Alexandrea Callaghan
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Certified nerd, super geek and very proud fangirl.
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Guardians of the Galaxy Review
Warning up top this review is going to contain so many spoilers so if you would like to avoid that, please stop reading now. You will not get another warning. The third installment of Guardians of the Galaxy was a beautiful, wonderful, incredible masterpiece cementing its place as the MCU’s best trilogy.
By Alexandrea Callaghan12 months ago in Geeks
MCU Recap
Well we can’t truly recap the MCU if we only discuss the movies so here we go we are going to recap ONLY the Disney+ MCU shows, this list will not include anything that happened on Netflix or networks. Though it is canon it doesn’t actually have any impact over the MCU as it stands now so Disney+ shows only.
By Alexandrea Callaghan12 months ago in Geeks
BoJack Horseman
While we are talking about character or plot driven stories we have to talk about another show that helped me make breakthroughs in therapy, BoJack Horseman. When we talk about shows that deal with mental health this absolutely has to be on the list. A comedy that confronts every personal struggle you’ve ever had in a way that is fun but gut wrenching. BoJack Horseman is one of the rawest, most powerful pieces of media that exists and I saw this with no hyperbole. It changed my life.
By Alexandrea Callaghan12 months ago in Geeks
Chevalier
From the minute we saw the trailer for Chevalier I knew I wanted to see it. I have a thing for French Revolution stories (Les Misérables is one of my favorite musicals after all), add in some music and an attractive actor and I am pretty much sold.
By Alexandrea Callaghanabout a year ago in Geeks
Polite Society
It seems that 2023 is another great year for movies and that is something that is greatly exciting to an aspiring filmmaker like myself. One of the truly delightful movies that we got to see this past weekend was Polite Society. A film about sisterly love, believing in yourself and inappropriate mother-son relationships.
By Alexandrea Callaghanabout a year ago in Geeks
Love and Death
We know I will watch anything with Elizabeth Olsen in it, I absolutely adore her. So when the series Love and Death dropped on HBO I knew I was going to have to watch it. So here we go with my running commentary and review of the new limited series, Love and Death.
By Alexandrea Callaghanabout a year ago in Geeks
The Dangers of AI
News of the Russo brothers helping develop AI that could create a full movie circulated the internet recently. The internet of course had many responses, most of which condemned the Russo brothers for being lazy, uncreative and sell outs. As a creative how could you even think that this is a good idea, something to put your weight behind? It's embarrassing. If you can so easily be replaced, how good are you really?
By Alexandrea Callaghanabout a year ago in Geeks
Fandom Toxicity
Every major film or TV project, every major musician, every piece of media have what is referred to as a fandom. Fandom is the very internet way to refer to the fan community of a thing. Whether it be a franchise or a particular actor, fandoms can be an amazing source of community and bonding. They can also be very toxic. I am personally a part of a lot of fandoms so let's take these one by one from the absolute worst to the best.
By Alexandrea Callaghanabout a year ago in Geeks
Riverdale
In a land of endless teen dramas writers and networks are constantly asking themselves, how do we keep audiences interested? Riverdale has kept audiences captivated for several too many seasons and the question is how? I think an important place to start is with the evolution of the teen drama.
By Alexandrea Callaghanabout a year ago in Geeks
Renfield
Renfield is a movie that I have been torn about since we first saw the trailer. On the one hand I am a diehard vampire fan and I have made a personal vow to myself to see every vampire related piece of media that exists. On the other hand I am very loud about my deep disdain for Nicholas Cage…he’s a terrible actor, he has no real range and makes every movie he is in campy whether that was the original intention or not. That said, Nicholas Cage was the best part of the movie.
By Alexandrea Callaghanabout a year ago in Geeks
Oversexualizing Teenagers
Teen dramas are and have always been a popular genre. Some of them, like Dawson’s Creek, go about their characters' romances in an honest and somewhat wholesome way. Others (and this is unfortunately the majority) like One Tree Hill, Gossip Girl, Riverdale and most recently Euphoria have a habit of oversexualizing their teenage characters. Now this is wildly problematic for so so many reasons but the strongest of which is that this leads to real life consequences.
By Alexandrea Callaghanabout a year ago in Geeks
Comic Book Recommendations
If your favorite MCU movies are the Guardians of the Galaxy movies then here are your comic book recommendations. I want to preface this with; the Guardians comics are nothing like their live action counterpart. In fact when my dad and I went to see it he was really not excited because the comics are very camp and goofy. But he was blown away by the movie and it became one of his favorites, so if you are experiencing Marvel in the reverse and taking comic recommendations off of the movies you might not experience the same love for the story. Especially if you are interested in origin stories. The further back you go into this team's appearances the less familiar it gets.
By Alexandrea Callaghanabout a year ago in Geeks