essays

What Does a Critic Do?

notes for an essay

Sep 17 •

Brett Alan Dewing

Defending The Last Temptation of Christ

Jun 26 •

Brett Alan Dewing

“But can’t poetry also be just what you feel?”

Well...is it a diary or an artwork?

Oct 13, 2024 •

Brett Alan Dewing

be an omni-didact

a short note on learning

Sep 24, 2024 •

Brett Alan Dewing

The Author’s Mouthpiece Fallacy

another swing at Death by Hanging

Sep 15, 2024 •

Brett Alan Dewing

Setting the Scene: Wes Anderson

What's the big deal with this guy, anyway?

Jul 15, 2024 •

Brett Alan Dewing

The Poisonous Book trope

I first came across the poisonous book trope reading The Picture of Dorian Gray. In Oscar Wilde’s famous novel(la), the titular character is literally…

Mar 19, 2024 •

Brett Alan Dewing

Binary Identity in Barbie

The 2023 year in movies is finally past us.

Mar 17, 2024 •

Brett Alan Dewing

“Newstalghia”

Two of my main fascinations are words and genre.

Mar 14, 2024 •

Brett Alan Dewing

The Author’s Mouthpiece Fallacy

As a product of the American Public School System, I have developed a very particular set of skills and paradigms for reading.

Jan 29, 2024 •

Brett Alan Dewing

Setting the Scene: Krzysztof Kieślowski's Three Colors

Oct 24, 2023 •

Brett Alan Dewing

An Open Letter to the Future Writer of the MCU's X-Men

With the Writers Guild strike at an end, Marvel Studios has put out the word that they're looking for a writer for the upcoming film that will introduce…

Oct 1, 2023 •

Brett Alan Dewing

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