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Reviews of the top geek movies, tv, and books in the industry.
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
In a world where studio executives seem to think that every goddamn film needs to be built into a franchise, audiences have had to endure some truly terrible sequels and prequels. We’ve seen this with tv shows, newer films but more recently popular movies from the 80s. Yes we are here complaining about Ghostbusters. Or rather the newest Ghostbusters movie. Now that is one film that should have been left as a one and done. Even with the original cast the first prequel was terrible. Then we had that placating gender bent version which did nothing but piss me off. And now we have yet another sequel, and I am pretty sure I’m missing one that was made in between those last two. Ghostbusters Frozen Empire was disappointing, unnecessary and an entire waste of time.
By Alexandrea Callaghanabout a year ago in Geeks
Conviction
The movie 'Conviction' is quite a movie. Sam Rockwell, Hilary Swank, and Minnie Driver create compelling characters to watch. They form believable onscreen relationships. Due to the content of the film I will withhold a black and white analysis of good and bad. The acting is fantastic, the story compelling, the real life implications heart wrenching. The story is successes hiding in a tragedy. The injustice is maddening and at times as a viewer you want to give up, but seeing how Betty doesn't, you somehow can't.
By simplicityabout a year ago in Geeks
Fly Me To The Moon
Fly Me To The Moon is a film about the space race, or at least it uses that point in history as a backdrop. An all star cast including Woody Harrelson, Scarlet Johansson and Channing Tatum carry the story of the first moonwalk. Channing Tatum is really known for goofy roles. He has great comedic timing but he really hasn’t been awesome at roles that require anything more from him. That said, seeing him in Deadpool and Wolverine as Gambit really changed my viewpoint on him as an actor. So I can’t wait to see what he does with this movie.
By Alexandrea Callaghanabout a year ago in Geeks
Stress Positions
Neon has been on fire this year, they have cranked out so many films this year and they are all worth the watch. Among them is the film Stress Positions. This is one of their smaller films this year, I am not sure how widely it was marketed. I know that I didn’t see that much about it, but that can be a sign of a brilliant film, so let’s see if this one will be worth some awards conversations.
By Alexandrea Callaghanabout a year ago in Geeks
A Look at Hanna-Barbera's "Superstars 10"
This story is a milestone for me: it's my 1500th on Vocal. Fittingly, I decided to use this milestone to write about something I am a huge fan of: cartoons. More specifically, Hanna-Barbera. I've been wanting to tackle this for a while, and I was inspired by Boomerang and MeTV Toons to do this. The 1980s was one hell of a decade for Hanna-Barbera, as it was the latter half of that decade that saw a lot of their classics back in the proverbial saddle.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Geeks
My Review of "Galaxy Quest"
Galaxy Quest is a comedy that came out back in 1999. I remembered watching this movie and having a riot of a time. At the time, I was recently introduced to the Star Trek world and loved it. This movie came to me at the perfect time because it makes fun of everything about Star Trek and its fans. Watching this movie 25 years later, I was surprised how well this movie has held up.
By Brian Anonymousabout a year ago in Geeks
The Florida Project_movie review
The Florida Project, released in 2017, stars Brooklynn Prince, born in 2010, as Mooney, Bria Vinaite as Halley, and Willem Dafoe as Bobby, a motel manager. The title is a nod to what the theme park was originally called before becoming famous.
By Andrea Corwin about a year ago in Geeks
Mothers' Instinct
One of the quieter movies released this year was Mothers’ Instinct starring Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain. These smaller production studios have been releasing truly fantastic films. But there is more to independent film than A24, Neon has been doing some really incredible work this year and this film is simply one of many. The stars of the show also have producer credit on the film, which is a great sign it shows that the actors are invested in the story that they are telling.
By Alexandrea Callaghanabout a year ago in Geeks
Borderlands
Borderlands was a movie that was shoved in my face. I don’t think any real people were particularly excited for it and yet the marketing was rather aggressive. Especially if you went to SDCC, they were all over the place. Now my husband gave me a little insight as he is a huge video game nerd and I am not. Apparently most video game to movie adaptations are truly terrible, and I firmly believe that. This is just another casualty.
By Alexandrea Callaghanabout a year ago in Geeks
