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Best geek movies throughout history.
Master and Commander: A Hidden Anti-Authoritarian Gem
Amidst the roaring tides of social media trends and popular media discussion, a surprising resurgence in sea shanties (of all things) has brought attention to Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. The 2003 historical fiction film, based on the Patrick O'Brian novels of the same name, follows Captain Jack Aubrey as he leads the HMS Surprise with 28 guns and 197 souls off the coasts of South America. Their mission: find the French Privateer Acheron and sink, burn, or take her a prize. Sadly, not all the attention has been positive.
By Lucy Richardson5 years ago in Geeks
Scoob!
Ok, I need to begin by making you all aware that I am a huge Scooby-Doo fan; always have been! I even have a Scooby-Doo tattoo, yep, right there on my back. If that doesn't convince you, let me tell you a story; when I was nineteen years old, I was dating this guy. We had a fight one night and he showed up on my doorstep with flowers and a Blockbuster copy of the 2009 movie 'Scooby-Doo the mystery begins'. I kept the flowers (because, well they were pretty), I took that movie and chucked it as hard as I could into the parking lot, shut the door and never spoke to him again; completely ghosted him. In my mind, my sometimes irrational mind, any person who truly loved me would understand that that particular movie is a disgrace and disrespect to Scooby-Doo and the gang. Yep......
By Lisa Luehrs5 years ago in Geeks
7 Fun Facts You Didn't Know About Omo Ghetto (The Saga)
If you liked the movie, you're going to love these. Have you seen Omo Ghetto (The Saga)? If you haven’t, you can still read this because there’ll be no spoilers but if you’ve watched it then I think you’ll agree with me when I say that it was by far the best Nollywood movie to come out last year. It was such a good movie – Funke Akindele-Bello really finished work on that movie. The excitement in my cinema hall was so infectious, I watched the movie twice. If you haven’t seen it, you really should. Unlike a lot of other movies, the hype around this movie is actually real and it lives up to it. You won’t regret!
By Jide Okonjo5 years ago in Geeks
6 Aesthetic Midsommar Moments
Midsommar isn't as scary as it is disturbing. If you're on the fence about watching it I will say it is the less horror intense of Ari Aster's movies. Looking at your Hereditary. However, my boyfriend, my roommate and everyone I talk too about this has had some kind of nightmare after watching this film. Maybe because it's all set in bright daytime. It may be easier for our brains to convert the images into our dreamscape than some dark horrors that have a mystery in the darkness. NO mystery here, you see everything and it's very confronting. Anyway into the aesthetics! These images give away some details of the movie.
By Jean Kruger5 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Guide to: Peter Lorre
In this chapter of ‘the filmmaker’s guide’ we’re actually going to be learning about literature and film together. I understand that many of you are sitting in university during difficult times and finding it increasingly hard to study and I understand that many of you who are not at university or not planning on it are possibly stuck of what to do, need a break or even need to catch up on learning film before you get to the next level. This guide will be brief but will also contain: new vocabulary, concepts and theories, films to watch and we will be exploring something taboo until now in the ‘filmmaker’s guide’ - academia (abyss opens). Each article will explore a different concept of film, philosophy, literature or bibliography/filmography etc. in order to give you something new to learn each time we see each other. You can use some of the words amongst family and friends to sound clever or you can get back to me (email in bio) and tell me how you’re doing. So, strap in and prepare for the filmmaker’s guide to film studies because it is going to be one wild ride.
By Annie Kapur5 years ago in Geeks
The Lion King (1994) Movie Review - Why It Will Always Be One Of The Greatest Disney Movie Ever
The Lion King is a 1994 American animated film produced and released by Walt Disney Studios. From the breathtaking animation that holds up still to this day to Hans Zimmer's Oscar-winning score, this is without a doubt my favorite Disney animated movie of all time.
By Let's Discuss 5 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Review: "Key Largo" (1948)
"Key Largo" is a brilliant film with Humphrey Bogart yet again portraying the amazing emotionally detached almost byronic hero who tries to save the hotel from being taken over from the villainous and machiavellian gangster that is portrayed by Edward G Robinson. Directed by the legendary John Huston, it creates the perfect atmosphere for the noir genre and breaks the entire genre wide open for future films in the same realm. Personally, I think that this is Edward G Robinson's greatest performances because the man, in this film, is genuinely scary. But then again, it is such a different role to say "The Woman in the Window" - so you can definitely see the range of acting talent he has.
By Annie Kapur5 years ago in Geeks
4 Good Australian horror films to watch with friends
Extra recommendation: Wake in Fright. An Australian thriller that explores Australian culture in an absurd and disturbing way. Do we all really drink too much? Read my article about my theory for Wake in Fright here.
By Jean Kruger5 years ago in Geeks
"Pretend It's a City"
Netflix has a way at certain times of putting out what I call a hidden gem. A hidden gem too me is that off off Broadway play that is really entertaining; a movie downtown that no one has spoken about but is really artistic; a restaurant that is off the beaten path, yet excellent. What is entertaining at times with Netflix is that they can do many different shows about many pithy things. "Pretend It's a City" is one of those pity, pragmatic series.
By Robert M Massimi. ( Broadway Bob).5 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'Flinch'
“She didn’t flinch.” That’s the reason that professional killer, Joe Doyle (Daniel Zovatto) gives to his mother (Cathy Moriarty) for why he didn’t kill a witness to a murder he committed. It’s based off of a superstition passed down to Joe from his father (Steven Bauer), himself a killer. Joe’s father once let a man go because that man, whom Dad was going to kill, didn’t flinch. To Joe’s dad, that meant that the man had something in him, something to live for.
By Sean Patrick5 years ago in Geeks
