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

'Sniper: Ultimate Kill'
The words ‘ultimate,’ ‘sniper,’ and ‘kill’ are very popular when it comes to creating film titles. Put any one of those words into the search bar on IMDB, and a whole slew of variations pop up. It seems that many a filmmaker has the same idea as to what makes a good title. Or they’re just lazy.
By Q-ell Betton7 years ago in Geeks
My Review of 'Blockers'
I saw the trailer for Blockers a while back and it seemed like a pretty juvenile concept. It looked like a typical teenager trying to lose their virginity movie. I don't remember being that interested in this movie when it first came out.
By Brian Anonymous7 years ago in Geeks
My Review of 'Searching'
I've been waiting to watch Searching for a while. The movie captured my attention with the trailer. It was obvious that it was going to be a thriller movie, and because of that, I knew there was going to be a twist at the end. It seems to be a rule that there has to be a twist at the end of every thriller out there for it to be a proper thriller. I just wasn't sure what the twist was going to be, and that's part of the fun of these movies.
By Brian Anonymous7 years ago in Geeks
'Dog Days'
There is a popular myth that people are either cat or dog people, as though it is not possible to like both. Obviously, that is nonsense, plenty of people like both even if they may have a preference for one over the other. People who have pets tend to like them as a companion. Even if they have a partner or family, a pet is a different kind of companion.
By Q-ell Betton7 years ago in Geeks
'Someone Great'—Review (Netflix)
Gina Rodriguez, the self-proclaimed voice of Latina women, is in another Netflix film. Full disclosure; ever since Rodriguez decided that she was going to throw black women under the bus, so as to advance the cause of Latina women, I have gone right off of her.
By Q-ell Betton7 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: Painfully Earnest 'After' Is Hard to Watch
After is a painfully earnest romantic teen drama starring a pair of starry eyed millennials, one a naive bumpkin at a big city college for the first time and the other a mopey, emo bad boy. If you’re wondering if this story has been recycled from a piece of fan fiction you’re really on to something. After is actually based on a recycled bit of One Direction fan fiction that was picked up and turned into a novel.
By Sean Patrick7 years ago in Geeks
'Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle'
When Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle first came out, I was extremely surprised at how poorly it was received by the media. Personally, when I watched the movie, I found that I enjoyed it, despite how different it was to the Disney version so many people have come to know. Today, I plan on explaining exactly why this movie is the best adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's novel and why it is foolish to criticize the film so much. Before I begin, this article will contain many spoilers from the book as well as the movie, so a spoiler slert is now in effect.
By Lela Martin7 years ago in Geeks
'Instructions for American Serviceman in Britain'
Robert Massimi. In what is a good, good natured play, Brits on Broadway at 59 East 59th Street in association with Fol Espoir (foolish hope), Jermyn Street Theater and The Real Mac Guffins, have a real winner in Instructions for American Serviceman in Britain.
By Robert M Massimi. ( Broadway Bob).7 years ago in Geeks
'The Lovers'—A Review (Netflix)
This is not my usual type of genre to review, romantic comedies. Though I like and watch most genres of film, I have not reviewed many romantic comedies. The premise of most of them does not usually lend itself to a review, with the strength of the films usually relying on the central pairing's chemistry more than anything else.
By Q-ell Betton7 years ago in Geeks
Top 15 Movies to Watch
15. 'Sophie's Choice' (1982) Meryl Streep is my favorite actress and she, obviously, occupies three spots on this list. Sophie's Choice is a very intimate movie, where Meryl Streep once again proves her incredible talent. Sophie's Choice is about Polish immigrant who shares a boarding house in Brooklyn with her emotionally unstable lover, Nathan (Kevin Kline) and a young writer, Stingo (Peter MacNicol).
By Marcel Grabowiecki 7 years ago in Geeks
Prospect (2018)
The Queen’s Lair.That’s a theory. What a fantastic SF! Not because there are breathtaking space landscapes. Or because impressive, galactic battles are being fought. And you won’t see a collection of exotic-looking aliens. To be honest, everything looks pretty cheap. As if someone has searched through the props room of large film companies just to collect remnants of old fiction films. The spacecraft, a drop-pod, with which Cee (Sophie Thatcher), and her father Damon (Jay Duplass), land on an unknown, green, swampy planet, looks like an old decrepit, plastic garbage bin full of mechanical push buttons, and levers with instructions under it in a foreign language. I immediately thought of the old Moulinex kitchen appliances that my mother used to use. And I briefly compared it with the first Star Wars film from the 70s. And also those old SF books from the library that I devoured as a young boy. Even the film poster resembled the cover of such a book.
By Peter P7 years ago in Geeks
My Review of 'Leaving Neverland'
Finding Neverland is a documentary that I didn't think I'd see myself watching, but a co-worker highly recommended the film. I didn't know what to think of it as Michael Jackson's always been in the media about these alleged allegations. My co-worker said that it was really well done and would make me question Michael Jackson's innocence.
By Brian Anonymous7 years ago in Geeks