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Episode 8 of 'Riverdale' Made Me Completely Reevaluate My Perspective on Hal Cooper with a Brilliant Revelation
WARNING: THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS MAJOR SPOILERS FOR EPISODE 8 OF RIVERDALE ENTITLED "THE OUTSIDERS" The aptly-titled episode name for this week's #Riverdale depicts the various outsiders that inhabit the titular town with pep. They range from the Serpents gang, who attempt to distance themselves from the Riverdale residents by wearing matching leather jackets, to a daughter returning from the outside world of the Sisters to the familial pressures of wealthy WASPs. I was a little disappointed Betty didn't pipe up during the baby shower with a "Stay Golden, Pollyboy" reference but I digress.
By Ghezal Amiri8 years ago in Geeks
From the Minds Behind 'Zootopia' Come 6 Punny Poster Parodies for This Year's Oscar Nominees
Shear's to the fools who dream, indeed! Everyone loves poster parodies that put a smile on your face and are as punny as possible. Thankfully we have the brilliant creative minds of this year's #AcademyAward-nominated #Zootopia to satisfy those poster cravings you may have. The directors of the flick, Rich Moore and Byron Howard, as well as screenwriter Jared Bush created the visual spoofs of some of 2016's most popular titles with Oh My Disney.
By Ghezal Amiri8 years ago in Geeks
Split (2017): a Spectacularly Terrifying Addition to the Comeback of M. Night Shyamalan (Review)
[Universal Pictures] Split tells the story of Kevin (James McAvoy), a man with 24 distinct personalities whose dangerously brute identity, Dennis, kidnaps three teenage girls. It also stars Betty Buckley and Anya Taylor-Joy and is directed by M. Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable).
By Ghezal Amiri8 years ago in Geeks
How Lemony Snicket's 'A Series of Unfortunate Events' Was Anything but Unfortunate for Me
Picture It: Toronto, 2002 or 2003 (The early 2000s are all jumbled together). Back in the day, the Lemony Snicket book series, #ASeriesOfUnfortunateEvents was one of my absolute favorite things to read. During my elementary school years (roughly Grades 2–5), we had a Book Club where we would spend our lunches with a delightful older woman who rocked some badass old lady glasses named Mrs. Slack. She would bring in some tuna in a container, lather that shit generously on her whole wheat crackers and gobble those tuna crackers down as she read to us the first novel of the series to — I suppose the third or fourth one was where we left off and I went to middle school (Grades 6–8).
By Ghezal Amiri8 years ago in Geeks
A Guide to Some Awesome 2017 Films That Aren't Sequels, Reboots or Superhero Flicks!
As another movie year rolls around, moviegoing audiences have more choices than ever on what to spend their hard-earned dollars on. With the upcoming slate of various #Marvel and #DC superhero films set for release this year, the usual sequels and reboots Hollywood churns out, plus the gloriousness of #StarWars live-action film instalments, certain audience members may want to check something new out...
By Ghezal Amiri8 years ago in Geeks
Your Favorite Actors and Actresses of 2016 Come Together for the New Issue of W Magazine
For their annual Best Performances of the Year issue, W Magazine brings together a number of actors and actresses who gave incredible performances from the year before to take some stunning-looking photographs and divulge some personal insights. The 2015 issue took inspiration from the great David Hockney & Federico Fellini and included such names as #JulianneMoore, #BradleyCooper and #JenniferLawrence.
By Ghezal Amiri8 years ago in Geeks
Literary Villains Suited to Comic Books
This idea probably isn't entirely original, especially since by this point all new works have drawn some inspiration from elsewhere. Inspired by The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen but unlike that series, this list entertains the idea of placing literary characters inside existing comic book worlds—rather than exclusively featuring literary characters.
By Conor Hufton8 years ago in Geeks
'Assassin's Creed' Is Not the Great Video-Game-To-Film-Adaptation We've Been Waiting For... (Review)
At least I cared about the characters in the 1995 #MortalKombat adaptation. I genuinely could not care less about anybody in Assassin's Creed and I'm not mad... I'm disappointed.
By Ghezal Amiri8 years ago in Geeks
Time to Feel Old! Here Are 17 Film and Tv Shows Celebrating Anniversaries in 2017
Another year has come to an end and, as usual, we are faced with the realization that the works we loved when we were younger have been off the air for years — decades even. Nostalgia is an interesting concept because there are certain films you remember adoring when you were 8, so when you decide to revisit them in your 20s, you realize that they are genuinely terrible.
By Ghezal Amiri8 years ago in Geeks
'The Substitute' Kicked Ass
1996 doesn’t really seem that long ago to me. I remember wearing Airwalks with baggy jeans, coming home from school to eat Raven’s Revenge and watching The Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers almost like it was yesterday. But a lot can happen in twenty years. If you were to go back in time and show somebody from the 90s The Avengers or Avatar, they would shit a brick. Our understanding of computers has severely grown, and with it, our ability to create realistic looking yet impossible scenarios within our films. Even though films known for their special effects in the 90s like Independence Day are still a marvel to watch, it’s nowhere near our capabilities now. So, how can a low budget action film from the late 90s hold up from today? Well, if the acting, directing and script are on point, pretty damn well.
By Regular Person8 years ago in Geeks
