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Best geek movies throughout history.
Movie Review: 'The Serpent' is 'The Room' of Action Movies
One thing I refuse to do in this review is dismiss Gia Skova because she is a model. That’s a desperately outmoded notion that all models are idiots, it was a jealous and uninspired stereotype when it was invented and it is far too simplistic and nasty to remain in our culture. I am not going to dismiss Gia Skova just because she used to be a model. I am going to judge her solely as a filmmaker and as a filmmaker, she’s… not a good filmmaker.
By Sean Patrick5 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'Akilla's Escape'
Saul Williams is a man with presence. The musician and poet carries himself with gravitas and credibility. The presence of Saul Williams, his aura of calm and cool is the most important aspect of the new movie Akilla’s Escape. Williams plays the lead role of a drug dealer looking to escape the business. He’s not conflicted about selling drugs, nor should he be, he sells weed, that least of dangerous of plants. No, Akilla wants out because marijuana has been legalized and he sees the writing on the wall, the government is too big of a competitor for him to maintain his profit margin. So, he’s going to get out.
By Sean Patrick5 years ago in Geeks
Hamilton Review
This review comes from my Letterboxd profile, where I review the movies I watch frequently. Yeah, I know, I'm basic. Honestly, that's a fair call at this point. Hamilton is one of my favorite musicals at this point, which would make me pretty basic. That being said, I really don't care at this point. This musical has been in my life for the better part of four years. I remember I had actually NEVER heard of Lin-Manuel Miranda until everyone got excited at his name being dropped as the writer for the music of Moana, and of course, after getting excited about that movie and loving the music, I decided to finally give this show a shot. I was one of those people that had absolutely no idea how a hip-hop musical about a founding father could be any good before listening to the soundtrack and finding myself completely captured by it. I bought the official book and kept it with me as I stayed backstage for my school's production of The Addams Family, skimming through it before the shows started. Looking back, this musical was one of the big sparks that kept my passion for musical theater strong. It wasn't the only spark (the first musical I ever acted in, Shrek Jr., and what is probably my favorite musical at this point because of how much I connect to it, Dear Evan Hansen, are also incredibly important to me), but it was probably one of the bigger ones, and I've loved Lin-Manuel Miranda ever since.
By Jamie Lammers5 years ago in Geeks
The One and Only Ivan Review
This review, in which I gave this movie two stars, comes from my Letterboxd profile, where I review every movie I see. This is another one of those times where I actually don't feel like this movie quite deserves this low of a rating, but based on how I want to grade the film, I have no choice. The One and Only Ivan is, to me, the definition of a crowdpleasing film. It's a film that is made solely to bring audiences in and put a smile on their face for an hour and a half. In my opinion, there's nothing necessarily wrong with that in theory, heck, I've absolutely enjoyed crowdpleasers from time to time. Where I start having a problem with crowdpleasers is when their cliches and predictable character beats become so familiar that I just can't get invested in the particular way they're telling this story. It feels like the exact same kind of motivational crowdpleaser that people have been enticed with for decades -- a new animal comes into this circus, the main character is annoyed by this new animal but eventually befriends it, they realize they want to accomplish something bigger, and they work to achieve it. That's it. That's pretty much all this movie has to offer, which is a shame because the original novel actually sounds like a really heartwarming and potentially fascinating read. This just felt like the same old kind of animal escape film I've seen a dozen times.
By Jamie Lammers5 years ago in Geeks
Documentary Review: 'A Crime on the Bayou' is Essential Documentary Filmmaking
A Crime on the Bayou is the latest essential documentary from director Nancy Burski. Burski has made a habit of digging into American history and shining new light on stories that never should have fallen out of the spotlight, important, iconic, and insistent parts of our shared American history. Stories like that of The Loving Story which told the essential story of a white man and a black woman who fell in love in Virginia in the 1950's and were prosecuted under so-called Miscegenation laws intended to prevent white and black from being married.
By Sean Patrick5 years ago in Geeks
An Important Film: 55 Steps
Yesterday was June 5th, and I thought about the significance of the day to me: 1. My beloved grandmother was born and died on that day. 2. I got married on that day. My husband took me to breakfast and later I watched a movie. That was the extent of my celebration of the day. The movie that I watched was titled "55 Steps" (a DVD that I borrowed from Netflix) and I thought the movie was important - enough to warrant writing a review about.
By Shanon Angermeyer Norman5 years ago in Geeks
Puzzle - A Movie Review
Life is like a puzzle. Put together the pieces to find your pathway. Puzzle was released to theaters in 2018. Agnes, an unhappy married woman who feels like her life is at a standstill, unearths a passion for puzzles. Desiring to complete more puzzles, she discovers a puzzle-making competition. Her sessions with Robert broaden her world.
By Marielle Sabbag5 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'Take Me Somewhere Nice'
Take Me Somewhere Nice is a stylish bit of nothing in particular. Aimless and odd but not nearly quirky enough to justify the odd, the directorial debut of Croatian-Danish filmmaker Ena Sendijarevic is supposedly reminiscent of the work of Jim Jarmusch but with a European twist. I can see the the alleged influence, but never having been a huge fan of Jarmusch, I wasn’t particularly enamored with the comparison made by many of my fellow Western critics.
By Sean Patrick5 years ago in Geeks
