I finally, finally got around to watching Birdman. It's the kind of movie I felt like I really should watch, but at the same time I kept postponing it because, well... it looked artsy. I know. It's a dumb reason. Artsy/literary stories are no worse and no better than those of any other genre. Sturgeon's … Continue reading Birdman: How to Develop a Theme
Category: Story Ending
My Sister, The Serial Killer – How to End Your Story
I was reading My Sister, The Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite a little while back, and it was in many ways an excellent book with great writing, a highly original premise, and if not loveable then at least very insteresting characters. However, there was something about the ending that felt deeply unsatisfactory to me whereas … Continue reading My Sister, The Serial Killer – How to End Your Story
Toby Backman 