Happy Birthday, Iridium Eye! [blows noisemaker]
Wow, I can’t believe it. My little blog is now a year old. This is amazing and I’m surprised I made it this far since I had my own doubts. However, updating this blog and writing content has been very therapeutic for me over the past year. My friends have told me that I have been more assertive and more enthusiastic about things in real life. That and also being interested in watching the obscure content I cover on here.
I am thankful for anyone who follows this blog and anyone who’s ever bothered to read my ramblings on indie movies, foreign films, anime, documentaries, short films, and some art house stuff that’s all outside of the Hollywood zeitgeist.
As a writer, Iridium Eye has helped me to become a well-oiled machine. In addition to writing fiction and bios, I know I’ve improved in critiquing films despite my background in that subject. I’m not just an author, film critic, or an aniblogger. I AM A WRITER THROUGH AND THROUGH! This is my way of improving in my craft while talking about stuff I’ve watched.
As a flashback for many of those who haven’t read my older reviews, I’m going to give you all a (re)introduction to the first movie I’ve ever reviewed. Not everyone knows this, but the first movie I’ve ever reviewed was Theeb. This is a movie from Jordan that was nominated for an Oscar which was huge for multiple reasons. It was a fun and interesting Middle-Eastern take on the Western genre, but you can read all of my thoughts here. Even though it’s not my best review from a writing or technical standpoint, I will keep it for posterity and one can hopefully see the growth since day one.
Thank you, everyone!
-Curtis Monroe
All photos property of their respective owners and used under US “Fair Use” laws. The candle photo is from Pixabay and is property of Riteshman. The Theeb screenshot is from The Film Experience and is property of Film Movement.
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My film review blog had it’s first anniversary!
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Congrats!! This blog is one of my best discoveries over the last month (it’s only been a month, I think?). Keep up with the spectacular reviews~
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Thanks! Wow, that’s nice of you to say that. You did find this blog over a month more or less, but who’s really counting? HAHA!
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Congratulations! Looking forward to what’s to come these following years…
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Thanks, Lina! I hope I make some quality reviews going forward in between work, my other blogs, and creative projects.
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Congratulations on the 1 year anniversary. Looking forward to what the next year brings.
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Thanks, Karandi. I’m glad I was able to make it this far with Iridium Eye.
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Congratulations!
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Thanks, Auri-chan! I hope to do well in Iridium Eye. I do have some great reviews for the remainder of March and April. Stay tuned!
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Congrats!!
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Thanks, Kimchisama! It’s been a fun experience writing these reviews of lesser-known media.
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It has been great to see everything that is out there!
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That’s good to know. What have been your favorite reviews on here?
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I checked out Perfect Blue thanks to your site and I still love that you had a review for Kells and Song of the Sea since I don’t see that people watch those very often.
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Nice! Perfect Blue is a great film. I was glad to have exposed myself to Irish Animation by checking out those aforementioned films. I still want to see Cartoon Saloon’s newest movie The Breadwinner and I know it’s on Netflix now. It is very fun when I get to expose people to movies or series people might not have heard of.
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Oh nice I haven’t heard of that one. Sometimes I don’t see a lot of things that are offered on Netflix. They don’t show up at the top so I never see them. I like that they are getting more anime on there.
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It’s that studio’s newest film. Yeah, you would be surprised with the movies that get buried. I saw some films from countries I never thought would be represented on there and some of those reviews will show up next month. Very true about them getting more anime.
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Congratulations on a year of blogging 😀
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Thank you very much!
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