Stunning animation and evocative storytelling seduce in this overlooked fantasy film for all ages.
Author: jivanward
Film Review: Don’t Think Twice (2016)
Quintessentially American, the lives of improv-comedians is kinda explored in this dry sort of funny comedy-drama.
Film Review: Oujia: Origin of Evil (2016)
Mike Flanagan injects life into the Ouija franchise utilising his directorial proficiencies, camera work, tension, and pacing.
Film Review: Swiss Army Man (2016)
Peculiarity, comedic timing, and farts combine into the sublime and surreal.
Film Review: The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013)
The revered Studio Ghibli delivers another gorgeous film that entrances with pathos, and masterful animation techniques that effortlessly meander into each other.
Film Review: The Neon Demon (2016)
Following suit, Nicholas Winding Refn produces another gorgeous slow-burner that holds a knife to the slender neck of the fashion industry.
Film Review: Ninja Scroll (1993)
Non-stop action, violence, and beautiful animation thrive in this Anime classic.
[threads] Short Story Collection
A serial killer vlogs his exploits. A pensioner confesses in a product review. Users discuss the latest episode of a television drama. A picture holds the disturbing secret behind an ancient shrine.
There’s a story behind everything, and a thread that connects us to it.
“In this book the author has set himself the difficult task of re-casting the forms and vocabulary of internet culture into stylish literature, and he has succeeded.” – 5* review, Amazon User
“All the stories are gripping in different ways, the characters, the themes, the writing style, each made more interesting by the form it is delivered by: Videos, blog posts, product reviews est. with all their differences they are all totally believable and often forgot I was reading fictional stories.” – 5* review, Goodreads User
[threads] by Jivan Ward is a sparkling original short story collection focusing on stories and conversations uploaded onto the internet. These eighteen stories span genres, themes, and mediums. Delving into horror, philosophy, history, politics, romance, and the very nature of what it means to be a contemporary content consumer.
Available to download at:
Apple (iBooks)
Observations: About Rhetoric
I’ve been thinking a lot about rhetoric recently, and as traditional media, new media, and social media (all the media) continue to inseminate nearly every social sphere I think it’s important to discuss it. Like, what it is, how it’s changing/changed, how identifiable it is, how everyone wields it, so…
[threads]: FrankieFurter659 (Part One): A Video
[Buzz cut, portly, forty-something, black and orange torn shirt, sits in a leather office chair, looking into the camera; he rubs his palms over his face; he groans; he grins; he picks up a beer bottle and drinks:] Hi guys. I’ve done something important today. Something I’ve felt like doing for a long time, and I mean, a long time. As some of you may know, I’ve been having trouble in the community for, like, wow, [he runs fingers through his beard] months now. It’s been a long shitty time. I don’t even know where to begin. (more…)
