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Reviews of the top geek movies, tv, and books in the industry.
Movie Review: 'Love Simon'
Love Simon is remarkable for being not all that accomplished or remarkable. Don’t get me wrong, the film is lovely. It’s just lovely in the same way a middle of the road sitcom has graceful moments fitting of the medium. What’s remarkable is that we’ve finally reached an era where we can present young gay characters in movies without it having to carry the weight of a movement. Gay people deserve to be represented in as much middle of the road, sitcom entertainment as anyone else, and Love, Simon hits those notes perfectly.
By Sean Patrick8 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'Tomb Raider'
Tomb Raider is one of those doomed video-game properties, destined to elude filmmakers in the way most video-games elude those who wish to turn them into movies. It’s the nature of the video game to elude anyone’s singular vision as what is a video game but a non-singular vision? Sure, the makers have a particular vision and their choices limit those of the players in many ways.
By Sean Patrick8 years ago in Geeks
TV Review: 'Atlanta' Robbin Season Episode 3
Van (Zazie Beets) is back, Earn (Donald Glover) learns that a $100 bill is more trouble than it’s worth, and Paper Boi (Bryan Tyree Henry) hangs with Clark County on an all new Atlanta, episode 3: Money Bag Shawty. Where was Van? This is not a question that the show is all that interested in answering. We know Earn spent the first two episodes of this season homeless despite the fact that Van was getting his mail, including a sizable check.
By Sean Patrick8 years ago in Geeks
'A Trip to the Moon' Review: Why Director George Melies is a Genius
I am a sucker for old silent movies. It is like taking a time machine to a different era of film making. If one went through all the films by each decade, starting as early as the 1920s, one could witness the history of cinema unfold before their eyes. I can easily find some old black and white films on Netflix, which how I came across a short film called A Trip to the Moon. This gem was released in the year 1902. I didn't even know movies were being made that early in time. In fact, the invention of what we know today as the "moving picture," came around the late 1800s. So upon discovering how old this particular silent film is, I, of course, had to watch it.
By Sarah Loyd8 years ago in Geeks
Going From Drab to Fab
Queer Eye on Netflix is a reboot of the 2003 show Queer Eye for the Straight Guy (later shortened to Queer Eye) that premiered on the network Bravo. The reboot follows the same premise as its predecessor. Men receive a makeover by the Fab Five — five gay men with expertise in one of the following: fashion, food, personal grooming, culture, and interior design. These five men are Tan France, Antoni Porowski, Jonathon Van Ness, Karamo Brown, and Bobby Berk, respectively.
By Luci Moreno8 years ago in Geeks
'The Magicians' S3:E9
If you haven’t seen this episode yet, then here is your spoiler alert! Alice, Quentin and Kady read chapter 5 and it is medieval magic music. Kady plays it and they are taken to a the cabin where they are but now it is full of people partying. The rules are party or get out.
By Amanda Black8 years ago in Geeks
'Transformers: The Last Knight'
Transformers 5 had an odd whole to fill. Age of Extinction was arguably the worst movie by far (but still good). Last Knight is just as long I think and features tons of locations and, of course, special effects. Mark Walberg returns for a main human role as Craig Yaeger, but he’s far more important to the story this time.
By Matthew Sullivan8 years ago in Geeks
Things Get Weird in 'Voltron's' Fifth Season
I can still remember the first time I saw Voltron. We had just gotten cable and I finally had access to Cartoon Network. This was a big deal to a 7-year-old. It was the first channel I put on after my dad told me the cable was working. It was one of the more influential moments of my childhood as I turned it on just as Toonami was starting. Children of the 90s will remember the cartoon block that dominated afterschool programming and I was no different. Voltron came on after Thundercats, another great animated show that might work well with a reboot (i know this was tried once before but maybe Netflix can do it right). Voltron was great. Five lions came together to fight giant alien robots. It made zero sense, but I was hooked. Also, when I was seven I didn’t notice that every episode was pretty much the same.
By Matthew Donnellon8 years ago in Geeks
