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Reviews of the top geek movies, tv, and books in the industry.
Soul Hunter by Aaron Dembski-Bowden
Warning - this review contains some minor spoilers in the form of plot outlines, though no key details are revealed. Having recently purchased the reprinted collectors' edition of the Night Lords trilogy, it seemed like an ideal time to leap into this highly acclaimed series by Aaron Dembski-Bowden. As an aside, the book itself is absolutely stunning to behold with a cloth-covered binding and gold lettering on the front cover and spine. The legion's icon has also been laminated onto the front cover and looks appropriately foreboding. The pages themselves are edged with a very eye-catching blue and white lightning bolt, and inside you have a full-size version of the original paperback cover art.
By David Heyman5 years ago in Geeks
Should You Watch It?: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is a long running anime series from the creative mind of Hirohiko Araki. While it was originally little more than a rip off of Fist of the North Star, one of Shonen Jump's more popular publications, JJBA would eventually develop the rich lore and flamboyant art style that many people recognize to this day. Because JoJo's Bizarre Adventure has multiple parts, with some parts being drastically different from others, I'll be going over each part individually.
By The Marvelous Mr. Eden5 years ago in Geeks
The Midnight Sky - A Netflix Movie Review
This journey is going to be a challenge. A challenge that I am ready for. The Midnight Sky is a 2020 Netflix film based on the novel written by Lily Brooks-Dalton. Set in a post-apocalyptic future, a lonely scientist lives out in the artic. He is on a mission to stop a spaceship and its crew from returning to earth. Finding this mysterious girl, they trek out on a journey.
By Marielle Sabbag5 years ago in Geeks
My Review of "Robin Hood (2018)"
Robin Hood (2018) is a very different take on the old classic Robin Hood story. I wasn't too sure if I wanted to watch this movie but my nephew had talked a pretty big game about this movie. I did enjoy King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017) and The Kid Who Would be King (2019) so I guess you can say I'm a sucker for remakes of old medieval movies. I thought this movie would be similar and I wasn't wrong.
By Brian Anonymous5 years ago in Geeks
Fly Away Home - A Movie Review
Fly through the sky to freedom. Fly Away Home flew into theaters in 1996. After a tragedy, Amy moves in with her dad. Trying to reestablish their relationship, Amy makes a discovery. Hatchlings of geese believe Amy to be their mother. It’s up to Amy and her dad to figure out how to help them fly south.
By Marielle Sabbag5 years ago in Geeks
Friends Is Boring and Overrated
Friends is one of those shows that has reached the level of popularity where people randomly quote it in conversation and can identify seemingly obscure references. It’s a sitcom that many people grew up with in the 90s and truly love. I must confess that as someone born in ‘98, I’ve watched maybe 8 episodes of Friends in my 22 years of life and even then, non-sequentially. I would just catch whatever episode was showing on Warner Bros when I came home from school. I don’t know much about the show but people always recommend it. I fully intended to binge-watch it at some point. Then, I realized there were 10 seasons. 236 episodes. That’s 4,720 minutes of content (approximately) and 78 hours of my life that I cannot commit.
By Laquesha Bailey5 years ago in Geeks
Saint Maud (2020) Review: Written at time of UK release
It has been a brutal few weeks for cinema, to put it lightly. Frankly, it's been a brutal few years, encroaching on a brutal decade or two, all culminating in these brutal few weeks. Tenet's stateside bomb may make Warner Bros. wish they had a special agent they could send back through time to halt its release, but alas. Nolan's sci-fi riff on Bond has meant that the ultimate British special agent has gone off-grid until 2021, leaving cinemas in literal shutdown levels of turmoil. What a treat, then, in amongst all the chaos to be provided with a diabolical triumph like Saint Maud. Throughout its runtime (clocking in at a brisk 85-minutes, cause for celebration itself) I was able to forget entirely about the precarious knife edge the cinematic experience is dangling on, to forget about the rampant disease sending the world into a seemingly unending downward spiral (a solitary cough from a fellow cinema goer across the room tugged me briefly back to reality, but I was soon re-engrossed), to forget, basically, about all the shit and instead focus on an absolute corker of a debut feature.
By Robert Darke5 years ago in Geeks
Chainsaw Man
I read all of Chainsaw Man in three days and it was a totally awesome experience. When I first started reading, I honestly had no idea what I was in for. The series first piqued my interest on Tumblr when I started seeing different panel illustrations on certain blogs that I follow. I liked the artwork because it gave me a Tokyo Gxhoul-esque vibe, and that was enough for me to start. At first, I thought the story would revolve around Denji, the main character, and his escapades in his involvement with the Japanese mafia. I quickly realized after chapter one that this was not the case, not even a little bit. After being killed by the mafia, Denji forms a contract with his devil dog, Pochita, and revives in the form of the chainsaw devil, known as Chainsaw Man. Denji is soon meant with a plethora of other characters and becomes a Public Safety Devil Hunter. Soon after Denji accepts the PSDH position, chaos ensues.
By Jenuine Travel5 years ago in Geeks
Why Tenet is one of my favourite films of 2020.
The following will contain spoilers and is the same review I posted on my Letterboxd account. After Dunkirk, I felt myself loving Nolan and his films even more. Even though that film didn't particularly put us inside Nolan's head and help us explore some of his favourite topics such as time and the bending of it, I still enjoyed it. I particularly missed how Nolan tackled and confronted these ideas. Then, not too dissimilar of a send from heaven, along came Tenet.
By The Neon Hunter5 years ago in Geeks
My Review of "Cobra Kai: Season 3"
Cobra Kai: Season 3 is the latest season that has been released in 2021. I guess it's my first official review of 2021 with a 2021 show. I mentioned in my last review of season 2 that it was a bit of a departure from the first season. I was worried that the third season would continue with this direction. In a sense the it did but at least it kind of found itself and I'm not used to the nonsensical soap opera antics of this franchise.
By Brian Anonymous5 years ago in Geeks
