Novel, Article, and Creative Writing by Dirk Hooper
Author: Dirk Hooper
Dirk Hooper is a professional writer who has done work for many high-profile online magazines, has won the Top Writer Award at Quora for the past two years, and a Moore Award for copywriting in 2017.
Last Night in Soho is a Beautiful Thriller by Auteur Edgar Wright
“Cosmic Convergence” by Dirk Hooper The universe, and us, are arranged in a mirrored union of veracity and obfuscation, both macro and micro. We are starstuff and antimatter,…
Artwork by Dirk Hooper Your voice betrays you it’s locked by your lust Fold your clothes, I say structure leads to trust Your voice betrays you you’re ready to feed…
The Vast of Night is something we rarely see today. It’s a small, experimental, science fiction film, that’s well-paced, highly-focused on dialog and acting, and simply beautiful to experience. The Vast…
Hey Star Wars fans! Did someone say “world-building?” The Mandalorian has that. Would you like to see new characters and situations that are not connected to the main stories? The Mandalorian has…
A top-notch cast (including appearances from some of the franchise originals), a hot director, and the return of James Cameron to this Terminator movie gives us easily the best entry…
If you bring back actor Linda Hamilton, insert the super hot director of Deadpool, Tim Miller, and even entice original-creator and mega-producer James Cameron to create your new Terminator movie and…
Credit: Matt Wagner/Brennan Wagner (Dark Horse Comics) One of my all-time favorite comic creators, Matt Wagner, has returned to the universe that he’s known for best in Grendel: Devil’s Odyssey #1. History…
Director M. Night Shyamalan expressed his desire to make more low budget movies. “The movies I like are much more simple and I feel really comfortable with limitations,” Shyamalan said.…
"Mad Max: Fury Road" has some of the densest and impressive production design of any film. The breakneck pace of the film means that all that work flies by in…
Imagine a world where augmented reality has become a requirement in society. Where you walk along a street and see everyone’s name and a readout of who they are and…
What if I told you there was an upcoming science fiction film that stars Keanu Reeves, Robert Downey Jr., Winona Ryder, and Woody Harrelson? What if I told you that…
The Black Hole is the Disney kids science fiction movie that takes you to Hell. In 1979, The Black Hole was Disney's response to Star Wars. Being a young rabid Star Wars fan, I remember how…
Godzilla: King of the Monsters is made by someone who enjoys the original material and did everything he could to present that in this film. The two previous stabs at this…
It's possible that we will never see a movie like Avengers: Endgame again. This review, like all of my reviews, will be spoiler-free, but I may dance around a couple of spoilers.…
I’ve read advice from many great writers, editors, and readers. But one piece of advice really lit a fire under my ass. That piece of advice was from my favorite…
Imagine if you will, the director of Fight Club and the director of Deadpool get together to do an animated adult anthology series. That's what the Netflix series Love, Death & Robots is… And it's spectacular.…
I enjoyed the first season of the Netflix Lost in Space series. It held my attention for 10 episodes and got better as it went along. I used to watch reruns of Lost…
I write every day, both professionally and for leisure, and I use the free version of Grammarly. With articles and creative work, Grammarly is great as a second-pass to catch anything…
Venom is standard superhero fare, but better than I expected. It's your typical boy loses girl, boy meets symbiote, boy gains superpowers, boy impresses girl, boy fights another boy story. Venom is…
You can tell that Warner Bros. is swinging for the fences with Aquaman. They get a home run, but that doesn't mean this is a runaway success creatively. While the…
Aquaman’s top box office spot, over the other DC Extended Universe movies, was earned for several reasons, but the big reason… is China. According to Box Office Mojo, the current domestic…
The first few episodes of Firefly were aired out of order because Fox Television executives are idiots. I say “are” instead of “were” because they are still doing this trick despite the…
Halloween is a fresh satisfying revisit of a horror franchise that kicked off much of the slasher film genre. Every facet of this movie is upgraded from the parody stuff that…
The life event that made me want to change careers was being laid off from an energy company that I worked at for over ten years. The company was amazing,…
Whoa! Batman Ninja firmly debunks my frequent complaint that the DC direct-to-video animated films are visually bereft. This is a beautifully animated feature, and that’s not the only bonus here. If you…
If the Warner Brothers executives would like to fix their live-action DC Extended Universe, they don’t have to look far to find the people who can do it. Justice League Dark,…
If you choose to accept this mission, then you’re in for the best roller-coaster ride in the history of the Mission Impossible franchise. Mission: Impossible - Fallout starts quickly with a…
Denzel Washington, his stopwatch, and his clever use of common items to clear a room are all back in The Equalizer 2. Robert McCall has become a Lyft driver in Boston,…
When Transcendence was released in 2014 I saw Johnny Depp, and what looked like a cheap silly sci-fi horror plot. I immediately dismissed the film. That’s a shame because it’s a lot…
If you’re going to make a movie about being trapped in a skyscraper with armed people coming after you then you’re going to get compared to Die Hard. Skyscraper is no Die Hard. It’s…
