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Best geek movies throughout history.
Birds of Prey
With DC putting out Birds of Prey I think it's important to take a look at the comic book history of this all female team. Starting in 1996 (my birth year) around the characters of Black Canary and Oracle were originally based in Gotham City (the only accuracy I can find in the Birds of Prey movie trailers). In addition to Black Canary and Oracle the team regularly consisted of Huntress and Lady Blackhawk, more recent iterations of the team have included Poison Ivy (who does not have a place in the upcoming film, which makes a grand total of 0 sense to any fan of Harley Quinn). I want to pause to say that any solo Harley Quinn expedition that doesn’t include Poison Ivy is just the worst idea anyone has ever had and it shows me that the decision makers at DC have no idea what the hell they're doing.
By Alexandrea Callaghan6 years ago in Geeks
The Best of Hugh Grant: About a Boy and The Gentlemen
Hugh Grant is back in theaters with The Gentlemen and in it he has delivered one of the best performances of his career. Grant is electric in the role of a private investigator hired by a newspaper magnate to dig the dirt of a big time drug dealer played by Matthew McConaughey. Grant’s PI is flipping the script on the newspaperman and his deception is insanely good fun in a movie with a wonderfully unique sense of humor.
By Sean Patrick6 years ago in Geeks
Throwback Review: 'A Man Apart' 2003
Vin Diesel long felt that Hollywood had pigeonholed him as an action star. With his muscular build and growling speech it's not surprising and his roles in The Fast & The Furious and XXX showed how well suited he was for the genre. Nevertheless, Vin Diesel always hoped to find roles that show he has as much range as brawn. The movie A Man Apart provided him the unique opportunity to combine acting and action. Unfortunately, a script about as deep as a puddle makes acting a challenge no matter how much range you have.
By Sean Patrick6 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Guide: "City Lights" (1931)
"City Lights" (1931) is possibly one of Charlie Chaplin's most famous cinema features and yet, so little people in the 21st century have actually seen it. What we're going to do today, to celebrate the release day of this spectacular film, is go through the following:
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
10 Life Lessons From The Wolf Of Wall Street
Further note on the image: I was having difficulties uploading an image of The Wolf of Wall Street, so the one chosen must do. Martin Scorsese definitely played his cards right by investing in the film called The Wolf of Wall Street - a highly obscene sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll lifestyle in the securities industry back in the 80's (the good old days for many. Millennial moi was born too late). Materialism, drugs, sex, alcohol and money ruled the roost. A life of excess, greed, glitz and glamour prevailed over true customer service.
By Justine Crowley6 years ago in Geeks
Real Genius: The Film That Flew Under The Retro Radar
Back to the Future, Sixteen Candles, St.Elmo's Fire, Weird Science, and The Breakfast Club all came out in 1985, all have stood the test of time for it's legacy and yet Real Genius had all of those qualities for a good movie yet it flew under the radar and has yet to be acknowledged for the great film that it is. Sure it's a cult movie, but more then that. If you were to look this movie up on tumblr for any fandom for this movie, it's nonexistent. If you were to look up for any possible merchandise for this movie, the only thing you'd find is a t-shirt which has a known band on there, which doesn't really count.
By Samantha Parrish6 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'Underwater' is Not the Movie You Think It Is
Underwater stars Kristen Stewart as Norah Price, an engineer on an underwater oil rig. Norah is having a rather mundane night off when she exits a locker room to find a leaking roof. A leaking roof on a rig on the bottom of the ocean is a very bad thing and Norah recognizes trouble right away. She begins banging on doors trying to raise the rest of the crew, but she’s too late, explosions are happening and Norah and only one other employee are able to make it to safety.
By Sean Patrick6 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Guide to the Best Films: The Holocaust
I'm sure that many of you can think of many films to do with the historical terror that is the Holocaust. An absolute atrocity of modern historical events, it led to a cultural and legal reform all over the planet and, for the first time in the 20th century, we were all forced to question why nobody saw this earlier. Too many people died, too many people were hurt and so many children were led to their deaths by one madman.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Review: "Casting Jonbenet" (2017) [Netflix]
"Casting Jonbenet" (2017) is one of the more uncomfortable documentaries on Netflix but it reinforces one, key idea that many documentaries on child murders and mainly murders in general do: men are our enemies. They seek to hurt us, kill us, cause brutal harm and should not be trusted in any way, shape or form with children or vulnerable people especially.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Review: "The Great Hack" (2019) [Netflix]
I'm not going to lie but this is one of the better documentaries on social media I've seen, though it isn't perfect. It is enjoyable to watch. When it comes to how revolutionary this documentary really is, I think it doesn't do much good in being 'revolutionary' - choosing mostly to play it safe and speak kindly to the safest people whilst using no real method of force to get the whole story. The one thing I did like however, is that the editing does not cut out these attempts on the people involved, it showcases clearly that the other side has basically refused to co-operate.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
