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‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’: 10 Things To Love About The Netflix’s Live-Action Adaptation
Great casting, brilliant production values and loads of mesmerizing water/earth/fire/air bending action, Netflix's live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender was easily one of the streaming platform's best new dramas of 2024.
By Marguerita Tan2 years ago in Geeks
Damsel - A Netflix Movie Review
This is not a story about a damsel in distress. Damsel in a 2024 fantasy-action Netflix film. Elodie agrees to marry a handsome prince. At the wedding’s conclusion, the royal family recruits her as a sacrifice to repay an ancient debt. The young damsel fights for survival in the dark cave, home to a blood-thirsty dragon.
By Marielle Sabbag2 years ago in Geeks
SuperWhoLock
I started this series to kind of get to the bottom of what the connection between these shows was. What exactly inspired such a fervent fandom and why these three shows? Well I recently went to my very first Doctor Who convention at Gallifrey One and a pride panel kind of gave me my answer. I think the answer to what connects these shows and what connects the fandom is the queerness of all three shows.
By Alexandrea Callaghan2 years ago in Geeks
3 Literary Conspiracy Theories
A conspiracy theory is defined as: an explanation for an event or situation that asserts the existence of a conspiracy by powerful and sinister groups, often political in motivation, when other explanations are more probable. (Wikipedia)
By Annie Kapur2 years ago in Geeks
Butterfly McQueen (8 January 1911 – 22 December 1995)
During the filming of Affectionately Yours (1941), Merle Oberon told friends that the film was a “dud”. And she wasn’t wrong. It is a mis-step of a comedy, based on the idea that two intelligent and exceptionally beautiful women would care about and compete over a philandering liar. Big names and talents wasted on a silly, pointless script. It is not just my 21st century sensibilities that baulk at the chaotic, broad comedy. It did poorly at the time, finishing 166th at the box office for 1941, despite the three-way draw of Rita Hayworth, Merle Oberon and Dennis Morgan. It also had the talents of Academy award winner Hattie McDaniel in yet another maid role. And the unique voice and spirit of Butterfly McQueen is used merely to punctuate the comedy with shrieks and laughs. (Notice neither of them make it onto the poster…)
By Rachel Robbins2 years ago in Geeks
10 Things In 'Orange Is The New Black' That Didn't Make Any Sense
Orange is the New Black first hit Netflix in 2013 and it almost instantly became a critically acclaimed hit show. The Netflix show written by Jenji Kohan was based off real-life inmate Piper Kerman's memoir Orange is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison. The show was praised for breaking boundaries regarding subjects like LGBTQ+ awareness and criticism of the United States' correctional institutions, all while maintaining a profile of the show's main vision. Well... for the most part.
By Jenika Enoch2 years ago in Geeks
Confessions of an American Idol
Probably not the "American Idol" you're thinking of, though. When one thinks of the phrase "American Idol," ABC’s popular singing competition series may come to mind. However, there is a dance-based subculture of the anime community that are offshoots of popular pop performance groups in Japan and Korea. These individuals dress up in matching outfits as a group, learning routines from anime such as Love Live! School Idol Project, The Idolm@ster, and Idolish7, and taking the stage at conventions or recording videos (“PV”) for YouTube. Each idol represents a character from these routines and will wear appropriate colors, outfits, accessories, and wigs to match.
By Maggie Elizabeth 2 years ago in Geeks
Rebel Moon is the Future of Entertainment
CAUTION: SPOILERS AHEAD. There is no nice way of putting it. Rebel Moon is terrible. But not terrible for the reasons that most people have noticed. After being out for a little less than two weeks, most people have panned the movie for what it is. A sloppy, copy and paste job of some of the most popular science fiction franchises. However, Rebel Moon is far more problematic than that. It goes beyond common sci-fi tropes. It mashes together nearly every successful genre possible in hopes of appealing to the majority people. In doing this, it is everything and nothing at once.
By Atomic Historian2 years ago in Geeks
My Top 10 Movies of 2023
I think 2023 is the most underrated year for great movies in my more than 20 years reviewing film online. I had a remarkable number of great movies to choose from for this list. According my my Letterboxd account, at SeanRadio, I gave more than 10 movies this year five stars. It could be that I am getting soft in my middle age, but I prefer to believe that the movies of 2023 are simply that incredible. The entirety of my Top 10 Movies of 2023 received a 5 star rating from me on Letterboxd. That's never happened to me before.
By Sean Patrick2 years ago in Geeks
