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Best geek movies throughout history.
The Perfect Order to Watch All the 'X-Men' Movies
Last year, I published an article called, "The Perfect Order to Watch the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) Movies," where I wrote about the Spaghetti Order, an MCU watch order that connects each Marvel film together with their after-credits scenes.
By Jonathan Sim7 years ago in Geeks
'Batman Returns' - That Other 'Nightmare Before Christmas'
With the success of Batman in 1989, a sequel was inevitable. That sequel was Batman Returns, released in 1992. For this sequel, director Tim Burton was given more creative control. The result is a more Gothic interpretation of Gotham and its villains. With a plot leading up to Christmas and music by Danny Elfman (again), this feels like a taste of what was to come in Tim Burton's 1993 classic The Nightmare Before Christmas. I could imagine Danny DeVito's Penguin as a resident in Halloween Town. The stitching aesthetic of Catwoman's suit reminds me of Sally. My nostalgia for Nightmare might be partly why I prefer Batman Returns over the previous film. To me, the pacing also feels better as Batman faces three main villains.
By Steven Shinder7 years ago in Geeks
'The Simplest Thing Is to Complicate Everything' - Review (Netflix)
Upper-middle-class Renata (Danna Paola) has been in love with Leo (Alosian Vivancos) all of her life. Her brother, Oscar (Eduardo Tanus) is Leo’s best friend and work colleague. Renata has the raging hormones of a seventeen-year-old girl/young woman coursing through her, as well as having an extremely fertile imagination.
By Q-ell Betton7 years ago in Geeks
'Batman' (1989) - Looking Good at Thirty
Thirty years ago saw the release of the Tim Burton-directed Batman movie, starring Michael Keaton as Batman, and Jack Nicholson as the Joker. When you watch it, you see a Gotham City that, despite having some characteristics of the present time of the film's release (such as Prince's music and Vicki Vale's 1980s fashion style), is heavily dominated by aesthetics of the 1940s, a trend that would carry over into the 1992 Batman: The Animated Series. It seems like a surreal, anachronistic marriage of time periods, but it works. Even when one watches it today. The film feels very much like a comic book, with little regard to when exactly it is supposed to take place and what would be authentic to a specific point in history. And while the film no longer resembles the present, it has aged very well.
By Steven Shinder7 years ago in Geeks
Why 'The Princess Bride' Is the Greatest Movie Ever Made
Yes, The Princess Bride. A cult classic. But more than just a great film. Reason #1: It tells the greatest love story ever told. Reason #2: Every single genre is in this movie, and it tells the greatest love story.
By Jordan Galle7 years ago in Geeks
Classic Movie Review: 'Batman 89'
I was 13 years old in 1989, the perfect age to have my mind blown by a Batman movie. I was rather obsessed with the 1966 television series, which I watched everyday in reruns on one of my local television channels. I didn't have many Batman related toys, and I wasn't a comic book collector, but that didn't prevent me from being as wrapped up in the marketing hype as any other teenager at the time.
By Sean Patrick7 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'Euphoria' Is a Moving Exploration of Death
Euphoria is an elegant and elegiac exploration of life and death. Eva Green stars as a dying woman who uses her death to try and reconnect with her sister, played by Alicia Vikander. How Green's Emilie is able to use her slow death to reconnect with her sister is a strange and fascinating story as told by writer-director Lisa Langseth.
By Sean Patrick7 years ago in Geeks
'Toy Story 4' the Next Kid—A Non-Spoiler Review
When it was officially announced four years ago that Toy Story 4 was in development, I was skeptical. Toy Story 3 felt like a perfect ending to the film series. We did get three shorts and two specials in the years that followed the release of Toy Story 3, and they were fun. But what more was there to tell that would warrant another film? Well now I can say that even though this movie did not feel as strong as Toy Story 3, it was a follow-up worth making. Here are my big takeaways from the movie, without any spoilers.
By Steven Shinder7 years ago in Geeks
Aladdin's Live Action Remake Was Better than I Expected
Given the criticism that the Disney live actions films don't always have the same magic as the original animated classics, I had pretty low expectations with this film. Last month, I wrote an article about how the West End musical was different from the animated classic and I remember saying that I didn't think the live-action film would be as good as the original. I wasn't impressed with the trailers coming out, but I still went to see it in the cinema anyway.
By Chloe Gilholy7 years ago in Geeks
