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Reviews of the top geek movies, tv, and books in the industry.
The Proposal - A Movie Review
I’m confused. Are you proposing to me or is it all just a ruse? Attempting to propose to the theater, The Proposal arrived in theaters in 2009. To avoid deportation to Canada, Margaret forces her assistant to marry her. Traveling to his home in Alaska, Margaret and Andrew have the chance to get to learn more about each other.
By Marielle Sabbag4 years ago in Geeks
Pig - A Movie Review
I am getting my pig back once and for all. Pig is a 2021 film. A man’s pig is stolen from him. Determined to find his pig, Robin reluctantly ventures into the world from which he has been a recluse for years. During his stay, the past returns.
By Marielle Sabbag4 years ago in Geeks
Is The Sopranos the Most Rewatchable Show of All Times?
*This essay contains spoilers. * The Sopranos is currently in the middle of a cultural revival. Debuting in 1999 and concluding in 2007, it revitalized the dying genre of the TV drama, bringing a whole new level of nuance and sophistication never-before seen on the medium. No show has influenced television more in the 21st Century; it set the tone and style which would later influence practically every television series that came after. Its success was a in large part due to the hands-off approach HBO had on the making of the show, allowing creator David Chase the time and space to explore themes and stories that were rarely tackled to such a depth on TV.
By Ezra I. James4 years ago in Geeks
Revisiting John Carpenter's The Thing in HD
After taking a brief pause on my early 20th century film marathon, where I watched classic such as The Passion of Joan of Arc, Vampyr, and a collection of the Marx brothers' films, I decided to take a trip down memory lane with a rewatch of the 1982 John Carpenter masterpiece The Thing.
By Ezra I. James4 years ago in Geeks
Retro Book Review
In this Retro Review I will going over the second book in the Animorphs series: The Visitor. After the battle at the Yeerk pool located under the school/town, the Animorphs regroup for their next encounter with the Yeerks. This book is in Rachel’s point of view and we get invited to some non-Animorphs activities to get more familiar with Rachel’s character. We learn that Rachel is a gymnast and participates in her local gym’s gymnastics club. This is where we also learn that Rachel used to hang out with her fellow gymnast/classmate Melissa Chapman. Rachel explains that not too long ago Melissa became withdrawn and stopped talking and hanging out with her. We also see this when Rachel attempts to become close with her again at the behest of Jake (more on that later.) We also learn a little bit about Rachel’s family. Her parents are divorced and she is being raised by her mom who is a lawyer. She also has 2 younger sisters. Her dad isn’t in the picture, but it’s implied that he still contact’s Rachel and her sisters.
By Ashley McGuire4 years ago in Geeks
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
It seems like the modern horror trope is to go back to the original and do a sequel about 40 plus years having transpired since the original. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is the latest film to receive this treatment as a new sequel came to Netflix earlier this week.
By Reel Vibes4 years ago in Geeks
Office Space
Office Space was written and produced by Mike Judge in February 1999; professional critics gave it a score of 80% on rottentomates.com. However, the score given by the audience was 93%. How would a movie receive such a low score from trusted critics be so high with audience members? This is because Mike Judge was able to capture the essence of everyday life within a dead-end job and being forced to take the punishment of the job to live. This is something everyone in a job has felt one way or another throughout their years of working. Therefore, Office Space was able to hit Cult film status, and it is relevant to this course because it proves that if enough people can relate and like something, it can become quite popular despite what the professionals think.
By The Clarkbar844 years ago in Geeks
Inventing Anna
I somehow skipped the adventures of real Anna Sorokin aka Delvey in New York when they first were reported by the Vanity Fair and New York magazines. I do not know how the entire media circus of her trial, with all her glitzy dresses and messy hair in court, escaped me. But I am finally caught up, both on “Inventing Anna” Netflix show and the interviews to ABC’s 20/20 and Australian 60 Minutes Anna gave in the short period of time she was between prisons. And I’m still in shock and bewilderment about how people in America can be taken in by the charms of another Russian female con artist (the previous two being infamous spies Anna Chapman and Maria Butina, who were deported back to Russia, returned as heroes and became media darlings in their homeland).
By Lana V Lynx4 years ago in Geeks
"Downfall: The Case Against Boeing" REVIEW
Two questions: What comes to mind when you hear the name Boeing? What about specifically the 737 Max? In October of 2018, a Boeing 737 Max went down outside of Jakarta, Indonesia. 189 people died. The world was horrified and confused. How could this happen? We were told to wait while investigations plumbed the depths of what had happened. So we waited. Theories were floated, and experts shared their opinions, and eventually the media cycle moved on.
By Littlewit Philips4 years ago in Geeks
Retro Book Review
In this Retro Review, I will be covering K.A. Applegate’s Animorphs #1 The Invasion. As a kid (or an adult) have you ever wondered what it would be like to turn into any animal that you touched? Well, now you don’t have to wonder anymore because the Animorphs series covers that plus a gamut of other unanswered questions like, “What would it be like to have an alien slug-like creature slide into my ear and invade my cranium and take over my body?” And “What would genocide look like if it was caused by children?”
By Ashley McGuire4 years ago in Geeks