If you’re looking for the key to how the Avengers gang is going to win the day against Thanos then you’re going to be disappointed with Ant-Man and the Wasp. On…
The book Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury was never more relevant than right now. Most people view that book as a warning against a totalitarian state, but that wasn’t the point of…
Galaxina simply fails on every level. It’s a comedy that’s not funny. It’s a science fiction parody made by people who don’t understand or even appreciate science fiction, and it’s a…
The Disaster Artist is a character-study, a story about friendship and pursuing your dreams, and an effective comedy. It follows the real-life experiences of Greg Sestero and Tommy Wiseau as they meet, become friends, and produce…
Many movies claim to be bigger, bolder, and funnier than the first. Deadpool 2 actually delivers on that claim. What they did this time was lean into breaking the fourth wall, the…
In a career that brought us such films as "A Clockwork Orange," "Dr. Strangelove," "The Shining" and "Full Metal Jacket," it is important to note that no film is more…
Solo: A Star Wars Story is a light pleasing dip into the Star Wars universe. But it lacks the stakes of its predecessors, and the analytical approach to storytelling…
Psychedelic Burn is a six page story that I created for a trip to San Diego for ComicCon in 1993. I showed this story to just about everyone who would…
Thor: Ragnarok is a Flash Gordon flavored blast from beginning to end. It’s not the best Marvel movie, but it’s the most “Marvel” movie to date. We’ve had…
Even if you don’t start writing when you’re young, it’s never too late to start.In fact, good writing skills are crucial to success, whether you want to be a…
We’ve all faced our share of failures. Failing sucks, but it’s how you respond that matters. Steven Spielberg applied to the USC film school and was rejected because…
This is something I’ve wanted to talk about for a long time. I probably won’t nail it this time, so I’ll keep trying. It’s a seven-word phrase that’s been…
I just won Best Fetish Photographer at the 2017 Fetish Awards in St. Petersburg, Florida. Unfortunately, I wasn’t there to receive the award, so this is going to serve…
Cynicism is running rampant right now. Whether it’s the constant refrain that “everything is cancer,” to movie reviews that prattle on about “plot holes,” to the desire…
Recently, USA Today ran an article about how people are feeling lonelier. According to John Cacioppo, director of the Center for Cognitive and Social Neuroscience at the University of…
Originally published March 20, 2017. I’ve been mostly absent from my usual social media habits lately, including this blog. Maybe you’ve noticed? I spend an inordinate amount of…
Recently, I watched a UFC fight with Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone. I always look forward to his matches because no matter what the outcome, he always has an…
Originally published January 3rd, 2017 The last few posts I’ve talked a lot about goals. If you’ve missed those, please go back and check them out. There’s a lot…
The last couple of posts I’ve been talking about why New Year’s resolutions suck and why goals are awesome. Today I’m going to tell you my method for setting…
Originally published December 28, 2016. In my last post, I implored you to set goals instead of make New Year’s resolutions. If you still think that New Year’s resolutions…
Originally published December 26, 2016 It’s that time of year again… when you eat the last of your turkey leftovers, clean up after your crazy-balls relatives, return those hideous…
I want to assure you that the story I’m about to tell you is not made up. An Illinois woman has filed a class action lawsuit against Ottawa-based Standard…
CBS News published an article referencing a study by the University of Warwick in the U.K. The study concluded that half of the individuals remembered events that did not…
Originally published December 12, 2016. John Glenn died this week at 95 years old. Even other astronauts look up to John Glenn. At a time when ordering a skim…
A few days ago I reached out to a handful of friends who were spinning their wheels creatively. I asked them if they were interested in starting an informal…
When I was younger I always looked forward to having an embarrassing helping of turkey and dressing on Thanksgiving. And pumpkin pie – damn it, I love pumpkin…
Originally published September 14, 2015. Last week Director M. Night Shyamalan expressed his desire to make more low budget movies. “The movies I like are much more simple and…
The design of "The Art of Mad Max: Fury Road" is luxurious. The book is a thick hardcover, with a landscape format, beautiful printing on quality paper. It's one of…
I take photos of naked women and men for a living. Some of my subjects are clients, others collaborate with me and others are paid models for professional projects. I've been…
Originally Posted April 10, 2015 The first season of "Daredevil" dropped this morning on Netflix and it's already my favorite incarnation in Marvel's television and movie pantheon. I've only…
Originally published April 8, 2015 The British Film Institute re-released Ridley Scott's "Blade Runner: The Final Cut" on April 3rd. There's never been a better time to take a…
I usually don’t explain my art. Terry Gilliam said that it’s an artist’s job to ask questions and the viewer’s job to provide answers. But in this case, the…
The universe, and us, are arranged in a mirrored union of veracity and obfuscation, both macro and micro. We are starstuff and antimatter, flowing, fragile and focused on fighting against…
