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Creating a Taxonomy of the DMT Entities

Nov 7, 2024 | grahamhancock.com | David Brown

We warmly welcome David Jay Brown, author of The Illustrated Field Guide to DMT Entities: Machine Elves, Tricksters, Teachers, and Interdimensional Beings, as our featured author this month. In this full-colour illustrated handbook, psychedelic explorer David Jay Brown and visionary artist Sara Phinn Huntley explore 25 of the most commonly encountered DMT entities, from machine elves and fairies to insectoids, Reptilians, and divine beings such as Grandmother Ayahuasca.
Cobra Kai’s final season kicks off this week (and then kicks and punches and kicks some more)

Jul 16, 2024 | flicks.com.au | Steve Newall |David Brown |Eliza Janssen |Clarisse Loughrey

An unlikely Karate Kid spinoff enters its home stretch with the final season of Cobra Kai. David Michael Brown looks at how the show has entertained new audiences while servicing fans of the original films. This is the beginning of the end. What started life as a fun Karate Kid spin-off on YouTube in May 2018 has now reached its sixth and final season as a streaming behemoth.
queer Macedonian drama is intimate yet elusive

May 10, 2024 | brnw.ch | Luke Buckmaster |David Brown |Adam Fresco |Eliza Janssen

A big messy Macedonian family, made up of queer and Romani outcasts, faces a heartbreaking decision in Goran Stolevski’s Housekeeping for Beginners. Luke Buckmaster says the performances resonate, but we don’t get an engaging bigger picture. The third film from Macedonian-Australian director Goran Stolevski is a modest drama centred around a home in Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia, that’s become a refuge for a group of queer people of varying ages and circumstances.
Huge of heart, with bravura action set-pieces

May 8, 2024 | flicks.co.nz | David Brown

Wes Ball takes the reins for a new run Apes pic, taking place generations after War for the Planet of the Apes. Kingdom is a worthy, if overlong, successor to one of the finest trilogies in modern blockbuster storytelling, says David Michael Brown. Ever since the original Planet of the Apes (1968) ended with a crestfallen Charlton Heston famously falling to his knees screaming “God damn you all to hell!” in front of the shattered remains of the Statue of Liberty, the world has gone Ape.
Truth in Fiction's Clothing: The Subtle Distinctions Between Memoir & Autofiction

Mar 22, 2024 | darlingaxe.com | David Brown

By David Griffin BrownTo what extent does your life inform your writing? And where is the line between memoir, autofiction, and true fiction? Mystery author P.D. James once said, “All fiction is largely autobiographical and much autobiography is, of course, fiction.” That might seem like a contradiction, but it’s an important distinction when it comes to considering the differences between fiction and narrative nonfiction.
How to watch Baghead in New Zealand

Feb 22, 2024 | flicks.co.nz | Eliza Janssen |Lillian Crawford |David Brown

How does “Talk to Me in a Berlin pub” sound to you? That’s pretty much the gist of this fresh slice of low budget horror. Intrigued? Let’s see what’s on tap. When is Baghead being released in New Zealand? Baghead is currently playing in New Zealand cinemas. What is Baghead about? Following the death of her long-estranged father, a young woman finds herself the rather puzzled owner of the old man’s sole asset—a run-down pub in Berlin.
Twenty years on, Oldboy remains a ridiculously watchable blast of nihilism

Jan 25, 2024 | brnw.ch | David Brown |Luke Buckmaster |Eliza Janssen |Cat Woods

As Park Chan-Wook’s Oldboy turns 20, it returns to select theatres, restored and remastered in 4K. Tony Stamp revisits the entertaining and stomach-churning modern classic. The early 2000s were a magical time for online movie chatter. The industry began to feel less siloed: if you knew which site to visit, you could start to hear about all manner of films from outside traditional distribution channels. This was most immediately apparent with regards to international pictures.
Story Skeleton-The Way of Kings

Jan 11, 2024 | darlingaxe.com | David Brown

Story structure relates to the psychological appeal of narrative, that which engages readers and builds in them a sense of anticipation—a desire to know what happens next. This blog series is meant to demonstrate the universality of story structure with plot breakdowns of award-winning novels. By David Griffin BrownBrandon Sanderson has become a staple in fantasy circles.
Our favourite movies of 2023 - and where to watch them

Dec 20, 2023 | brnw.ch | Luke Buckmaster |Eliza Janssen |David Brown |Travis Johnson

Flicks writers from Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom join forces and count down their top twenty films of the year. It’s been a big ol’ year. Even with the huge disruption of Hollywood strikes, there’s been a huge amount of quality movies to see—and here we take on the unenviable, highly subjective challenge of ranking the best of the best.
What the Heck is the Difference Between Literary, Upmarket, and Book Club Fiction?

Nov 21, 2023 | darlingaxe.com | David Brown

By David Griffin BrownAs a developmental editor, I’m frequently asked by clients about how best to categorize their manuscript. On one hand, there are some dizzying terms and trends out there, so the confusion makes sense. On the other, you don’t need to worry too much about deciding on the perfect (singular) genre. Take a look at any book on Amazon—they all have multiple genre tags.