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Reviews of the top geek movies, tv, and books in the industry.
'It' Proves Humans Are Just as Terrifying as Killer Clowns
Clowns. Why did It have to be clowns? Okay, so maybe that isn't an original hook. However, what is original is the concept that lives in the underbelly of It, the 2017 remake of the Stephen King adaptation.
By Tina Daquilante8 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'Lipstick Under My Burkha'
“You know what our problem is? We dream too much?” That quote is devastating. It comes from the movie Lipstick Under My Burkha from writer director Alankrita Shrivastava. It’s a remarkable film about four wonderful characters staring into the face of oppression and still trying to live their dreams. Lipstick is only Shrivastava’s second directorial feature and yet she directs with the surety and beauty of a veteran filmmaker. Her eye and ear are perfectly in tune to her characters, who each have big beautiful beating hearts.
By Sean Patrick8 years ago in Geeks
Classic Movie Review: 'Mauvais Sang'
Mauvais Sang or Bad Blood, the English title, stars Dennis Levant as Alex, a small time criminal about to break into the criminal big time. After the death of his father, Alex is sought by his father’s former associates, Marc (Michel Piccoli) and Hans (Hans Meyer) to be part of a heist that will require his quick hands. The heist involves stealing the cultures of a dangerous virus that is ravaging France, a plague that affects those who make love without being in love.
By Sean Patrick8 years ago in Geeks
Classic Movie Review: 'Rosemary's Baby'
Rosemary’s Baby is one of the most sneakily ingenious psycho-dramas ever made. Director Roman Polanski, a quite correctly demonized figure today, was a masterful director in his day. In Rosemary’s Baby, arguably his finest film, Polanski uses film technique and his unique sensibilities to take seemingly normal and mundane things and use our perceptions of those things against us. The most obvious and blatant of these mundane things is using the elderly as the film’s villains, especially the grandmotherly Ruth Gordon.
By Sean Patrick8 years ago in Geeks
'It' - My Review
I saw It earlier this week at my local multiplex and I had a great time watching a film that ticked all the boxes. It is a film based on a Stephen King novel of the same name in which a creepy clown called Pennywise pops up every twenty seven or so years in a fictional town called Derry in northeastern USA, terrorizes and kills children for about a year, and then disappears back underground.
By Jemma Gallagher8 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'Mother!'
I can’t decide if Mother(!) is Darren Aronofsky’s way of pleasuring himself on screen or if it is a legitimate work of art simply out of the grasp of my pea brain. The film has some seemingly obvious metaphors but they are metaphors that are so blatant that your brain fights the idea that they could be so simple to untangle. At least we can all agree that Mother(!) is a pretentious as all get out work of an egotist artist who’s either far too oblique for his own good or a complete troll.
By Sean Patrick8 years ago in Geeks
An "Atypical" Review
One of the greatest features of Netflix is the constant stream of new films and shows available to watch. A few weeks ago, I happened to stumble upon a Netflix original series called Atypical. I'm not exactly sure what made me linger on it long enough to read the description, but once I did, I was intrigued enough to start watching. I'm so happy that I did because within the show's opening minutes, I already felt myself becoming hooked.
By Matthew Frati8 years ago in Geeks
It (2017) Movie Review & Reaction
I had some reservations when they first announced a remake of the 1990 version of IT that starred the incredible Tim Curry. No, it’s not because I hold the original in such high esteem that I think it’s blasphemy to remake the film. It appears remakes are becoming a bit of a trend with the top film studios lately and I don’t see the fun in redoing what’s already been seen. What I would prefer to see is a completely new story made up, but still using some of the same characters. This would feel more original and still keep audiences coming to watch it in the cinema if they know the cinematic favourites like Pennywise the clown are involved.
By Mark Hughes8 years ago in Geeks
'Ozark' Is Not the Greatest Show Since 'Breaking Bad'
Read almost any review of Netflix’s hit drama Ozark, and you will very likely read that it is the greatest show since Breaking Bad or is the next incarnation of it. This could be due to a simplified understanding of the subject matter or just lazy writing but the fact is that whatever the case it is simply not true; Ozark is not the best thing since Breaking Bad. Narcos is.
By Shaun Pond8 years ago in Geeks
Fantastic Men and Where to Find Them
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them was not a perfect film, for me the script seemed unfocused as it jumped between the children's picture book-esque hunt for the escaped magic animals and the more serious (or should that be Sirius?) tale around Credence Barebone. Twenty years from now the film won't be as fondly remembered as the original Harry Potter series, but that's not to say there isn't anything groundbreaking about this film. What this film should be more lauded for is how it portrays Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne), the introverted carer who struggles with human relationships.
By Jae Calcutt8 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'The Wilde Wedding'
The Wilde Wedding has the chance to be a pretty great movie but lacks the courage to pull it off. The film brings together the talents of Glenn Close, John Malkovich and Patrick Stewart for a wedding comedy and the charm factor would be off the charts except that writer-director Damian Harris can’t resist mucking up the works by having the younger cast too often crowd out the more interesting veterans.
By Sean Patrick8 years ago in Geeks
'Death Note' on Netflix
The hubby and I finally sat down to watch the new Death Note movie on Netflix. We had our doubts, but had planned on watching it the moment we realized it was released. It seemed like it could be a good movie. It really did. After all, I had been eyeing the anime for months. So, a movie had potential.
By Jessie White8 years ago in Geeks
