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Dune Prophecy
Dune Prophecy has been extremely fast paced thus far and they have packed a lot of story in a short amount of time. That said this is the penultimate episode of the series and as far as I know there is no news of there being another season. 6 episode is truly not a lot of time and I am not sure how they are going to wrap all this up in one more episode but here we go.
By Alexandrea Callaghanabout a year ago in Geeks
Conclave
So many thrillers this year. Among them is Conclave, another religious based thriller. I’m not opposed to them inherently, I just think using religious based thrillers is a little easy as religion is inherently creepy. Its ritualistic nature makes it extremely easy for a writer to build a story. Also, it's not like religion has always been some pure, unblemished thing. As a writer, it just seems simplistic, which can be a good thing when executed properly.
By Alexandrea Callaghanabout a year ago in Geeks
Zombies are less cool than Santa
I like writing movie and show reviews. I'm sorry, I know that I should be writing reviews about traditional Christmas movies at this time, but for some weird reason, I feel like talking about zombies. Maybe it's because the other day I had a very weird conversation with a zombie and I just can't shake the thought of them out of my head, even though I'd much rather be sitting on Santa's lap and telling him about my wish list.
By Shanon Angermeyer Normanabout a year ago in Geeks
'Carmen Jones,' The Fiery Musical That Redefined a Genre
There’s nothing soft or easy about Carmen Jones. The moment Dorothy Dandridge steps into view, hips swaying and sidelong glances, you know you’re not in Fred-and-Ginger territory anymore. There are no sparkling ballrooms with elegant dancers twirling to airy show tunes. Instead, Otto Preminger’s 1954 film stomps right past the boundaries of the typical Hollywood musical. It sets up shop in a seductive world, where fiery desires collide with suffocating jealousy. Here, the line between love and hate dissolves into smoke.
By William Saint Valabout a year ago in Geeks
Longlegs
Okay…I want to clarify right at the top here that we are only watching this movie for journalism purposes. I really can’t stand Nicholas Cage movies, he seems to be getting harder to avoid though. He’s been in 3 movies in 2 years and it is a lot. I think he was uniquely suited for Dream Scenario and Renfield but his face still bothers me. So here we are with my against my will review of Longlegs.
By Alexandrea Callaghanabout a year ago in Geeks
Juror #2
Some movies get really great marketing, others are more independent. And some movies come out completely under the radar, like Juror #2. I didn’t hear a single thing about this movie despite the cast being relatively well known. Nicholas Hoult, Zoey Deutch, J.K. Simmons, and Keifer Sutherland all star, so you’d think that they’d warrant a little more attention and fanfare. And it was produced by Clint Eastwood but I don’t think that this film even got a real wide release, it was only put in like 50 theatres. So really the definition of under the radar.
By Alexandrea Callaghanabout a year ago in Geeks
Friday the 13th Movies Ranked Worst to Best, according to AI. AI-Generated.
Today is Friday the 13th, the weekend is coming and it is the ideal time to watch the complete Friday the 13th movies saga. This franchise is one of the most important in the horror genre because it reminds us of the American superstition that Friday the 13th is a cursed date.
By Ninfa Galeanoabout a year ago in Geeks
Summer Camp
We talked a lit bit last year about how older women get treated in the industry. They really don’t have that many acting opportunities and when they get them the roles are regulated to grandmothers and witches. So when 80 for Brady and Book Club came out it was a win for both the industry and for women but those films are still few and far between. This year the only one we really got was Summer Camp starring Diane Keaton, Kathy Bates and Alfre Woodard. Keaton also helped produce the film.
By Alexandrea Callaghanabout a year ago in Geeks
Immaculate
Sydney Sweeney is Hollywood's latest bombshell. She gained popularity due to the show Euphoria and the unfortunate side effect of that is she has now been unable to break herself from what I like to call the Marilyn Monroe effect. She is a gorgeous blonde that people immediately dismiss the intelligence and talent of. Last year she starred in Anyone But You, which I loved and think she did a great job in. And this year she took the leap and did something entirely different, Immaculate. Horror is a newer genre for her but I think she is built to be a scream queen, so let’s see.
By Alexandrea Callaghanabout a year ago in Geeks
Maeri Web Series Review: It Feels Like a TV Serial
Friends, the contribution of ZEE5 in the world of Indian OTT has not been that special. I mean that there has not been that much good content on this platform and the quality of the content was also quite low but somewhere in between ZEE5 upped its level and brought out some good shows, after that there was a hope that ZEE5 would make a splash.
By Ayush Vermaabout a year ago in Geeks
