Tag: critique

Red Dirt Rising screenshot, three young men in 1940's casual attire lean against a 1930'a couple with the hood up, inside an open air barn

Movie Review: Red Dirt Rising

by JohnnyKillmore, posted in Writing

I finally found a movie I wanted to review that involved cars instead of motorcycles, but it had all the momentum of a flat tire. Red Dirt Rising is a 2010 film that felt like a straight-to-TV movie from the 1980's. They clearly had a budget for cars and wardrobe, with the 1930's-1940's era vibe … Continue reading Movie Review: Red Dirt Rising

A center-lit scene of a man sitting inside an empty table at a bar and restaurant, eating a simple meal. A cat sits in the foreground on a seatback, boxes and bags sit waiting to be unpacked, and a motorcycle is parked in an aisle.

Empty Reflections

by JohnnyKillmore, posted in Photography, Writing

I just saw this article on the BBC's website about a photograph. It was eventually used by an article called "The Big Empty," which shared photos of how empty things were during the pandemic and lockdowns. This particular picture was taken in February or 2020, very early on, but in Beijing, where people were staying … Continue reading Empty Reflections