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'Night School' Review
Night School is a comedy about a guy with a learning disability that attempts to get his high school diploma. The commercials for the movie were funny in the same way that Kevin Hart usually gets us. He plays off his facial expressions and his down and out situations very well in the trailers. I was expecting pretty much something similar to what he has been delivering to us for the past few years. Needless to say, my expectations weren't through the roof. I knew what I was getting myself into and I was willing to watch it.
By Brian Anonymous7 years ago in Geeks
Why 'Kill Bill Vol. 1' Is the Best Western Montage of Kung Fu, Anime, and Action Movies to Date
Kill Bill (just Vol. 1 in this article) has to be the best homage to classic kung-fu, anime, and action movies that has been produced from one of the greats, Quentin Tarantino, that has created a pop culture mish mash of Western and Eastern influences in one movie franchise. The list of movie references are insurmountable in both of these volumes. However, the most glaring reference of all would be Uma Thurman's "the Bride" donning Bruce Lee's Game of Death ensemble to take on "O-Ren Ishii's Crazy Eighty-Eight" personal army. As far as revenge thrill rides go, this really does take you on quite an adventure; as the project is the combination of a creative crescendo, that once was the duo of Thurman and Tarantino.
By Shauna Graham7 years ago in Geeks
Why Spider-Man Works in the 'Civil War' but Not 'Homecoming'
When it was revealed to the world that Spider-man was going to be introduced into the MCU, minds were blown. A lot of people grew up watching the Sam Raimi Spider-man movies, so it wouldn't be far to say that Peter Parker is a fan favorite character. Not only that, but he would end up appearing in a movie that was not only a Captain America movie but also a movie that has the same name as an infamous comic that has the same name. In that comic, written by Mark Miller who is a famed comic book writer who wrote such works as V For Vendetta and The Dark Knight Returns, Spider-man was a huge player. Peter ends up revealing his identity to the world, and he pays the price for it; because of how his information is out there, one of Pete's enemies assassinates his Aunt May. So, seeing that he would be introduced in this story, the general audience was excited.
By Henry Charlesworth7 years ago in Geeks
'Private Life' – Now Streaming on Netflix
Private Life is so raw and real you almost feel like you’re eavesdropping but just can’t turn away. The new film from Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Tamara Jenkins (The Savages, Slums of Beverly Hills), is the filmmaker’s first movie in over a decade, since her 2007, Oscar-nominated sibling dramedy The Savages. Private Life is a sometimes funny and moving story of Richard (Academy Award-nominee Paul Giamatti) and Rachel (Kathryn Hahn), a couple in the throes of infertility who try to maintain their marriage as they descend deeper and deeper into the insular world of assisted reproduction and domestic adoption. After the emotional and economic upheaval of invitro- fertilization (IVF), they’re at the end of their middle-aged rope, but when Sadie (breakout newcomer Kayli Carter), a recent college drop out, re-enters their life, things begin to look up.
By Bonnie Laufer7 years ago in Geeks
Why Jamie Lee Curtis' Appeal Endures
I became a fan of Jamie Lee Curtis a bit later in the game than some of my peers. As a teen, I knew her as a horror and suspense actor, thanks to movies like Blue Steel and, of course, Halloween, and neither genre appealed much to me. As schlocky as it sounds, I did not need to fuel my already-active imagination with dreams of a goalie mask-wearing bad guy carrying a bloody knife, among other things.
By Christina St-Jean7 years ago in Geeks
JK Rowling Should Stop Talking About Harry Potter
Harry Potter was one of those iconic childhood experiences that seemed to shape us as individuals and as society as a whole. It instilled in me a grand sense of wonder that I had not felt often in my youth. Reading became my favorite past time, and I found some friends over my love for the series. When Pottermore came out, I was one of the first to sign up for its beta premiere, and I frequently use the Hogwarts Housing system as a Myers-Briggs/astrology shorthand to analyze people and characters.
By Haley Booker-Lauridson7 years ago in Geeks
