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Best geek movies throughout history.

The Whale
Brendan Fraser has been off the big screen for years now, many of us remember him being our strong and sexy movie crush when we first saw The Mummy and he's generally known as one of the sweetest humans on the planet. So when his new movie was announced the world seemed genuinely proud of him and happy for him. Having now seen the film I am glad to say that all of that pride and excitement was worth it.
By Alexandrea Callaghan3 years ago in Geeks
Babylon
So the end of 2022 was kind of insane and we didn’t get to see as many movies as we would have liked so January is going to be my catch up month. These will not count towards the year end review of films for 2023 but will be added to the year end review for 2022. So first up we have the second Margot Robbie film of 2022, Babylon. Babylon got a lot of bad reviews, with around 50% on Rotten Tomatoes from both critics and audience members, and as always I am here to say that everyone that wrote negative reviews about this film are stupid and wrong.
By Alexandrea Callaghan3 years ago in Geeks
Devotion
AMC A-List has been such a blessing for someone who creates all of her content around film and tv, Devotion was a film that my husband really wanted to see and I honestly went into the movie knowing absolutely nothing about it. If you’ve been following me for a while, you know that's my favorite way to go into films. I like going in having absolutely no expectations whatsoever. I was hooked after the first five minutes. I have a very specific thing for war movies that center around aviators, I went through a very long Pearl Harbor and Flyboys phase. Devotion is an excellent addition to my favorite flier movies.
By Alexandrea Callaghan3 years ago in Geeks
Nellie LaRoy is the 'Pretty Woman' of 'Babylon'
When Nellie LaRoy (Margot Robbie) first appears on screen in Damien Chazelle’s Babylon, I couldn’t stop thinking about how much she looked like Julia Roberts’ character (Vivian Ward) at the beginning of Pretty Woman. You know, before Richard Gere gives her $3,000 and a new wardrobe to transform her into a suitable escort for his week of business meetings in Los Angeles. Nellie’s big curly hair, skin-tight red halter dress, and black ankle boots are certainly more reminiscent of 1990 than 1926, the year Chazelle’s lavish film about the early days of Hollywood begins. Is this intentional? Are we meant to see in Nellie LaRoy’s journey as a Hollywood it-girl a deconstruction of Vivian Ward’s “Cinderella” transformation?
By Maggie Blaha3 years ago in Geeks
Into 1933's Wonderland
Welcome to the first installment of our journey through Fantasy literature and media. We will be featuring works that qualify to be in the fantasy genre and alternating between those in modern media and literature. Today we feature our first motion picture, Alice in Wonderland, from 1933. I selected this one as the earliest feature film with sound (generally available to our readers) to represent the starting point of Fantasy in modern cinema. It's true that before the advent of talkies in 1927, other titles embarked on Fantasy based topics, but I chose to start with talkies to make history more accessible. I may return to the silent era in future iterations, as their contributions were undoubtedly valuable. Also, while there is much overlap between Horror, Fantasy, and Science Fiction, we are attempting to stay firmly planted in the Fantasy realm. So let's dig in, shall we?
By Drew Jaehnig3 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: The Film Foundation Presents 'Giant'
Giant (1956) Directed by George Stevens Written by Fred Guiol, Ivan Moffat Starring Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, James Dean, Carroll Baker
By Sean Patrick3 years ago in Geeks
The Whale
This reflection contains spoilers Last week, I trotted off lightheartedly to the cinema to see Darren Aronofsky’s The Whale, knowing little about it beyond that Brendan Fraser’s performance as Charlie had received critical acclaim. I left the cinema shaking, with tears streaming down my face, and spent the rest of the evening replaying as much of it as I could remember, as well as poring over professional reviews and comment threads on various websites. A story of grief, love, self-loathing and addiction and a sliver of hope, The Whale is an intensely intimate and tragic glimpse into the complicated nuances of being human, the ripple effects of our choices, and the impacts we have on each other’s lives. I have read criticisms that this film reduces Charlie to little more than his size, and that the film is too dramatic. I disagree. Charlie’s size is of critical importance as it is a direct result of his crippling addiction, and the reasons for his addiction are what have propelled him to the place where we find him now: dying, and desperate to reconnect with his angry, estranged daughter. A story of this nature is inherently difficult to watch and necessarily contains dramatic elements, and Aronofsky skilfully plunges us into these realities and forces us to uncomfortably find elements of ourselves in the characters onscreen.
By Eliza3 years ago in Geeks
12 Most Important Moments In MCU Phase 4 Films
Phase Four of the MCU has received a mixed reception from fans, but in it's defense, the phase had a lot to do, and a very tough act to follow. It had to begin building a new story after the conclusion of the decade-long Infinity Saga in Avengers: Endgame, and was also the first phase to include streaming TV series as a part of that storytelling.
By Kristy Anderson3 years ago in Geeks
Avatar: Whose the Best?
With new Avatar stories in the works, fans are both excited and nostalgic. New Avatars gives us more depth into the Avatar lore as well as enhance the incredible stories that already exist. We know that we will be getting 3 movies in the Avatar universe that will center around different Avatars, the first focusing on the Gaang. We also know that there is a new series in the works centered around the next Avatar in the cycle after Korra. That said I would like to dive into the quality of Avatar’s we’ve had so far. Now I want to be clear that this is not a reflection of the shows but of the actual in fiction Avatar and how he/she did at being the Avatar.
By Alexandrea Callaghan3 years ago in Geeks
Black Panther: Background
With the release of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever the internet seems to be split into two camps. The sane people loved the movie and recognized it for the genius it is and the sociopaths incapable of critical thinking or emotion hated it. That said, one of the biggest criticisms before the movie was even released was that Shuri was taking up the mantle. However this was in fact a comic accurate event that happened long before Chadwick’s death and the rewrite of the movie. So I thought that I’d jump with some very necessary comics to read with Shuri taking the lead.
By Alexandrea Callaghan3 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'A Man Called Otto' is Tom Hanks at His Best
A Man Called Otto (2023) Directed by Marc Forster Written by David Magee Starring Tom Hanks, Mariana Trevino, Rachel Keller, Truman Hanks, Manuel Garcia Rulfo
By Sean Patrick3 years ago in Geeks
Gaslight (1944) - A Movie Review
Fight for your mind. Don’t let anyone talk you down. Gaslight is a 1944 film. A newly married couple moves into the home of her late aunt who was murdered in the house ten years prior. So he can invest in her possessions, Gregory gaslights Paula driving her to question her surroundings and the people around her.
By Marielle Sabbag3 years ago in Geeks