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Reviews of the top geek movies, tv, and books in the industry.
My Review of "Freaky"
Freaky is a horror movie that came out in 2020. It's got a very silly and fun premise that lead me to think this was a remake of the 2002 movie "The Hot Chick". Even though it's technically a horror movie I found that there were probably more laughs. Fortunately these moments of comedy are meant to be in there and not because the movie is taking itself too seriously.
By Brian Anonymous5 years ago in Geeks
NEW MOTU
Spoiler alert: "I am a HUGE He-Man Fan!" I'm either DIRECTLY quoting Kevin Smith, the director of his new pet project, "Masters of the Universe: Revelations;" or I'm giving an HONEST assessment of my OWN love for the franchise. (Albeit that it was in its rerun phase before I could discover it).
By Kent Brindley5 years ago in Geeks
"A Fine & Private Place"
I don't know that it would be fair to actually call this a book review. Perhaps it is more a fond ramble about a book that made an impact on me in my early teens. Out of all the books I read at that age, there are only a few that I remember titles to. "The Ghost of Dibble Hollow", "The Spoon River Anthology", and then this one: "A Fine and Private Place." I've even always remembered the author's name on this one - Peter S. Beagle.
By Pam Reeder5 years ago in Geeks
Review: "Old"
M. Knight Shyamalan can be rather hit or miss with his films ever since he hit gold way back in 1999 with The Sixth Sense. He has had some great success since then, dispersed with complete, almost career ruining films. Truly, he is a divisive filmmaker, people either love his work or hate it. I suspect that will again be the case with his new film, Old. Here Shyamalan chooses to adapt the 2010 graphic novel, Sandcastle and largely he takes some massive liberties and the only similarity between the two is that people age rapidly on a beautiful beach. Old is a very serious film with it's premise, and in it's attempt to be so it is rather unintentionally funny at times. For his usual film, it is very predictable which is very unlike Shyamalan.
By Nick Cavuoti5 years ago in Geeks
My Review of "Fatman"
Fatman came out quietly last year in 2020. I thought it was a fun concept but I didn't think that it was worth paying full price of admission to watch it. Recently it's been added to the Amazon Prime streaming service so I gave it a try. I wasn't wrong about this movie.
By Brian Anonymous5 years ago in Geeks
Book Review: House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City series) by Sarah J Maas
This book is set in a world where humans live among fae, angels, demons, werewolves, vampires, mermaids: basically any supernatural being you could hope for. IT IS EPIC!! The supernatural beings rule all, while humans are considered second class citizens and struggle to survive.
By Chloe Anne5 years ago in Geeks
Classic Cinema Review: 'India Song'
India Song is the story of Anne-Marie's boredom. To quell that boredom, Anne-Marie (Delphine Seyrig)—the wife of the French ambassador to India living in a colonial villa in Kolkata—embarks on a series of affairs with other consular expats. It's not the worst way to scratch ennui's itch, although the actual narrative of India Song is probably the least interesting thing about this film. India Song's storyline is so bitty that I couldn't tell you who is who between her husband, lovers, and the one she refuses to sleep with—not only does that not matter, in some ways it's purposeful. The function of story in India Song is to act as a flimsy structure for everything in the film to hang off, weave around, and subsume.
By Miranda Weindling5 years ago in Geeks
