(SPOILER ALERT: This is a full breakdown review for “Cordially Invited”) Welcome back, readers, for more discussion about Rooster Teeth’s fantasy anime-style web series, RWBY. Released on Rooster Teeth FIRST on December 21, “Cordially Invited,” Chapter 8 of Volume 7, has quite a few high points to speak of, including some of the character moments, … Continue reading My 2 Cents on RWBY: Volume 7, Chapter 8 – “Cordially Invited”
My 2 Cents on RWBY: Volume 7, Chapter 7 – “Worst Case Scenario”
(SPOILER ALERT: This is a full breakdown review for “Worst Case Scenario”) Welcome back, readers, for more talk about Rooster Teeth’s fantasy anime-style web series, RWBY. Released on Rooster Teeth FIRST on December 14, “Worst Case Scenario,” Chapter 7 of Volume 7, sustains the previous episode’s approach to consistently focusing on both narrative and character, … Continue reading My 2 Cents on RWBY: Volume 7, Chapter 7 – “Worst Case Scenario”
Project Super Nex – Chapter Two – The Best We Can Do
CHAPTER TWO: THE BEST WE CAN DO For years I’ve had this dream where I’m in a meadow, having just picked some berries near the river. I amble down a mossy path with grawtrees standing tall on either side, shafts of gold light filtering through the apple-laden branches arcing protectively overhead. The peaty-smelling air whispers … Continue reading Project Super Nex – Chapter Two – The Best We Can Do
Project Super Nex – Chapter One – The Demonstration (revision)
Hey readers, Some time ago, I posted chapters for Project Super Nex, a sci-fi YA story about the alternate dimension of Cosmotic. In this world, Rad-Bio Laboratory has bioengineered the Super Nex virus to create an army of super-soldiers for the government of SPACE Union so they can win the war against the tyrannical Gargant … Continue reading Project Super Nex – Chapter One – The Demonstration (revision)
My 2 Cents on RWBY: Volume 7, Chapter 6 – “A Night Off”
(SPOILER ALERT: This is a full breakdown review for “A Night Off”) Welcome back, readers, for “A Night Off” (don’t we all need one?), Chapter 6 of Rooster Teeth’s fantasy anime web series, RWBY: Volume 7, released on December 7 on Rooster Teeth FIRST. In short, this is a great chapter, not the least because … Continue reading My 2 Cents on RWBY: Volume 7, Chapter 6 – “A Night Off”
My 2 Cents on Frozen 2
It seems as if it wasn’t too long ago when everyone was belting about how much they needed to “let it go.” But it’s actually been six years since Walt Disney Animation Studios released Frozen in 2013, at which point the movie turned into a smash hit of unprecedented proportions. As it should have, considering … Continue reading My 2 Cents on Frozen 2
My 2 Cents on RWBY: Volume 7 – “Sparks”
(SPOILER ALERT: This is a full breakdown review for “Sparks”) Here we are for more of Rooster Teeth’s fantasy anime web series, RWBY—specifically, “Sparks,” the twenty-minute fifth chapter of Volume 7, released on Rooster Teeth FIRST on November 30. This is the kind of chapter I’ve been hoping for, where it provides a good mixture … Continue reading My 2 Cents on RWBY: Volume 7 – “Sparks”
My 2 Cents on RWBY: Volume 7 – “Pomp and Circumstance”
(SPOILER ALERT: This is a full breakdown review for “Pomp and Circumstance”) Welcome back, readers, for “Pomp and Circumstance,” the fourth chapter of the Rooster Teeth anime-style fantasy web series, RWBY: Volume 7, released on Rooster Teeth FIRST on November 23. This chapter doesn’t do much to move the plot forward, and aside from some … Continue reading My 2 Cents on RWBY: Volume 7 – “Pomp and Circumstance”
My 2 Cents on RWBY: Volume 7 – “Ace Operatives”
(SPOILER ALERT: This is a full breakdown review for “Ace Operatives”) Here we are for the Rooster Teeth fantasy anime-style web series, RWBY. This time, it’s “Ace Operatives,” the third chapter of RWBY: Volume 7, released on Rooster Teeth FIRST on November 16. Suffice to say, this chapter packs a lot into seventeen minutes—new looks … Continue reading My 2 Cents on RWBY: Volume 7 – “Ace Operatives”
My 2 Cents on Catch and Kill
I have clear memories of that pivotal event in 2017—when Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and significant contributor to the #MeToo movement Ronan Farrow (War on Peace) published in The New Yorker a damning exposé consisting of allegations against disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein for his serial pattern of sexual abuse. It was fascinating to keep up … Continue reading My 2 Cents on Catch and Kill