The Raving Reviews Taxonomy

Here at Raving Reviews we intend to write our reviews little differently. This site is not only dedicated to critiquing reviewing and rating movies it is also an outlet for cultural observation and humor. To give you an idea of what type of material you'll be seeing here will present a short guide or review taxonomy:

• Article category one - a rave: A Rave is not a particularly focused critique, instead it is a general expression of appreciation.

• Article category two - a riff: A Riff is not a critique at all but rather an opportunity to lampoon a truly bad piece of cinema or television. It is also an hommage to the comedic geniuses from Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Riff Trax and Cinematic Titanic.

• Article category three - a rant: A Rant is exactly what it sounds like, a rambling diatribe directed at anyone or anything that may be poignant, hilarious or just completely stupid.

• Article category four - a culturePop: A culture pop is a satirical or whimsical examination of some event or trend associated with popular culture.

• Article category five - a review: a review is the traditional form of cinematic or television critique. While we don't particularly put much stock into rating systems, we will share our opinions and make viewing recommendations.

• Article category six - a wax: this represents those times when we choose to wax philosophic about society, culture and the general downfall of mankind.

• Article category seven - a rage: this category represents the rare occasions when we become inexplicably outraged over some relatively trivial issue.

As we transition from the Raving Reviews Blog to the Raving Reviews online magazine we will expand this taxonomy and apply it to a wide spectrum of media and culture related categories.



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