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Reviews of the top geek movies, tv, and books in the industry.
Love Hard - review (Netflix)
Brief synopsis: an LA writer of a popular dating column about her failed internet dating life, falls for a man from Lake Placid, NY, in the run-up to Christmas. She decides to surprise him with a surprise visit for the holidays only to find that she has been catfished.
By Q-ell Betton4 years ago in Geeks
One Hundred and One Dalmations - A Movie Review
Our new puppies are here! Are you sure the house can fit all 101 of them? One Hundred and One Dalmations is a Disney animated film released to theaters in 1961. After the birth of their 15 puppy dalmations, they are dognapped by Cruella De Vil. Pongo and Perdita venture off to find their children - and more stolen dogs than they expected.
By Marielle Sabbag4 years ago in Geeks
A Mastery of Mystery
Ok, hear me out. "The Westing Game" may not be the novel everyone is looking for. It's relatively short for a novel, and comes off as a book geared towards a younger audience. Also, being a book originally published in 1978, some of the language and references used may fly over a younger reader's head, especially today in 2021. However, do not let any of these things fool you. "The Westing Game," despite its short length, is a meticulously crafted experience of a story for all ages that will have you in the dark the entire time you first read it. Even re-reading it will have you find new foreshadowing and little nuances each and every time. This is from personal experience too. I've read this book over ten times since I first found it and it still astonishes me how detailed it is and how hidden the answers to the mystery are. If a good mystery isn't to your tastes however, you can simply sit back and enjoy the world and characters that build around you as you read, after all, you aren't the only one that has no idea what is going on behind the scenes, they are in the same boat.
By Cynthia Cleric4 years ago in Geeks
Hypnotic - review (Netflix)
Brief synopsis: Reeling from the trauma of stillbirth and the breakup of a long term relationship, a woman finds her life spiralling into depression. She is convinced by her best friend to see a hypnotherapist. Initially, the sessions yield good results. Then strange things start happening.
By Q-ell Betton4 years ago in Geeks
Review of 'A Curse of Roses'
Based on Portuguese legend, this #OwnVoices historical fantasy is an epic tale of mystery, magic, and making the impossible choice between love and duty… With just one touch, bread turns into roses. With just one bite, cheese turns into lilies. There’s a famine plaguing the land, and Princess Yzabel is wasting food simply by trying to eat. Before she can even swallow, her magic—her curse—has turned her meal into a bouquet. She’s on the verge of starving, which only reminds her that the people of Portugal have been enduring the same pain for years. If only it were possible to reverse her magic. Then she could turn flowers into food. Fatyan, a beautiful Enchanted Moura, is the only one who can help. But she is trapped by magical binds. She can teach Yzabel how to control her curse—if Yzabel sets her free with a kiss. As the King of Portugal’s betrothed, Yzabel would be committing treason, but what good is a king if his country has starved to death? With just one kiss, Fatyan is set free. And with just one kiss, Yzabel is yearning for more. She’d sought out Fatyan to help her save the people. Now, loving her could mean Yzabel’s destruction.
By Cyn's Workshop4 years ago in Geeks
Review: "Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin"
The franchise of Paranormal Activity had been on life support after the fourth installment and somehow made it all the way to six before deciding to do a soft reboot with Next of Kin. In a long list of films that had been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, Next of Kin could be added to that list as it originally was scheduled to be in theaters but instead went straight to streaming only on Paramount Plus. That alone could have also been an indication of how little faith the studio had in the film of actually being profitable despite it being a once successful franchise. Looking at the history of soft reboots to a horror franchise, they have rarely been succesful. The attempt to "reboot" this franchise is a modest one at best, being the seventh installment in the franchise it has very little to any kind of connection to the previous six films. In fact, it seems more like it could be connected to the Blair Witch franchise. It seems rather lazy by the studio, and maybe this film was originally conceptualized as a stand alone project that may have not sold well on it's own so they slapped the Paranormal Activity title to it.
By Nick Cavuoti4 years ago in Geeks
Shinra's Feet
Let’s talk about some heat! I dunno what kept y’all warm during the previous holiday season, but Fire Force was definitely the furnace that kept me and my squish-gang warm during these chilly months. Like c’mon. If you haven’t heard of Fire Force, where have you been? Have you been living in the catacombs of the Nether? I think so.
By shaneikiyaz4 years ago in Geeks
Review of 'Grace and Glory'
THE FINALE TO THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING HARBINGER SERIES Trinity Marrow has lost the battle and her beloved Protector. Even with both demons and Wardens on her side, Trin may not win the war against the Harbinger. Bringing Lucifer back to the world to fight the Harbinger is probably a really, really bad idea, but they’re out of options—and the world’s ultimate fallen angel is the only being powerful enough to impact the outcome. As Trin and Zayne form a new and more dangerous bond and Lucifer unleashes Hell on earth, the apocalypse looms and the world teeters on the end of forever. Win or lose, one thing is certain—nothing will ever be the same.
By Cyn's Workshop4 years ago in Geeks
Review of 'The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy'
If no one notices Marya Lupu, is likely because of her brother, Luka. And that’s because of what everyone knows: that Luka is destined to become a sorcerer. The Lupus might be from a small village far from the capital city of Illyria, but that doesn’t matter. Every young boy born in the kingdom holds the potential for the rare ability to wield magic, to protect the country from the terrifying force known only as the Dread. For all the hopes the family has for Luka, no one has any for Marya, who can never seem to do anything right. But even so, no one is prepared for the day that the sorcerers finally arrive to test Luka for magical ability, and Marya makes a terrible mistake. Nor the day after, when the Lupus receive a letter from a place called Dragomir Academy—a mysterious school for wayward young girls. Girls like Marya. Soon she is a hundred miles from home, in a strange and unfamiliar place, surrounded by girls she’s never met. Dragomir Academy promises Marya and her classmates a chance to make something of themselves in service to one of the country’s powerful sorcerers. But as they learn how to fit into a world with no place for them, they begin to discover things about the magic the men of their country wield, as well as the Dread itself—things that threaten the precarious balance upon which Illyria is built.
By Cyn's Workshop4 years ago in Geeks
Netflix: Maid
If you haven't heard or been in the world of Netflix recently there is a new Netflix Original called 'MAID'. This is a limited series and let me tell you, I haven't binged a new show in who knows how long. This series kept me on the edge of my seat. A fair warning that there will be slight spoilers ahead just so you know.
By Lyvia Jack4 years ago in Geeks
Last Night in Soho - A Movie Review
Don’t let the past stop you from living in the now. Keep on building memories. Last Night in Soho was released to theaters in 2021. Upon being accepted to fashion design college in London, Ellie has a difficult time fitting in. Somehow, she can travel back in time to the 1960s. Encountering Sandie, a wannabe singer, Ellie soon finds herself cracking open a dark mystery.
By Marielle Sabbag4 years ago in Geeks
