{"id":74,"date":"2026-03-06T22:31:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T22:31:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/jtell034\/?p=74"},"modified":"2026-04-21T21:02:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T21:02:05","slug":"welcome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/jtell034\/2026\/03\/06\/welcome\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Welcome to Jack&#039;s Movie Reviews\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Cbe4KKTM-Jw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Hello, new website visitors!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the official &#8220;welcome&#8221; video for Jack&#8217;s Movie Reviews&#8230; or should I say&#8230; the official &#8220;welcome&#8221; trailer?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The video delves into who I am, my experiences as a filmmaker and how those things inform the decisions I make when it comes to my reviews.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a filmmaker, <a href=\"https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/jtell034\/2026\/02\/07\/from-the-heart\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"28\">I think reviews should be more thoughtful and sympathetic; making a movie is very, very difficult.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So if you&#8217;re new here, welcome!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"277\" src=\"https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/jtell034\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7110\/2026\/03\/giphy.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-130\" style=\"width:610px;height:auto\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re not new, watch the video anyway and learn more about me. 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