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Reviews of the top geek movies, tv, and books in the industry.
Villainess Review: Lark Embridge (Bodyguard Seduction)
Lifetime was reaching the end of their "Love, Lies, and Seduction" month, and the final weekend began with a huge bang with the Lindsay Hartley-directed film, Bodyguard Seduction (also known as Her Bodyguard). The film centered on Charly Huxton, a successful businesswoman who was the majority owner of Singular Sportswear, and was also coming off a divorce. As we see, Charly doesn't pull any punches, and this is shown when she reprimands one of her employees, Godfrey Lewis, and even when she's conversing with her junior partner, Lark Embridge, who begins to wonder if she has any say in the company she helped build with Charly. Things come to a head when Godfrey is caught on Charly's computer, and as a result, Godfrey gets a pink slip.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Geeks
She-Hulk Review: "Superhuman Law"
A week passed since She-Hulk: Attorney at Law debuted, and I was still beaming over the previous week's premiere. Lo and behind, it's another Thursday, and that means another episode on Disney+! After a brief recap of Episode 1, Episode 2 picked up from the last moment from the premiere, with Jen receiving massive buzz for saving everyone in the courtroom from Titania (who did not appear in this episode, but we will definitely see more of her). The episode's opening scenes feature Jen's strong and green alter-ego receiving the She-Hulk name, which Jen doesn't like. The name would end up being the least of her problems, as Jen was informed that while her heroic efforts were to be commended, they also resulted in losing the case, and she ended up losing her job.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Geeks
Pottel Movie OTT Review: A Casteism Drama That Tries to Do More
A movie coming on Amazon Prime and a police raid happening all of a sudden, we get to know about it from the news only. Yes, guys, once again, Amazon Prime silently brought the Hindi dubbed version of its movie Pottel in a flash, but I didn't know about it; I got to know about it only when someone told me.
By Ayush Vermaabout a year ago in Geeks
Villainess Review: Becky Butler (Only Murders in the Building)
What a sophomore season of Only Murders in the Building! We saw our favorite trio work hard to solve the Arconia's latest murder, the victim being owner Bunny Folger, as well as attempt to clear Mabel of the murder. The season saw the return of Season One's main villainess, Jan Bellows; however, the only thing Jan was guilty of in Season Two was wanting to rekindle her relationship with Charles. Since Jan's return, the trio's plan to trap the killer with a glitter bomb somewhat fizzled, we received an episode centered on Mabel's past (mainly her memories of her late father), and we did get the reveal of "Glitter Guy": detective Daniel Kreps.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Geeks
Villainess Review: Myra Edgemont (Medium)
The abbreviated (an affect of the writers' strike) fourth season of Medium featured some hard times for Allison Dubois. Her gifts have now been made public, and it's resulted in not only herself being out of a job, but Manuel Devalos was out as well. The first few episodes of Season Four have seen what Allison has done to deal with the backlash, but it was the episode, "Girls Ain't Nothing But Trouble," that saw Allison back in the saddle, thanks to an unlikely person.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Geeks
Villainess Review: Carlene Ballentine (Law & Order: SVU)
On June 26, 2022, the entertainment world was hit with the shocking and heartbreaking news that Mary Mara passed away at the age of 61. I myself figured that the name was quite familiar, and a gut feeling I had told me that she had done an episode of Law & Order: SVU. It was based on seeing that name when I went on the Law & Order Fandom site a few times, and sure enough, when I searched for Mary Mara online, my gut was right. Among many other appearances, Mary Mara did appear on SVU, doing so in the episode, "Pure."
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Geeks
She-Hulk Review: "A Normal Amount of Rage"
My anticipation for the premiere of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law was so big, it could fill up SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California...twice. I had spent the last month getting caught up as much as possible on the Marvel Cinematic Universe (I actually made quite a dent; starting where I left off with Loki and actually finishing Moon Knight), but decided not to delay watching this series, I just couldn't.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Geeks
Villainess Review: Lily (Vid Chronicles)
Vid Chronicles' life lessons stories have been known to be quite dark and gritty compared to a lot of the other life lessons vids (especially Dhar Mann). There seems to be no filter when it comes to what stories are told, and the same can be said for their villains. The evildoers of Vid Chronicles are capable of some of very fiendish, sinister, and depraved acts. I've written about one such villainess already, and another one appears in the short film, Woman Hits on Her Friend's Teenage Son, Watch What Happens Next.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Geeks
Villainess Review: Megan Everett (Malicious Mind Games)
Lifetime Movie Club is amazing on its own, but what makes it even more epic is the release of their original films. It started in the late spring of 2021 with Dead in the Water, and in the year that has passed, LMC has released four other original films, with the latest one being Malicious Mind Games. This film centers on Isabel Richardson, who works security at night at the Regent Theater, and is often visited by her acquaintance--a woman who often brings coffee for Isabel. Isabel meets the woman again, and we get a name for her: Megan Everett, with the meeting being due to the fact that their children---Megan's son, Jonathan, and Isabel's daughter, Rosaline--are not only schoolmates, they're also dating.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Geeks
