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Leave The World Behind Ending Explained: GOD LEVEL DRAMA BRO
After I watched "Leave The World Behind," it made me more nervous than Arjun Kapoor in his movies. The suspense in the film got me curious, so I looked up "Leave The World Behind Ending Explained" to understand the conclusion better.
By Ayush Verma2 years ago in Geeks
Oscar Bait
As Oscar season approaches more and more of the internet wants to act like they know things about film. Terms like “Oscar-bait” get thrown around a lot with absolutely no thought into what that term means. Just because Meryl Streep is in a movie doesn’t make it Oscar-bait. So let's talk about what that phrase actually means and maybe what movies of this year actually qualify.
By Alexandrea Callaghan2 years ago in Geeks
A Haunting in Venice
A perfect film for spooky season it seems. A Haunting in Venice was released in October and though the trailer did not give anything away really as far as plot was concerned the draw for me was Michelle Yeoh’s presence. And it is an Oscar contender so here we go with the review of A Haunting in Venice.
By Alexandrea Callaghan2 years ago in Geeks
Love Actually - A Movie Review
Love is everywhere. Love Actually was unwrapped into theaters in 2003. Amid the festive season, eight couples are trying to figure out love and their relationships. Their decisions impact their current relationships or their personal lives.
By Marielle Sabbag2 years ago in Geeks
North Shore Music Theatre's 'A Christmas Carol' Defines Tradition
Might I have the three ghostly visits over with all at once? North Shore Music Theatre presents its festive annual showing of A Christmas Carol based on the classic novel by Charles Dickens. Ebenezer Scrooge has never loved Christmas, ridding anyone in his presence. One night he gets a visit from three ghosts who open his mind about the past, present, and foreshadow future events.
By Marielle Sabbag2 years ago in Geeks
Shazam, Fury of the Gods
Okay so I am a huge fan of the first Shazam movie, I think the Shazam family is great (there was a new comic this year that was awesome) and honestly I just love yelling SHAZAM! That said, when I found out there was going to be a second one I was excited, then I saw the trailer and my excitement waned a little bit. And of course the general public's reaction was not great. But we know I don’t really care about public opinion. I love Rachel Ziegler so let's see how this goes. This is my official review of Shazam, Fury of the Gods.
By Alexandrea Callaghan2 years ago in Geeks
Love Again
When I saw the trailer for Love Again I knew it was going to be a movie that made me cry. I also knew that I would see anything with Priyanka in it so I was pretty excited to see it. Then we never got around to seeing it in theaters. And enter Netflix to save the day so we are finally watching Love Again and here is my formal review.
By Alexandrea Callaghan2 years ago in Geeks
How “Death And Ramen” Delivers Love & Loss Through Noodles
Life, loss, and noodles. These are all the defining characteristics that will get you hooked in Tiger Ji’s second film, Death and Ramen. Death and Ramen is a short film written and directed by rising-filmmaker Tiger Ji. In his second movie, he crafts a dark comedy that explores themes of mortality and mental health all within the span of fourteen minutes. While fourteen minutes isn’t a lot of time to tell a compelling narrative, Ji manages to delivers an emotionally charged gut punch that reflects a story in the Asian American experience.
By Jay Kobayashi2 years ago in Geeks
Love at First Sight
Sometimes it's hard to remember that films released on streaming services are eligible for Oscars, probably because it feels like that should not be a thing. But since it is, I am making a conscious effort to watch and review anything and everything that is eligible. There is absolutely no way I am going to get through everything but if nothing else it adds to the data of films for 2023. So our next review is going to be Love at First Sight released on Netflix.
By Alexandrea Callaghan2 years ago in Geeks
Ranking the Animated Movies
2023 was an amazing year for films of all genres but there were also an impressive amount of animated movies. Now I am a defender of animation forever. Mostly because the Academy and some of the general public seem to think that animation is inherently for children and not respected appropriately as an artform. That said, I love animated movies so they are getting their own article. We are ranking the animated movies of 2023 from worst to best. Like with a lot of lists I’ve made, I don’t think any of these movies were bad; we are just going from less good to great.
By Alexandrea Callaghan2 years ago in Geeks
Super Mario Bros. The Movie
One of the biggest film releases this year was The Super Mario Brothers movie. It's one we never got around to seeing but as Oscar season approaches it is time for me to catch up. It is the highest grossing film based on a video game and one of 2023’s highest performing movies grossing over a billion dollars globally. That said we should all know by now that the general public is usually wrong in matters of film critique so that really means nothing to me. So here we go with my review of The Super Mario Brothers movie.
By Alexandrea Callaghan2 years ago in Geeks
Nimona
On the list of movies to finish before the end of the year we have Nimona. Now when this film was first released on Netflix I have only heard great things about it. And as films released on streaming services are eligible for Oscars we are covering all of our bases. So in addition to the review, is Nimona a contender for an Oscar or two?
By Alexandrea Callaghan2 years ago in Geeks
