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Best geek movies throughout history.

Remembering Olivia Newton John with 'Xanadu'
This week, Olivia Newton John passed away. She was 73 years old and had bravely fought cancer for several years. Tributes have poured in for the singer who holds a wonderfully unique place in our culture. She's at once a figure of resolute earnestness that Generation X held up for mockery. But she's also a person who is remarkably easy to like and whose work is very easy to enjoy. Take for instance her rather checkered film career. Aside from Grease, a movie that has achieved cult fame, she wasn't in many movies and she was certainly not in many good movies.
By Sean Patrick4 years ago in Geeks
There is No Occupy Gotham
Remember the summer of 2012 with the release of Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises? It was the epic conclusion in his Batman saga starting back in 2005 with Batman Begins. Almost immediately, critics paint The Dark Knight Rises with a broad brush of a supposed Occupy Wall Street influence. Occupy Wall Street began in September of 2011, carrying on nearly six months later. People return for a May Day March in 2012. Occupy movements pick up elsewhere, both nationally and internationally. Time Magazine mentions it in Time Person of the Year 2011 being "The Protester." Turn on the T.V. there is Occupy Wall Street! You could not get away from it. Hence, it was easy to make this connection to Gotham City in The Dark Knight Rises. Our antagonist of the film Bane, makes a speech that may sound like an Occupier. There is the attack on the Gotham Stock Exchange and much more. Ergo, making the link is understandable. Yet, this connection holds no merit believe it or not.
By Skyler4 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'Emily the Criminal' Another Terrific Showcase for Aubrey Plaza
Emily the Criminal stars the always appealing Aubrey Plaza as the title character. Emily works as a food delivery drone for a catering company. Her life is generally uneventful. She’d wanted to be an artist when growing up but life got in the way of her dreams. Now, she struggles to get by while watching friends climb corporate ladders and live lavish lifestyles and her frustration grows.
By Sean Patrick4 years ago in Geeks
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves Looks Surprisingly Good
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves debuted its very first trailer at San Diego Comic-Con on July 21, 2022, to what I can only assume was some trepidation from anyone who has existed in the Dungeons & Dragons space since at least 2000, if not earlier.
By Thyanel4 years ago in Geeks
12 New Movies To See In July 2022!
1. Minions The Rise Of Gru Minions The Rise Of Gru 2022 Movie In the Heart Of 1970'S amid A Flurry Feathered Haired And Flared Jeans Gru Growing up in the Suburbs. A Fan Boy of A Supervillan Super Group Known as the Vicious 6 Gru Hatches A Plan to become evil enough to join them. Luckily he get some Mayem Making back up from his Loyal Followers, The Minions. Together Kevin, Staurt, Bob, And Otto, A New Minion Sporting Braces And A Desperate need to Please Deploy the Skills As They And Gru Build Their Last Lair, Experiment With there First Weapons And Pull of their First Missions. This Movie Is Available To See July 1, 2022.
By Kayla Samantha4 years ago in Geeks
Where the Crawdads Sing - A Movie Review
Let your stresses disappear and listen to the crawdads sing. Based on the book written by Delia Owens, Where the Crawdads Sing is a 2022 film adaptation. A reclusive woman who has raised herself in the marshes in the deep south is framed for the murder of a man who she was once romantically involved with.
By Marielle Sabbag4 years ago in Geeks
'Purple Hearts': Number 1 on Netflix
If you are looking for an excellent movie to watch, look no further than Purple Hearts. It is Number 1 on Netflix for good reasons. If you like romantic movies, then this is the next movie you should watch. The film has all the ingredients that viewers will love. It is a story about love, romance, relationships, struggles, and good-looking actors. It could easily have been on Hallmark because of its theme, plot and expected ending. It was released on Netflix on July 29, 2022.
By Margaret Minnicks4 years ago in Geeks
Parker's Blues (Part II of Alien and the Nemesis)
The mention of personality, which is not the same as talent, must not overrule one central fact of the film: the casting is excellent. One simple measurement of their talent can be found in the ability to see these actors in work beyond monster-hunting in space. Tom Skeritt would go on to do work in other films and on television (notably Nash Bridges); Harry Dean Stanton, who was already a veteran on the Hollywood scene, is still one of America’s best character actors (we look for him even as he disappears into his role); John Hurt and Ian Holm were bred and trained under the British system of acting and can be relied on to surprise and attract an audience in any role; And then there is Sigourney Weaver, our Ripley, in her first important film role (she had a brief out-of-focus cameo in Annie Hall). Nothing earlier in the film leads us to believe that she will be the one to avoid the alien’s appetite and survive three sequels. It was truly her breakout role. Yaphet Kotto was also a veteran of the Hollywood scene. At that point, he had appeared in Across 110th Street, Live and Let Die and numerous other films. He would also appear on television on Homicide: Life on the Streets, earning an Emmy nomination for his portrayal of a police chief. In Alien, he is Parker, an engineer and a member of the repair crew responsible for keeping the ship running. He is also very self-involved and knows that he should be getting a better deal in regard to the “bonus situation”. This is the first sign - apart from the cigarettes - that this film has a cynical hole in its heart (Han Solo’s demands for payment is quickly resolved when he helps blow up the bad guys; Parker and Brett never get their fair share despite their work to get the ship running when the so-called skilled crew makes one of the worst ship landings in sci-fi film history). He speaks for all the working stiffs who help out behind the scenes when things are not going well; all guts and no glory.
By Kendall Defoe 4 years ago in Geeks
My Dune Misunderstanding
The book Dune by Frank Herbert is a man magnet. When I was reading it, I accidentally locked myself out of my apartment. To pass the time until my husband got home with the keys, I decided to try a little experiment. I got down on the grass in front of my apartment building with the book next to me. I nestled it into the grass and I stretched out next to it. How long would it take for a man to pass, see the book, and speak to me using that book as flint for a conversation starter?
By Stephanie Van Orman4 years ago in Geeks
Classic Movie Review: 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit?' Deserves Classic Status
Detective Eddie Valiant (Bob Hoskins) stands framed by a tunnel leading him to a physical and emotional destination. On the other side of the tunnel is the place where he needs to go to save his new friend, Roger, but it is also the place where, years earlier, his brother and partner was killed. The conflict weighs heavily on him as he ponders his fate, past and present colliding in a whirlwind of emotions.
By Sean Patrick4 years ago in Geeks
Catch the Bullet Train! (Review)
The first time we saw the new “Bullet Train” movie trailer a few months ago, we expected that it was going to be a wild ride. Having now seen the full movie, I am pleased to report that it did not disappoint. In fact, the film was so entertaining, that I actually considered turning right back around and watching it a second time. It was exactly the movie that I needed to see today – a smart, action-packed, hilariously twisted adventure!
By Allison Rice4 years ago in Geeks
Top Gun and the Vampire Chronicles: The Most Underhanded Crossover in Film History
1994's Interview With the Vampire provided few clues that it was the prequel to Top Gun. Likewise, Top Gun gave viewers almost no information that would allow them to realize that LT Pete "Maverick" Mitchell was really the infamous vampire known as Lestat. Filmmakers wove a complex web to keep audiences convinced that these movies, and their subsequent franchises, were unrelated. Apparently, they didn't consider or care that, to the keen observer, having Lestat as a main character in both franchises was a dead giveaway.
By Mark Bennear4 years ago in Geeks