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

My Review of 'BlacKKKlansman'
When I first heard of the concept of the Blackkklansman I thought it was a joke. After all, this is a story about a black man infiltrating the Ku Klux Klan for a police investigation. The concept reminded me of a Dave Chappelle skit he did on the Dave Chappelle show with a blind black man acting as the leader of the Ku Klux Klan. It was a funny concept but I never imagined something similar to this actually happening in real life.
By Brian Anonymous7 years ago in Geeks
My Review of 'Aquaman'
The DC universe hasn't really built up a great reputation for itself in the past few years with the exception of the movie Wonder Woman. I have to admit I didn't think that the other DC movies deserved as much flack that they did. I thought Man of Steel wasn't that bad of a movie. Suicide Squad I did fall asleep watching through. I wasn't sure if that was a sleep deprivation thing or if the movie was really that boring. It could have been a combination of both. I didn't have much expectations when I went to go see Aquaman. I thought Jason Mamoa's portray of Aquaman was fine in Justice League. Again I didn't think Justice League was that bad of a movie.
By Brian Anonymous7 years ago in Geeks
'Noura'
Noura at Playwrights Horizon is a play written by and starring Heather Raffo. The story premise is that the characters are all Iraqi immigrants. Unlike most genres of this type, all the people in this story are successful. The husband and long time friend are both doctors. Noura herself is an architect. Noura's husband begs her for a daughter (they have a son), but she doesn't want one, and we find out at the end of the play why.
By Robert M Massimi. ( Broadway Bob).7 years ago in Geeks
Grinch-Off: Carrey vs Cumberbatch
There are three versions of the Grinch now. The first, the ultimate classic, was the animated Grinch in 1966. Then in 2000, Ron Howard shook it up with a much more fleshed out story of the Grinch, played by Jim Carrey. Our newcomer is a familiar name even if we botch it half the time, Benedict Cumberbatch, in the 2018 version of The Grinch, directed by Yarrow Cheney. I had the opportunity to see it this week, and wanted to have a little ramble where I ponder over who played a better grouchy Grinch.
By Delise Fantome7 years ago in Geeks
My Review of 'Bad Seeds'
I'm not one for watching French movies but this was a really fun movie to watch. The movie defaults to English dubbing when you play it but I hate it when the voices don't match the lips of people who are talking so I changed it to the original French voices with English subtitles. I also get the original inflections of their voices when I switched it over to French. The inflection in a voice is way of communicating so why not hear how the original actors had wanted the dialogue to play out?
By Brian Anonymous7 years ago in Geeks
Dissecting 'Batman Returns'
What if I told youTim Burton's Batman Returns is not just a bad Batman film, but just a poor film in general? I feel as if some people give this film too much credit to this day. Of course, it is no The Dark Knight but some people still hold a place for it in their heart. I believe part of this comes from just pure nostalgia and admiration for the 1989 film. For many people, Tim Burton's Batman starring Michael Keaton was and is their Batman. It was either their introduction to the Batman or what they finally wanted after all the camp and silliness of decades prior.
By Skyler7 years ago in Geeks
'Aquaman' – Movie Review
Despite the critical and commercial successes of Wonder Woman, the DC Extended Universe seemed to be on the rocks after the dismal Justice League. With the latest continuation of the franchise coming out an unlucky 13 months later, Warner Bros needed a win to secure the franchise's future. For the most part, Aquaman is that win. It doesn't have the same love from critics that Wonder Woman garnered, but the reception is still positive, and in terms of a financial win, it's shaping up to be a big one. Maybe even the biggest we've seen since the days of the Dark Knight trilogy, but that remains to be seen.
By James F. Ewart7 years ago in Geeks
DC Universe’s 'Titans' Season 1 Finale Review
Previously on Titans, Dick Grayson (Brenton Thwaites) had run head-long through a force-field that Seamus Deaver’s Trigon had placed after entering Earth, while Kory Anders (Anna Diop) and Donna Troy (Conor Leslie) were locked out. In the season one finale, we see why Dick was the one allowed into Trigon’s thrall and what lies in wait for him.
By Monita Roy Mohan7 years ago in Geeks
'The House with a Clock in Its Walls' (2018)
You can eat cookies till you throw up, for all I care.You’ll see… things are… quite different here. Have you seen Goosebumps where Jack Black plays the leading role as well? Well, you can expect almost the same thing. A kid-sized horror film. And I had the same feelings about it after a certain amount of time. Namely, that it’s all a little bit over the top. It probably wasn’t the intention to make it too scary. It should all be about magic and mystery. And it sure was the first half. I admit I have a weak spot for such type of movies. The House with a Clock in Its Walls reminded me of the wonderful Harry Potter movies. Here, too, it’s about an orphan boy who ends up in a foster family and apparently has magic powers in his DNA. Lewis (Owen Vaccaro) himself looks like Henry from The Book of Henry. An outsider as well with aviator glasses on, but halfway, the movie derailed a bit and felt rather exaggerated, absurd, and grotesque.
By Peter P7 years ago in Geeks
Watching - 'Aggretsuko'
Aggretsuko, which stands for Aggressive Retsuko, is a character created by Yeti for Sanrio, the company who created Hello Kitty. For this we are not going to be talking about the 100 episode long show that aired from 2016 until 2018, but the Netflix original, both of which were directed by Rarecho. The Netflix series was released in April of 2018 consisting of ten, fifteen minute long episodes. A second season is slated to be released in 2019.
By BoblobV27 years ago in Geeks
'Home Alone'—A Movie Review
I hope we didn’t forget anything! What would you do if you were home alone? Well, eat ice cream, watch movies and...defeat two burglars? Oh, that wasn’t on my list. It sure wasn’t on Kevin McCallister’s list in Home Alone!
By Marielle Sabbag7 years ago in Geeks
Back Issues From Your Local Comics Shop No. 1
Welcome to "Back Issues No. 1." I scrounged up five back issues in my rack to tell you guys about. Most of these I found at my local comics shop just down the road. And most of these were bought with just change I pulled out of the couch cushions.
By Allen D. Lyons7 years ago in Geeks