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Best geek movies throughout history.
'Justice League Dark: Apokolips War' - The Endgame for the DCAMU
May 5 saw the release of Justice League Dark: Apokolips War, the final installment of the DC Animated Movie Universe (DCAMU) that was created as a result of the events in Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox. The fifteenth film in the series, Apokolips War feels like the culmination of seven years of animated storytelling. It incorporates members of the teams whom fans have followed in this universe: Justice League, Justice League Dark, Suicide Squad, and Teen Titans.
By Steven Shinder6 years ago in Geeks
Movies Don't Change, You Do: An Old Review and Critical Soul Searching
Movies don’t change, you do. You learn, you grow and you perceive differently. As you become more educated and knowledgeable, you are better able to recognize your own flawed thinking. This has never been more clear to me than in digging through some of my old reviews. In my 20’s I wrote for a wonderful, upstart website called Bikkit.com. (Don’t ask about the name, we never knew what it meant or where it came from). Bikkit no longer exists.
By Sean Patrick6 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'Clementine' is Challenging and Heartfelt Human Drama
Clementine stars Otmara Marrero as Karen, a heartbroken young woman in the throes of a dramatic and recent break-up. In her grief over the end of this relationship, with a much older woman, Karen first tries to steal back her dog from her ex’s home in Los Angeles. Failing that, Karen gets in her car and drives non-stop into the Pacific Northwest. In some unnamed corner of the country, Karen’s ex has a cabin in the woods.
By Sean Patrick6 years ago in Geeks
Scary Disney: Beauty and the Beast: The Beginning, The Beast, The Wolves and Gaston
Beauty and the Beast. A tale as old as time. The story of an unusual young woman, Belle, who falls in love with a beast. Belle's father, Maurice, an inventor, gets lost in the woods and finds an old enchanted castle with talking furniture and an angry beast who throws him in jail for trespassing. Belle is led to the castle by her fathers horse and finds her father in a jail cell, she takes his place in the castle and Maurice is let go. When he gets home he tells the villagers what happened, they don't believe him and call him a mad man. Maurice tries to rescue Belle alone but gets lost. Meanwhile in the castle the Beast lets Belle look through an enchanted mirror in which she sees her father dying in the forest. The Beast lets her go to save him and Belle takes her father home. When they arrive they are met by angry villagers, Belle shows them the Beast on the enchanted mirror, the villagers lock them up in an insane asylum and go after the Beast. Belle and her father break out of the prison and race to the castle. Gaston, a local hero, takes on the Beast but falls to his death. Belle kisses the Beast, breaks the spell and everyone lives happily ever after. It sounds a sweet tale but the movie left us with a few scary scenes that we'd be seeing in our nightmares for years to come.
By Sara Sparrow6 years ago in Geeks
John Cassavetes Film Review Series - Part One - A Woman Under The Influence
Depending on your point of view, A Woman Under the Influence could be one of the most prophetic and haunting depictions of mental illness, or a cautionary tale of the dangers of falsely committing someone who is thought to be mentally ill. One of the brilliant things about the film is that it appeals to both notions flawlessly.
By Declan Powers6 years ago in Geeks
Scary Disney: The Little Mermaid: Flotsam and Jetsam, Ursula and The Final Battle
The Little Mermaid. A love tale between a mermaid and a human with an evil sea witch standing in their way. Disney took this classic tale on and made it into a masterpiece with unforgettable characters and catchy songs we’d be singing for years to come. However, they created some terrifying scenes and one of the scariest villains Disney has ever made. This certainly is an unforgettable movie.
By Sara Sparrow6 years ago in Geeks
Here's All The Major Films That Could Be Affected By Universal's Fall-Out With Theatres
It seems the spread of Covid-19 could have an even greater impact on the film industry than originally predicted. After restrictions introduced to combat the spread of the virus forced the temporary closure of movie theatres, Universal Pictures allowed some films, including The Hunt, The Invisible Man, and Trolls: World Tour an early release to pay-per-view Video On Demand services.
By Kristy Anderson6 years ago in Geeks
Harry Potter and the Remote Revelation
It’s been awhile since the UK went into Lock-down, and the boredom, for me at least, is really starting to set in. My ‘one prohibited form of exercise each day’ is not enough to sustain my current need to see something other than the four walls of my house, and hey, if we were gonna be honest, my bedroom is a little closer to the truth on that one.
By India Childs6 years ago in Geeks
How Bad Dialogue Breaks the Fourth Wall in 'Venom'
In the 2018 blockbuster comic book movie, Venom, Tom Hardy portrays reporter Eddie Brock. In the course of investigating a story about a corrupt and morally compromised corporation, owned and operated by Riz Ahmed, Eddie is exposed to a chemical which happens to be an alien being. This alien being, becomes like a venom that infects Eddie and forms a symbiotic bond with his body.
By Sean Patrick6 years ago in Geeks
How 'Zombieland Double Tap' Ruined Something We Once Enjoyed
Zombieland was a breath of fresh, horrror comedy air in 2009. In the zombie and horror comedy genre its irreverence and incredible cast were what we needed at that moment. Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, Abigail Breslin and Bill Murray made for a terrifically funny group, especially Murray’s subversive, 4th wall breaking cameo as himself. The clever script created just enough frights to make Zombieland both funny and scary.
By Sean Patrick6 years ago in Geeks
Madness, G Minor and The Apocalypse: 10 Quiet Scenes of Reflection in Chaotic Movies
Whether it's zombies, self discovery, war or a cute but also terrifying monster; film, just like life, can never always be smooth sailing. The mind can only take so much at one time and if it all becomes a little too much to handle, whether that be in a fantastical world or through your own mirror, a few moments of stillness is often needed.
By Alex Leptos6 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Guide to 30 Things You Should Know About "Gaslight" (1944)
One of my personal favourite films of all time was released on this day in 1944. The psycho-drama "Gaslight" (1944) starring Charles Boyer and Ingrid Bergman with Angela Lansbury's acting debut was released on this day 76 years' ago (as of 2020). I have loved this movie for a very long time because I really think Bergman's performance is something extreme. It is possibly one of her greatest performances of all time and, in my opinion, one of the greatest performances of any actress ever. If this film were to be remade then I think that Marion Cotillard would be brilliant as Bergman's character because it is just so psychotic and over-the-top. It is a crazy difficult role to play and I can see that Bergman played the character amazingly. I was in awe and still am over the greatness of the performance.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
