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Reviews of the top geek movies, tv, and books in the industry.
One Flew Over the Mockingjay’s Nest
The Hunger Games series, which we were introduced to us in 2012, finally came to an end – a fact that leaves me disappointed in more ways than one. When I saw the first film, it was fresh, new, interesting and thought-provoking.
By Little Blue Rucksack9 years ago in Geeks
I Spy with My Little Eye
Steven Spielberg is one of the most renowned and influential filmmakers in cinematic history. All of us have our favorite Spielberg film, whether it’s E.T., Schindler’s List, Jurassic Park, or Saving Private Ryan; either way, when you hear that he will be the director, you can’t help but at least be curious. He has made some of the best and most ambitious films ever made, but as it usually goes with geniuses, they all have their peak of creativity, a golden age. Although Bridge of Spies might never be considered a masterpiece the way Schindler’s List is, it’s a great movie nonetheless.
By Little Blue Rucksack9 years ago in Geeks
Neither Shaken Nor Stirred
Ever since 1962, when Dr. No, the first film of the Bond franchise was released, audiences all over the world have had a persevering interest in knowing what our favorite agent will do next. Surely, some of the films have been more successful than others, but the one thing we have to admit is that James Bond is good even when he is bad. The plot can be predictable and we know pretty much exactly what we are going to get, but we pay for our movie ticket, anyway. There’s just something about Bond that is familiar, dangerous and ridiculous, all at the same time.
By Little Blue Rucksack9 years ago in Geeks
Detroit Movie Review
Released: 25 August 2017 (UK) Length: 143 Minutes Certificate: 15 Director: Kathryn Bigelow Starring: John Boyega, Will Poulter, Algee Smith, Jacob Latimore, Jason Mitchell, Hannah Murray, Kaitlyn Dever, Jack Reynor, Ben O'Toole, and Anthony Mackie
By Robert Cain9 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: Stephen King's 'IT'
To say that the 2017 take on Stephen King’s Magnum Clown Opus IT is better than the 1990 mini-series is an understatement. The mini-series was a punishing nearly four-hour mix of a pretty good kids’ story and a nearly impossible to watch adult story. Jettisoning the adult story in favor of focusing on the far superior kids’ story from King’s novel, the 2017 IT crafts a tightly wound, creepy horror flick that plays on some serious issues about grief and abuse while delivering the kind of machine tooled jump scares that modern audiences go to the movies for.
By Sean Patrick9 years ago in Geeks
H'ween Horrorthon: Poltergeist
Hello and... boo! The latest in my horrorthon is a classic ghost story from the mind and imagination of director Steven Spielberg, but the reigns of the direction were handed to director Tobe Hooper, the man who scared generations of roving hitchhikers and weed-obsessed youths with one man—Leatherface, in his seminal 1974 cheapie-chiller The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
By Carlos Gonzalez9 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'Rememory'
Rememory wants desperately to be a deep meditation on memory, grief and loss, and a sci-fi mystery. The film achieves some of that goal thanks to the performances from the stellar cast headed by Peter Dinklage and Julia Ormond. That said, the deep meditation part only skims the surface and the sci-fi mystery movie is achieved only through the use of a Deus Xx Machina, a magic memory machine.
By Sean Patrick9 years ago in Geeks
'AHS: Cult' Podcast Discussion
With a new season of American Horror Story, comes new challenges. It seems that every season I start off with this defensive wall up that I'm actively daring Ryan Murphy to knock down over the course of the season's episodes. Sometimes this happens, sometimes it doesn't. The frustrating part of this, aside from the fact that this is one of the only shows I watch that I do this with, is that it's taken me several seasons to relinquish that defensive mindset and just go along with whatever story Murphy chooses to tell at that time. I know I cannot be the only one that goes through this each season, but I understand how strange my approach to watching a show I claim to love can be compared to others' blind devotion to anything that is created under the American Horror Story banner.
By Critics w/o Credentials9 years ago in Geeks
Classic Movie Review: 'Killer Klowns from Outer Space'
The latest adaptation of Stephen King’s IT hits theaters this weekend and with that the Everyone is a Critic podcast needed a clown movie for our classic. Only one movie could fit the bill as a classic movie about clowns: Killer Klowns from Outer Space. This bizarre 1988 horror comedy about murderous, alien Klowns and starring John Allen Nelson and John Vernon both baffles and entertains.
By Sean Patrick9 years ago in Geeks
