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Reviews of the top geek movies, tv, and books in the industry.

'Ominous Men'
Ominous Men at the 14th st Y is a body of work that tries to touch on racial tension (a lot of hatred for whitey), drugs, poverty and misogyny. The problem is that the nexus of the plays writing never does more than scratch the surface.
By Robert M Massimi. ( Broadway Bob).6 years ago in Geeks
The Most Over-Hated Anime Character Of All Time
Sasuke Uchiha went through many transformations through Naruto and Naruto Shippuden. From the calm, cool, and collected character at the beginning of the series to what comes across as a sadistic, rage-fueled, monster later on. Now, by all means, each and every person in the world has the right to his or her own opinion when it comes to anything because like the old saying goes there is no such thing as a wrong opinion and this now and forever will be true. But too often within the Naruto fandom, I see people call Sasuke "poorly written" or just call him a downright bad character because of the way he acted in the series. It is one thing to not like a character based on his or her motives, actions, or ideologies, but that should not have an impact on how well or poorly you think the character is crafted. Often in communities such as Reddit, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube, fans complain about Sasuke, calling him "too whiny and emo," therefore making him a bad character and I am tired of it. So let's get into why I think Sasuke Uchiha is the most over hated character in all of anime and how not only is he a good character but one of the best-written characters the series as a whole has to offer. (If you have not seen Naruto or Naruto Shippuden be warned because I will be heading into massive spoiler territory.)
By Awakened6 years ago in Geeks
'Linda Vista'
Robert Massimi. Wheeler (Ian Barford) is too young to be called a curmudgeon, so we will call him a misanthrope. He is a man who life has passed by, and why not, as he never really thought about his life to begin with. A former photographer who is now a camera repair man, he had heaps of accolades thrust upon him for his great pictures, yet he discounts others' opinions about his work. Although we never know why he actually quit being a photographer (the paper he worked at in Chicago cut its staff), we can surmise that it has to do with his aloofness toward life, his deep down hatred towards it. Or it could be that the birth of his son Gabe threw him into life's tailspin. Tracy Letts never fully explains the turmoil in Wheeler's life, he only dabbled in it.
By Robert M Massimi. ( Broadway Bob).6 years ago in Geeks
What Is Kentaro Miura's 'Berserk'? (NO SPOILERS)
If you’re a fan of manga, anime, or dark fantasy in general, you’ve probably heard of Kentaro Miura’s grim epic Berserk. It’s recently had its 30 year anniversary, and, by its own creator’s reckoning, is just over halfway through. Berserk has just about everything you could want—action, a love story, and a dose of cosmic horror for good measure. But what exactly is it about?
By Eden Roquelaire6 years ago in Geeks
James Reviews: 'Bumblebee'
The first thought that comes to mind when hearing of a Transformers spin-off is how they could damage the franchise even further. After the dismal fifth entry from Michael Bay, which became the lowest grossing film of the series, it seemed that the best option would be to shut down the franchise. A change of director has done some good, as Bumblebee is a fun, charming adventure with a strong lead in Hailee Steinfeld.
By James F. Ewart6 years ago in Geeks
My Review of 'El Camino'
El Camino is the movie I guess not a lot of us expected to see. The movie takes place pretty much after the series finale of Breaking Bad. They even have a little recap of what had happened before the movie starts. After all it's been six years since the series finale. That's a long time, and I'm sure not a lot of people remember every little detail of Breaking Bad since then.
By Brian Anonymous6 years ago in Geeks
'No Guns Life' Episode 2
We pick things up directly following the events of the first episode where Juuzou is in the middle of saving the boy that had run away from the testing facility. We get a fantastic display of just how powerful of a character he actually is when he gets serious, as in this episode, he is able to derail a train traveling at full speed by punching it. After a brief battle, he was able to save the boy and take him away just as he had promised to do. Juuzou takes the boy to a mechanic/surgeon to have him fixed up while he goes out to find his favourite brand of cigarettes. Juuzou is then approached by the corporation that worked on developing the tech that is on the boy that he saved, and their method of blackmail was to steal all of his favourite brand of cigarettes from the city.
By BoblobV26 years ago in Geeks
My Review of 'Geostorm'
I'd heard of Geostorm way back when. I saw the trailers for it when it first came out, and I thought it would be interesting to watch, because I can be a sucker for disaster movies. This one stars Gerard Butler as the star character Jake Lawson. The guy who basically invents and creates the "Dutch Boy" program. Basically it's this computerized system up in the Earth's orbit to combat global warming. Well not really global warming, just the resulting storms from global warming.
By Brian Anonymous6 years ago in Geeks
My Review of 'Batteries Not Included'
I didn't know what to think when I decided to watch Batteries Not Included. It's not a very well known movie, and I've never heard of it before. I looked at who was in the movie, and for the most part, I didn't know anyone in the movie. Although, Brad Bird was said to have helped with the screenplay for this movie. I only recognized Brad Bird's name from Pixar movies. If he's good at making Pixar movies, then he's got to be good at writing this one too, right?
By Brian Anonymous6 years ago in Geeks
An Anime Review 'Kimetsu no Yaiba'
Kimetsu no Yaiba is a 26-episode long series that is adapted by Ufotable (Fate/Zero, Kara no Kyoukai), based on the popular manga by Gotouge Koyoharu. The series is directed by Sotozaki Haruo (Tales of Symphonia The Animation: Sekai Tougou-hen, Tales of Zestiria the Cross), with the series composition handled by Kondou Hikaru (Producer—Fate/Zero, Kara no Kyoukai), and the music being composed by Shiina Go (God Eater, Tales of Zestiria the Cross). The characters of Tanjiro, Nezuko, Inosuke, and Zenitsu are played by Hanae Natsuki (Aldnoah.Zero, Arslan Senki), Kitou Akari (Erased, SSSS.Gridman), Matsuoka Yoshitsugu (Blue Spring Ride, Akame ga Kill!), and Shimono Hiro (Baby Steps, Corpse Party: Missing Footage) respectively.
By BoblobV26 years ago in Geeks
The Sad History of 'Berserk' in Anime Form
So let me start out by saying the fact that Berserk has so many different adaptations is just a showing at how much of a fictional masterpiece Kentaro Miura has created in that fans want it done right. With that said, it is rather disappointing that there are just so many failures out there. So let’s take a look at every Berserk adaptation that has ever been created.
By Awakened6 years ago in Geeks
Review of 'El Camino'
El Camino, aptly described by IMDb as "a sequel of sorts, to Breaking Bad," is nothing but a success, unqualified. The "of sorts" does apply to El Camino's status as a sequel, and one of the key reasons, perhaps the key reason, why it is so satisfying. Walter (Bryan Cranston), Mike (Jonathan Banks), and Todd (Jesse Plemons), none of whom survived the original series, each appear in El Camino in flashback scenes that we haven't seen before in Breaking Bad. Todd's was much better than Mike's, and Walter's was sheer magic, but all three in-and-of themselves make El Camino eminently worth watching.
By Paul Levinson6 years ago in Geeks