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

'Always Be My Maybe' (Movie Review)
The movie begins... Grab popcorn, salted or sweet, and get ready to relax to a movie. Dim lighting or complete utter darkness. It's still and sound reaches out and consumes you. Finally, the movie begins
By Melissa Dell7 years ago in Geeks
'Murder Mystery' (Netflix Film)
With a PG-13 Rating, a jaunt 1 hr 37 min run time, this Action, Comedy, Mystery is a great family journey that shows Sandler and Aniston still have much more to give.
By Spencer Barrett7 years ago in Geeks
'Ben Is Back' (2018)
Here’s the deal, and it is not negotiable.You get a day. I have a hard time dealing with films about addictions and the destructive effect on family life and personal wellbeing they have. Beautiful Boy made a crushing impression on me recently. I was thrown off-balance after watching it. An emotional fight by a father trying to save his son from a world full of self-destructive chemical junk. An impressive spectacle about hope and second chances. Maybe Ben Is Back is not a similar film on the whole. But nonetheless, I looked at it again in a depressing way and a not-so-pleasant memory came up again. Ben Is Back certainly isn't a bad film, but it doesn’t reach the same level as Beautiful Boy. Unfortunately, they decided halfway to turn the social drama into a drug-related thriller. Dealing (pun not intended) with drug addiction was replaced by setting things straight with some drug dealers; in other words, Ben’s world from the past.
By Peter P7 years ago in Geeks
Watching 'Castlevania'
Castlevania Despite there being rumblings of a Castlevania adaptation being in the works for years, it took this incarnation of the popular video game franchise 10 years to make its way to the public. The games were created by Konami, the same developers behind the likes of the Silent Hill and Metal Gear Solid series of games. The show was developed by Warren Ellis for 10 years before it was picked up by Netflix, and he wrote the entirety of the first season. He is also responsible for the writing of Dead Space, and the comic for RED. The series is directed by a first time director in Sam Deats; however, he comes on with a significant amount of experience working in various animation and character design departments. The headline producer for the show is the eccentric Adi Shankar, who was a producer on films such as Dredd and The Grey. The cast includes Richard Armitage and Graham Mctavish who were both in the Hobbit trilogy. Acting alongside them is James Callis who is of Eureka and Battlestar Galactica fame, and rounding up with relative newcomer to voice acting, Alejandra Reynoso, who has since lent her voice to Red Dead Redemption 2 and Just Cause 4. This first season is made up of four 20-25 minute long episodes.
By BoblobV27 years ago in Geeks
'Swamp Thing' Movie Review - Camping Out in the Swamp
With the current Swamp Thing TV series airing on DC Universe, I have been going back and reading earlier Swamp Thing media. After reading the 1970s comic series, I decided to give the 1982 film a view. I have thoroughly enjoyed the fantastical aspects of the original comic series, including the sorcery, Un-Men, the time travel, the T-Rex, and the demon Nebiros. But as was the case with the new TV series, I went into this film expecting something more grounded. I was intrigued by the fact that this was the fifth film both written and directed by horror filmmaker Wes Craven, with the subsequent film being A Nightmare on Elm Street.
By Steven Shinder7 years ago in Geeks
'Up'—A Movie Review
We’re going on an adventure! Nope, not on a plane. Instead, we’re going to fly through the skies attached to balloons. Ten years ago, Pixar released Up. Carl Fredricksen, a lonely widower, attaches balloons to his house and takes off to South America. Only, he is not alone. Russell, an eight-year-old wilderness explorer, Dug the talking dog, and Kevin, a gigantic bird, take the journey of a lifetime running into dangers and learning a beautiful message.
By Marielle Sabbag7 years ago in Geeks
'X-Men: Dark Phoenix'- Review
I want to be objective. Hatred for a person you’ve never met or even seen in an interview is probably unwarranted. Can you really dislike a person that you’re not even sure what they look like? Human emotion is a strange thing and, as I ask myself these questions, I am trying to be rational. Let me explain.
By Q-ell Betton7 years ago in Geeks
'The Secret Life of Pets 2' Is a Hopelessly Jumbled Sequel Without Any Semblance of a Story
A few years back, I watched The Secret Life of Pets in theaters. Thought it was okay, despite the fact that it was basically a rip-off of Toy Story.
By Jonathan Sim7 years ago in Geeks
'Captain Marvel' Review
Captain Marvel was released on March 8, 2019; the movie stars Brie Larson as Captain Marvel and Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury. The movie is a superhero origin story of the MCU's strongest avenger, Carol Danvers. I have been a Marvel fan since 2012 and I know everything there is to know about the Marvel Cinematic Universe, I am its number one fan.
By Selena Vazquez7 years ago in Geeks
'Doctor Who Unbound: A Storm Of Angels' Review
Back in 2003, when the idea of Doctor Who coming back on television seemed unlikely, Big Finish engaged in a rather interesting experiment. They created a series of audio dramas "unbound" from the constraints of the show's regular continuity, asking "what if?" a fair number of scenarios had taken place. The first of which, penned by Marc Platt and titled Auld Mortality, explored what might have happened if the Doctor and his granddaughter Susan had never left Gallifrey. Then, in early 2005 just as New Who was getting ready to air, Big Finish returned to that Doctor and Susan with a sequel, one that took the tropes of the First Doctor era, and turned them on their head.
By Matthew Kresal7 years ago in Geeks
'All Is Well' - Review (Netflix)
Janne (Aenne Schwarz) and Piet (Andreas Dohler) are a couple of thirty-something, struggling writers. They are planning to move out of the city and are doing up an old house. Janne meets an old friend, Robert (Tilo Nest), who owns a publishing company. He offers her a job as an editor. She tells him she will think about it. She meets Sissi (Lisa Haigmeister), Robert’s young wife, and her brother, Martin (Hans Lôw) briefly.
By Q-ell Betton7 years ago in Geeks
'I Am Mother' - Review (Netflix)
A robot (body—Luke Hawker, voice—Rose Byrne) lives alone in a vast bunker. The bunker has been built to sustain life, and contains over sixty thousand human embryos. The robot selects one, a female, and grows it. As the child grows, she addresses the robot as Mother. The robot addresses her as Daughter.
By Q-ell Betton7 years ago in Geeks