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Reviews of the top geek movies, tv, and books in the industry.
Movie Review: 'The Snowman'
Before I formally go into my review of The Snowman, let me preface this review stating my respect for director Tomas Alfredson. In press interviews for The Snowman he is not sugar-coating the film’s problems. He’s been up front about the abrupt production time in Norway, the lack of a finished script and the reshoots that nevertheless failed to find the missing pieces of what is one truly jacked up puzzle of a movie.
By Sean Patrick8 years ago in Geeks
Why Are People So Quick to Defend Snape?
We are introduced to Severus Snape in the first book and we automatically believe that he's a borderline evil character. Then as the series progresses, we find that he is far more complex than we first thought. This makes his character more challenging to fully understand.
By Amy Walker8 years ago in Geeks
Review: 'The Death Of Stalin'
The only reason I wanted to see this was because of who was part of the writing team, as it is the same lot that wrote the TV series The Thick Of It and the brilliant satirical comedy In The Loop. All of their work seems to be farcical comedy and making fun of politics, dark subject matters or both. When it works, it is comedy gold.
By David Grice8 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'Faces Places'
The grand lady of the French Cinema, Agnes Varda, may have made her final film. In interview with Indiewire.com, Varda told writer Eric Kohn that her new film, Faces Places, made with innovative French artist JR, would be a fitting final film. In the interview, Varda compares herself at 89 years old to a boxer potentially staying for one fight too many. She’s not "going to bed," as she puts it, she still has art installations to work on, but indeed the curtain may have come down on Agnes Varda at the Cinema.
By Sean Patrick8 years ago in Geeks
A Fanboy Reflects: 'Thor: The Dark World'
So Thor: The Dark World... Yeah. Last week, I reviewed the original Thor (2011) after a rewatch and my opinion on it did change somewhat. It's not as bad as I remember, but a lot of my problems with it were valid. So, how do I feel about the follow up?
By Sam Gamble8 years ago in Geeks
Netflix Original: Designated Survivor
Designated Survivor is based on a real life political concept. It’s basically when the current president nominates one of their staff to sit out of the State of the Union in the unlikely event the government is wiped out. Although a very far-fetched idea, this is a routine which is carried out by the current US administration.
By Arsenal Media8 years ago in Geeks
Classic Movie Review: Barton Fink
To other Coen Brothers enthusiasts, such as myself, Barton Fink has a firm place as a fan favourite, however most cinema-goers have likely never even heard of it. Despite being set in the 1940s, Barton Fink has a timeless beauty to it, and remains firmly at the top of my list of favourite pieces of cinema, of all time. In the simple story of a New York Broadway writer, moving to Hollywood to write for the pictures, Joel and Ethan Coen manage to perfectly marry larger-than-life characters, who often feel more like caricatures than real people, with a dirty, detailed environment, creating a constant sense of disgust throughout.
By Tim Nineham8 years ago in Geeks
Worth Watching — 'Made In Abyss' (Preview Guide)
Getting the basics out of the way, this anime is about a little girl who is training to become a professional "cave raider" like her mom before her. Cave raiders are people that dive into the abyss, which is a giant crater in the middle of where civilization has formed. One day during one of Rico's dives into a upper area of the abyss, she discovers a robotic boy named Reg. With the help of Reg, she hopes to reach the deepest depths of the abyss to meet with her mother who is one of the greatest cave raiders ever known. Each layer of the abyss is filled with new dangers whether they are monsters, people, or the environment itself. One fact of the abyss is while descending is difficult on the body, ascending can prove fatal in the lower areas of the abyss. This makes the whole journey in and of itself a one way suicide mission.
By Martin Stook8 years ago in Geeks
H'ween Horrorthon: 'The Howling' (1981)
"You can't tame what's meant to be wild, doc. It just ain't natural." John Carradine as Erie Kenton Hello and welcome. 1981 was certainly a banner year for horror movies. I recall at least more than 30 movie posters advertising horror films at cineplexes and drive-ins all across America. Titles as diverse as Friday the 13th, Part 2, My Bloody Valentine, Blood Beach, Fade to Black, The Funhouse, Happy Birthday to Me, The Fan, The Burning, Scanners, Hell Night, and Blow Out were just but a few movies rushed to theaters that year. A rebirth of sorts also happened; the return of the "Werewolf" movie. Not since 1957 when Michael Landon starred in I Was a Teenage Werewolf had we seen a werewolf picture in over three decades; then, there was not one, but three in 1981. An American Werewolf In London and Wolfen were the other two. But, for me, Joe Dante's The Howling was the best of the three. Another added plus was the knowledge that it would be the springboard for two Steven Spielberg film projects: E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) and Gremlins (1984).
By Carlos Gonzalez8 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'Only the Brave'
Only The Brave is based on a harrowing true story. In 2013 the Granite Mountain Hotshots wildfire fighting team was sent to Yarnell Hill in Arizona to battle a wildfire. When the weather turned and the wind kicked up the flames in a new direction, 19 members of the Hot Shots team was caught behind the fire line. All 19 were killed despite their use of flame retardant covers which proved ineffective for this raging blaze.
By Sean Patrick8 years ago in Geeks
