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Reviews of the top geek movies, tv, and books in the industry.
'RuPaul's Drag Race' S11 Week 4 Power Rankings
This was a pretty great week for Drag Race, but I'm way more interested in what it revealed about the competition moving forward. This race is starting to get pretty tight and we may be just a few short episodes away from having to make some devastating cuts. However, the cream is really starting to rise to the top and this week showed exactly which queens are here to stay. Fair warning, the rankings didn't change much this week as most of the bottom queens are losing momentum while the top queens are taking a massive lead over their competitors. I'll be looking to the next week's main challenge quite a bit to determine which queens toward the bottom of the ranking could really prove they belong here.
By Bryce Bailey7 years ago in Geeks
My Review of 'Kindergarten Cop'
Kindergarten Cop was recently added to Netflix and my girlfriend and I were looking for something to watch. Not too long ago we watched some of her old favorites, and I know she likes family-friendly movies, so I suggested Kindergarten Cop. I remembered liking it back in the day and it's time for me to show her some of the family fun movies that I liked in the past. It's probably been over a decade since I've seen the movie and she hasn't seen it ever. What a good recipe for a review.
By Brian Anonymous7 years ago in Geeks
'Zootopia'—A Movie Review
Anybody can be who they want to be. You just may surprise yourself when given the chance to test your strength. Zootopia won the Best Animated Movie in 2016. Disney released a powerful story about the world of animals of all species living together in Zootopia. Judy Hopps is the first bunny cop. Ignoring others skepticism, Judy tests her abilities on the mission to find a missing otter. Along the way, a coy fox attempts to sabotage her plans only to discover that there is so much more.
By Marielle Sabbag7 years ago in Geeks
'Le Jeu' ('Nothing to Hide') - Review
Nothing to Hide or Le Jeu, to give it its French title, is a film about seven adult friends, three couples, and one man whose partner cannot attend, who meet up for a dinner party. The film explores the dynamics not only between the friends but also that of each couple and individual.
By Q-ell Betton7 years ago in Geeks
Steampunk Paradise
Steampunk is quite possibly the most overlooked subgenres of science fiction. Most people prefer space operas, or stories of time travel, or other high concepts, while steampunk stories get lost in the shuffle. However, the subgenre does have its loyal fanbase, and boy, are they going to love this movie! Adapted from the novel by Philip Reeve, Mortal Engines is a post-apocalyptic tale in which London is now a giant city on wheels. Peter Jackson, of Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit fame, co-wrote the screenplay and produced the movie, while Christian Rivers serves as director. Outside of the trailers, I had no idea what this flick was going to be about, but upon seeing it, there were plenty of imaginative ideas, but much like the steampunk genre, they all get lost in the shuffle.
By Fanpicked Media7 years ago in Geeks
A Review of 'Secret City' Season 2 Episode 3 - "Pale Horse"
The episode begins with Caroline Treloar (Laura Gordon), the rogue drone operator, being held in detention and brusquely told to pretend to her dad that she is in Hawaii. She is interrogated throughout the episode, and later on we find out she has killed almost 450 people!! Harriet (Anna Torv) shows the missile strike footage to Karen Koutoufides (Danielle Cormack) and then gets carted off for a chat with the toad-faced head of secret services Vaughn (Justin Smith) who we haven't seen much of so far in this season. The spylord is always lurking in the shadows, like an Aussie Stephen Rea.
By T. Stolinski7 years ago in Geeks
Not So Greener Pastures
I feel bad for Mahershala Ali. The man is a talented actor with range and a charisma about him, which has gained him two Oscars for Best Supporting Actor, as well as the honor of being in two Best Picture Oscar winning films. However, both of the Best Picture winners will forever be overshadowed by controversy. The first Best Picture is Moonlight, which momentarily had its thunder stolen from it when La La Land was accidentally announced as the winner before being corrected. The second Best Picture is this film, Green Book, which many would argue didn’t even deserve to win at all! In fact, some critics even claim it’s the worst Best Picture winner since Crash, and considering how that movie also suffered from an disorganized message about race relations, that’s a fitting comparison.
By Fanpicked Media7 years ago in Geeks
Ctrl, Alt, Del
Quick, when I say “animation,” what’s the first thing that comes to your mind?! Depending on what age you are, you probably either thought of Disney and Looney Tunes (in America, Mickey Mouse, and Bugs Bunny are like the grandfathers of animated mascots), or you thought of anime (the go-to series that come to mind are usually Dragon Ball, Sailor Moon, and Pokemon). Make no mistake about, animation is considered something only suitable to children. Yet, we live in a time when animated TV series aimed at adult audiences is at an all-time high, what with The Simpsons, Family Guy, Bob’s Burgers, South Park, and Rick and Morty being on the air.
By Fanpicked Media7 years ago in Geeks
Do as the Romas Do
There’s no way to get around it, Roma is an arthouse movie with a capital “A.” It’s a black and white movie, it’s spoken in a non-English language, it doesn’t feature any major movie stars, it’s long and slowly paced, its story is overly simplistic, and it features scenes that are meant to be symbolic, rather than have anything to do with the movie’s plot. So it’s only fitting that no American movie studio would make this film, and so Netflix, always in search for original content, was quick to make this film a reality. And sadly, this movie will probably only be remembered for being on Netflix, and not much else.
By Fanpicked Media7 years ago in Geeks
