday was intended to be my day of nonstop typing. After a couple of slow days, I figured Iād make it up to myself and finish another chapter of my novel. I had the affair all mapped out in my head. I was going to wake up early, get the gym out the way before the sunā¦
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Ctrl Alt Critique ā Final Fantasy XVI, The Terminator, New Moon
Iām a little behind when it comes to posting about our latest episodes. My instinct was to come up with a thousand and one excuses as to how busy Iāve been. Truth be told, Iāve just not been very organized when it comes to promoting the show in recent weeks. Itās for this reason, Iām now playing a spot of catch-up. I figured instead of spamming the site with three subsequent posts, Iād advertiseā¦
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The Road to E.T: Chapter One - 'Dreaming of a Night Sky'
Despite a difficult production ā largely in part to Columbia Picturesā financial troubles at the time of its development ā Close Encounters of the Third Kind went on to be a roaring success for the then 30-year-old Steven Spielberg. The film cost $19.4 million dollars to make, yet upon its release in 1977, it brought home a worldwide box office grossing Ā£306.9 million. Columbia Picturesā¦
#Aliens#American Werewolf in London#Astrophysics#Box Office Hit#Close Encounters of the Third Kind#Columbia Pictures#Cultural Impact#Extra Terrestrial#Film Directors#Film History#Film Pre Production#Film Production#Film Sequels#Hollywood History#Hopkinsville Encounter#Jaws 2#John Sayles#Josef Hynek#Night Skies#Pop Culture#Practical Effects#Project Blue Book#Rick Baker#Ron Cobb#sci fi cinema#Sci Fi Horror#Screenwriting#Special Effects#Spielberg Films#Steven Spielberg
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'A Beast from the Third Degree' - The Terminator
These days, James Cameron is perhaps most known as a pioneer within the art of digital filmmaking. Beyond a new release, his films serve as technological demonstrations for the foreseeable future of the medium. None of which is to say his latest movies are bad; they just carry an additional facet that a lot of releases are unburdened with. Yet this wasnāt always the case. There was a briefā¦
#80sMovies#ACtionMovie#ArnoldSchwarzenegger#ArtificialIntelligence#BradFiedel#CyberdyneSystems#FutureWar#GaleAnneHurd#I&039;llBeBack#JamesCameron#JohnConnor#KyleReese#LindaHamilton#MichaelBiehn#OrionPictures#PostApocalyptic#SarahConnor#SciFiClassic#Skynet#StanWinston#T101#TechNoir#Terminator1984#TheTerminator#TimeTravel
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Ctrl Alt Critique - Streets of Rage 4
Slightly later than intended post. I was meant to post this last week, however time has not been on my side as of recent. Weāve dropped two podcast episodes since my last post. Here is the first of these uploads. Bailey, Ad and I cover the 2020 beat-em-up smash, Streets of Rage 4.
Me being me, I ended up going off on a massive tangent, spending a heft chunk of the episode talking about theā¦
#AdamHunter#AxelStone#BeatEmUp#BlazeFielding#ClassicGames#DrZan#EstelAguirre#Gaming#GamingNostalgia#MaxThunder#MrX#MrY#MsY#NintendoSwitch#PlayStation4#PodcastEpisode#PS4#RetroGaming#RooTheKangaroo#SegaGenesis#Shiva#SkateHunter#StreetsOfRage#StreetsOfRage2#StreetsOfRage3#StreetsOfRage4#Switch#WoodOakCity#Xbox#XboxSeriesS
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Ctrl Alt Critique - Alien: Romulus (2024)
Our latest episode is out! Very proud of this one. We put a lot of work and thought into it. Hopefully that shows in the final edit! We talk all things Alien: Romulus in this one. I dive headfirst into analysing the script. Bailey dishes out some production details and trivia. Ad breaks down some of his issues with the filmās logic, as well as dishing up some of his own tasty trivia in a fine newā¦
#Aileen Wu#Alien#Alien Franchise#Alien Romulus#Archie Renaux#Cailee Spaeny#Ctrl Alt Critique#David Jonsson#Fede Ćlvarez#Isabela Merced#Podcast#Ridley Scott#Spike Fearn#Xenomorph
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Ctrl Alt Critique - The Waffly One
This week, weāve decided to shake things up a touch. Instead of our usual deep dives into films, TV shows, and games, Bailey, Ad, and I pressed the pause button to do something a little different; a Q&A session straight from our Discord community. Expect a rollercoaster of giggles, nonsense, and plenty of unexpectedly profound answers. Recording this episode was an absolute blast; a refreshingā¦
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'Did Originality Drop Sharply While I was Away?' - Alien: Romulus
Perhaps the most notable aspect to mention about Alien: Romulus is how gorgeous the film looks. From the opening shots of a Wayland-Yutani vessel investigating the wreckage of the Nostromo, to the shots of the alien hive infesting the Romulus vessel, this is a movie that glistens and wows at every turn. Fede Ćlvarezās use of puppeteering, lighting and framing makes for perhaps one of theā¦
#Alien#Alien Franchise#Alien: Covenant#Alien: Romulus#Aliens#Dan O&039;bannon#David Jonsson#Fede Ćlvarez#James Cameron#Prometheus#Ridley Scott#Romulus#Xenomorph
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