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

'Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle' (2017)
“I think we got, like, sucked into the game.And we’ve become the avatars that we chose.” I was sure about one thing. A remake of Jumanji is the same as repainting the Mona Lisa and exhibiting this copy; ridiculous, inglorious, and unnecessary. I was afraid this movie would be ridiculed and laughed with. And on top of that, they’ve asked Dwayne Johnson to join. Not exactly an actor you’ll see in what they call the “better” films. I thought it would be something like Journey 2: The Mysterious Island and that I would curse the makers afterwards because they dared to copy a milestone with the late Robin Williams starring in it. For once, however, I have to admit that I was wrong. It’s been a long time since I’ve amused myself so much while watching a movie.
By Peter P8 years ago in Geeks
Krypton Episode 2: "The House of El" Review
Picking up where we left on in the pilot, Episode 2: "The House of El" sees us back in Val-El’s Fortress of Solitude with Adam Strange trying to convince Seg-El that the fate of the universe rests in his hands because Brainiac is on his way.
By Michael Bauch8 years ago in Geeks
'The Shape of Water' (2017)
“The natives in the Amazon worshipped it.Like a god.We need to take it apart, learn how it works.” I watched this movie the night before the Oscar ceremony, because I could feel it in my bones this film would possibly win that coveted statuette. Initially, I didn’t want to post my opinion about this winner. But as I had partially written down my opinion, I thought I would smooth off the rough edges and post it anyway. To be honest, I’m not part of the great crowd of admirers of The Shape of Water. Even though I was looking forward to it with great expectations and knew it was a creation made by Guillermo del Toro (I appreciated his previous films) I was only moderately enthusiastic about it. In the end I stayed behind with a “that’s it?” feeling. Why the jurors of the academy massively fell in love with this film still is a mystery to me. I didn’t think it was so earth-shattering, breathtaking, or groundbreaking.
By Peter P8 years ago in Geeks
'Ready Player One' Review: The Consumption of Media
Ready Player One is based off of Ernest Cline’s highly praised novel of the same name and is tackled by legendary Hollywood director, Steven Spielberg. In Cline’s novel, he takes off into a relatively distant future where technology and reality clash like we see today. The book is chalked full of pages that list off characters, IPs, and pieces of media from the past that not only defined our childhood, but entertainment itself. In Spielberg’s Ready Player One, there was a quiet disturbance amongst members of the film community that was concerned the film would be a two hour long slugfest of nostalgia that felt like taking a brick to the face. To be fair, audiences had every right to worry due to a mediocre marketing campaign that plugged in these characters into infamous pop culture content. The trailers dazzled in promising lots of, “look, point at this cool reference with your friends” footage while listening to your dad’s favorite track that he had on his “hip” Walkman back in the Spring of '82. None of this looked or sounded appealing, except maybe to the average film-goer, but what may come to everyone’s surprise is how Spielberg’s Ready Player One is more than the nostalgia pandering we all thought it would be.
By Roman Arbisi8 years ago in Geeks
Review: 'School Babysitters'
Anime: School Babysitters Genre: Slice of Life, Harem (?) Age Rating: Good for All Studio: Brain's Base Music: Ruka Kawada Author: Hari Tokeino Dub/Sub: Subs Ecchi Level: Non-Existent (There's one boob gag, but nothing even close to shows.)
By Riot Dragon8 years ago in Geeks
Review: Unsane
This is the second film directed by Steven Soderbergh since his supposed retirement. I guess he has found a new lease of life in film-making.
By David Grice8 years ago in Geeks
'Justice League'
I have heard so many negative reviews about Justice League that I was putting off watching it. Was it going to be a horrifying disappointment that would make me want to walk away from the DCEU like some people have suggested? Well, after giving into temptation, I can honestly say that, no, it was not horrifically terrible or world breakingly bad. So let's get into it.
By Rachel J Pearcy8 years ago in Geeks
Review: 'A Wrinkle in Time'
While it has been getting A LOT of promotion in America, I don't think many people here in the UK are as excited or aware of this latest Disney product based on the successful book.
By David Grice8 years ago in Geeks
Cinema Trips - 'Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion I - Initiation'
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion 1 - Initiation is the first of a trilogy produced by Studio Sunrise, the subtitles of the two following films being Transgression and Glorification respectively. These three films are compilation films compressing the story of the fifty episode series in preparation to the direct sequel to the show subtitled Resurrection.
By BoblobV28 years ago in Geeks
Review: My First Girlfriend is a Gal
Anime: My First Girlfriend is a GalGenre: Romance, Comedy, HaremAge Rating: Good for AllStudio: NAZ Music: Yashikin Author: Meguru UenoDub/Sub: Both (Will be reviewing dub)Ecchi Level: Otaku (Charlie Bravo, my friends.)
By Riot Dragon8 years ago in Geeks
Review: 'Keijo!!!!!!!!'
Anime: Keijo!!!!!!!! Genre: Comedy, Sports Age Rating: Good for All Studio: Xebec Music: Hayato Matsuo Author: Daichi Sorayomi
By Riot Dragon8 years ago in Geeks
'Krypton' Episode 1 Review
So Krypton the television series is a thing that has happened now. For better or for worse, it’s out there, so how did its debut episode turn out?
By Michael Bauch8 years ago in Geeks