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Reviews of the top geek movies, tv, and books in the industry.
The Queen's Gambit - A Netflix Series Review
Are you ready for the chess match? Elizabeth Harmon is a challenging component. The Queen’s Gambit is a 2020 miniseries released to Netflix. Beth, a young orphan, discovers the world of chess. An extraordinary chess player, she transforms into a competitive player participating in several tournaments around the world. As she grows older, Beth is spawned with personal challenges.
By Marielle Sabbag5 years ago in Geeks
'Yes Day' Review — Harmless Fun
Miguel Arteta directs Yes Day, a family comedy starring Jennifer Garner and Édgar Ramirez as a mother and father who always say no to their children. One day, they decide to have a Yes Day, where no matter what the kids ask them to do, they will always say yes.
By Jonathan Sim5 years ago in Geeks
Book Review: "Kaddish for an Unborn Child" by Imre Kertész
This book was a brilliant exploration of the Jewish identity in the 20th century. It is beautifully written though it has little punctuation and the sentences are incredibly long. We get these very philosophical viewpoints, passages and quotations in which we are made to confront certain emotions, certain ideologies and we are mostly made to confront ourselves and our beliefs in mortality and identity. I think that one of the most interesting things about this book is that there are passages that are so long with so little punctuation that you cannot help but stop in the middle of a sentence and breathe the last few words in before carrying on. But it shows the nature of the mind never being able to just think about one thing at once. Our minds are constantly racing with a billion ideas at play. It is a perfect reflection of the reality of existence and therefore, when it comes to the characters, we have a very realistic and often incredibly chaotic view of them as people. Though they seem to be together, they are constantly falling apart as their identity becomes more and more marginalised and they are more and more shamed for things that they have never committed. “Kaddish for an Unborn Child” is the story about a man who cannot stand to bring this child into a world so full of hatred, uncertainty and failure. His marriage is declining as we see him through his darkest days all the way to hell and back again.
By Annie Kapur5 years ago in Geeks
Review of ‘Fire’
A breathtaking, marvelous Graceling Realm book from New York Times bestselling author Kristin Cashore. It is not a peaceful time in the Dells. In King City, the young King Nash is clinging to the throne, while rebel lords in the north and south build armies to unseat him. War is coming. And the mountains and forest are filled with spies and thieves. This is where Fire lives, a girl whose beauty is impossibly irresistible and who can control the minds of everyone around her. Exquisitely romantic, this companion to the highly praised Graceling has an entirely new cast of characters, save for one person who plays a pivotal role in both books. You don't need to have read Graceling to love Fire. But if you haven't, you'll be dying to read it next.
By Cyn's Workshop5 years ago in Geeks
You Should Watch Spectreman at Least Once in Your Lifetime and Here's Why
In a recent nerdy conversation with my friend Shane, he suggested I watch a 1970s Japanese television show called Spectreman. Watching his face light up as he explained how much he loved the main character and the joy it brought to him convinced me I should give Spectreman a watch. He had me so interested, I told him that I would write an article about the show. So, after work, I went home, made a simple Google search, found the English dubbed episodes on a Youtube playlist, and sat down at my computer to watch the first episode.
By The Nerd Habit5 years ago in Geeks
Scorpion(2014–2018)- Review
"Not Good" as Jadyn Wong's character Happy Quinn would say almost every episode, the series too can be simply put under that category. The premise of the series is very simple; a group of 'geniuses' use their intelligence time and again to solve complex problems, usually problems that can't be solved by anyone else. These high-intellect individuals work for Scorpion, lead & founded by Walter O'Brien (Elyes Gabel) whose IQ is the fourth-highest ever recorded. Walter is aided by Sylvester Dodd (Ari Stidham) a 'human calculator', Tobias Curtis (Eddie Kaye Thomas) a world-renowned behaviorist, and Happy Quinn (Jadyn Wong) 'world's best mechanic'. The team also houses a couple of ordinary people, Agent Cabe Gallo (Robert Patrick) a Homeland Agent working as the muscle of the team, and finally Paige Dineen (Katherine McPhee) who helps the geniuses interact with the world. Scorpion throughout the series takes on numerous high-profile cases which on the face of it seem impossible to be worked with.
By The Couch Review5 years ago in Geeks
Money, Power, and a lot of Drama
I would be lying if I told you that I don't love drama. Ever since I was a teen, I have taken pleasure in knowing the latest piece of gossip, exaggerated fights, fancy possessions, and a great story. If you are anything like me and you cannot get enough of family secrets and disputes, lavish dresses and jewellery, unexpected plot twists, and a whole lot of drama, you have come to the right place.
By Lara Hayes5 years ago in Geeks
My Review of "Coming 2 America"
Coming 2 America is the sequel we never thought would ever come. I think they ended the first movie pretty well that they didn't really need another one but why not? We're doing this with a lot of other movie nowadays. This isn't necessarily a bad thing either though. Fans of the first movie should enjoy this movie but I'm not entirely sure how many people continually watch the original to understand all the references in this movie.
By Brian Anonymous5 years ago in Geeks
Unusual Love, Actually
Love Actually is one of my favorite love movies of all time, and I am not the sort of person who enjoys romantic films. Released in 2003, the complexity of the movie's several overlapping stories of love captivated audiences worldwide. Nearly everyone who liked this movie found a love plot comparable to something they've experienced which made the movie relatable, as opposed to romance films that lead into the perfect happy ending with the perfect story to get them there. It also helped to have an enormous cast of several well-known actors, such as Liam Neeson, Emma Thompson, Alan Rickman, Keira Knightly, and Hugh Grant.
By Dani Banani5 years ago in Geeks
