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

'Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back)' - Review (Netflix)
Brief Synopsis William is a depressed young writer who only thinks of death and killing himself. A chance encounter, when trying for the umpteenth time to commit suicide, with an aging assassin, Leslie, results in him hiring the aged killer. Leslie promises to fulfill the contract within the week.
By Q-ell Betton6 years ago in Geeks
'Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling' - A Movie Review
Uh, guys, how long were we in space for? Oh dear, I don’t think we’re in the nineties anymore! Rocko’s Modern Life: Static Cling is a newly released Netflix movie. After floating in space for twenty years, Rocko, Heffer, and Filbert return to the twenty-first century O-Town. As Rocko is having trouble adjusting to all the overwhelming changes, he goes in search for Ralph Bighead to have him create a new episode of the Fatheads.
By Marielle Sabbag6 years ago in Geeks
'Suits': S09.E06. “Whatever It Takes”
In the aftermath of Samantha Wheeler (Katherine Heigl) manufacturing evidence to win against Mike Ross (Patrick J. Adams) and Faye Richardson (Denise Crosby) firing her, the senior partners look to get their partner back and the New York State Bar’s Special Master gone.
By Shain Thomas6 years ago in Geeks
'Violet Evergarden'—A Compendium of My Thoughts on the Show
My Original Review Violet Evergarden is a set of two light novels written by Kana Akatsuki and illustrated by Akiko Takase. It was the first work to win the grand prize of the Kyoto Animation Awards novel category, an accomplishment that occurred in 2014. The two volumes were released a year apart during the Christmas of 2015 and 2016, and a 13 episode long anime was produced by Kyoto Animation in 2018 that was distributed worldwide through Netflix. The series was directed by Taichi Ishidate, whose previous works in episode direction and key animation include Clannad, Hyouka, Koe no Katachi, and Kyoukai no Kanata—to name a few.
By BoblobV26 years ago in Geeks
'Alita: Battle Angel' (2019)
While I’m learning name, do you have one for me?Alita.It’s a nice name.I love it! I was really looking forward to this movie Alita: Battle Angel. A cyber-punk setting and unparalleled computerized images that are perfectly injected into a real-life environment. Of course, you know Alita (Rosa Salazar) is the result of a hard-working graphic designer who has been sweating for hours behind his computer screen to project a graphic shell onto a real-life person. However, it didn’t bother me. Alita seemed like a lifelike person. Even though she had those unnatural large Bambi eyes. I admit that at the beginning, my eyes always wandered down to her derriere to see if there was such a sweet little wagging tail. But eventually, how strange it might sound, I thought the end result was quite meager. Poor in terms of atmosphere and narrative.
By Peter P6 years ago in Geeks
'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' Movie Review
Released: 14 August, 2019 (UK) Length: 161 Minutes Certificate: 18 Director: Quentin Tarantino Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Al Pacino, Emile Hirsch, Margaret Qualley, Timothy Olyphant, Julia Butters, Austin Butler, Dakota Fanning and Bruce Dern
By Robert Cain6 years ago in Geeks
How to Ruin a Movie That Is Based on a Book
Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series, The Giver, Eragon, Twilight, those and much more have done a remarkable job at becoming the worst movies to be based on the best books of all time. It is so impressive that the directors of these horrible movies deserve a round of applause for the amount of crap they can produce and put a familiar name on just to get money. For a Hollywood creation to become the worst movie of all time is a really tough standard to live up to, especially in this day and age with all this technology and talent budding everywhere. I once had the thought that it would be impossible for Hollywood to make any more terrible movies that were to be based on books, but I thought wrong. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children had utterly destroyed my expectations, and made me think again. In order to make a movie as hell-bound as that one, these three steps must be followed: make sure that the actors do not portray the characters correctly, change most of the main ideas of the story, and do not forget that the finished product should not make any sense whatsoever.
By Jeniah Clarke6 years ago in Geeks
'Violet Evergarden'—Episode 13
The final episode of the series carries on right where the previous left off, with Violet and Dietfried fighting the rebels at the top of the train. The rebels are now composed of only their commander, and the second in command. Dietfried is being shot at, and, using her mechanical arms, Violet protects him. Her arms are shredded bit by bit with every bullet that makes contact with her, and Dietfried then takes care of the two. In the prior episode, the commander had taken the brooch that Violet treasures so much from her, and it was Dietfried that salvages the brooch, handing it over to her afterwards. They are then informed that the bridge that they are traveling through is rigged to blow, and so without wasting any time, they act.
By BoblobV26 years ago in Geeks
'Where'd You Go, Bernadette' Is an Uninteresting Misfire with a Story That Isn't Suited for a Movie
Since I'm an AMC A-List member now, I have the freedom to watch a ton of movies for free; and since I'm Asian, I gotta make the most out of that deal.
By Jonathan Sim6 years ago in Geeks
Sextuplets—Review (Netflix)
Brief Synopsis: Alan's wife, Marie, is expecting their first child and her family history is extensive and large. Alan does not know his family, having been given up for adoption as a baby.
By Q-ell Betton6 years ago in Geeks
'Violet Evergarden' Episode 12
We now arrive at the final arc of the show. Dietfried has been ordered to protect the peace envoy that would end the tensions that would lead to a reignition of war. These events take place continuously from the events of the previous episode, where Violet is on her way back home. Meanwhile, Cattleya and Benedict are travelling with the peace envoy as a means of good faith, and the rebels are plotting their revenge for the outcome of the war.
By BoblobV26 years ago in Geeks
'Four Weddings and a Funeral'
Inspired by the 1994 movie starring Hugh Grant Four Weddings and a Funeral is a new dramedy on Hulu created by Mindy Kaling. The show is centered around a group of diverse friends who come together for a London wedding much like in the movie. The show takes place in London and in the last few weeks premiered their first three episodes. At first I wasn't attracted to the show, and I just categorized it as just another Hulu original to scroll past, but then I clicked it, and now I'm waiting for the next episode. To real the audience in the pilot starts off like the movie, with Maya (played by Nathalie Emmanuel,) waking up in distress and leaving her married boyfriend and boss's apartment in a soaking wet bra. After seeing that you have no choice, but to watch the whole episode.
By Dakota Thomas6 years ago in Geeks