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Reviews and Essays

Film Review: I Kill Giants

September 23, 2018September 24, 2018 Shyla Fairfax

I Kill Giants employs metaphor and magical realism to emphasize the ugliness of losing your power and doing everything you can to reclaim it.

Tagged fantasy, feminism, film reviews, film theory, I Kill Giants, I Kill Giants review, magical realism, movie reviews, movies, Netflix, thriller, Zoe SaldanaLeave a comment
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Book Tag: 90s Kid

September 21, 2018September 21, 2018 Shyla Fairfax

A good excuse to shout out books... and the 90s

Tagged 90s, Book Review, Book tag, books, popular culture, throwbacksLeave a comment
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Film Review: A Simple Favor

September 20, 2018September 21, 2018 Shyla Fairfax

A dark comedy that is not simple. Not by a long shot.

Tagged 2018 Movies, A Simple Favor, A Simple Favor review, Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively, film reviews, movies, popular culture2 Comments
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Alternative Reading: Books, E-Books and Audiobooks

September 19, 2018February 11, 2019 Shyla Fairfax

Once upon a time, I only believed in paper and cardboard.

Tagged Accessibility, Audible, Audiobooks, Bookish, books, Disability, E-Books, E-Readers, Environmental sustainability, Ethical, Ethics, Fair Trade, Kindle, medical, Reading2 Comments
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Get to Know the New Flintstones

September 15, 2018September 16, 2018 Shyla Fairfax

Graphic Novel Review The Flintstones Volume 1: Modern Satire at its Finest

Tagged adaptation, Book Review, books, cartoons, comic books, DC Comics, graphic novels, popular culture, Reboot, The FlintstonesLeave a comment
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Book Tag: 90s Movie Tag

September 11, 2018February 11, 2019 Shyla Fairfax

A good excuse to shout out books

Tagged 90s Movies, Book tag, Bookish, books, movies, popular culture2 Comments
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Film Review: Moana

September 7, 2018September 12, 2018 Shyla Fairfax

I admit that I'm a little late to the game on this one, but I fell in love and I have some thoughts to share.

Tagged children's movies, Disney, Dwayne Johnson, feminism, film reviews, Moana, movies, popular culture2 Comments
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Book Review: Kindred (Octavia Butler)

September 5, 2018October 16, 2018 Shyla Fairfax

Kindred was published in 1979, the first science fiction novel to be published by a black woman. It holds a rating of 4.22 on Goodreads.

Tagged African-American Literature, Black Lit, Book Review, Classic Stories, Octavia Butler, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, Slavery, Time TravelLeave a comment

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