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James Reviews: 'Glass'
A lot can be said for Shyamalan's career, having been once hailed as the next Steven Spielberg, only to fall from grace and spend the late 2000s and early 2010s turning out bad film after bad film. However, after 2015s The Visit, something strange started to happen, we started assuming that he was on the path to reclaiming his former glory. Then, two years later, a little movie came along called Split, a January release that garnered very positive reviews and smashed the box office. The icing on the cake was learning that it was a spin-off of Unbreakable, and that the inevitable crossover was coming soon. Fast forward to now, and there's a more mixed response in the air. While it is an inferior entry in the now named Eastraill 177 trilogy, it manages to subvert expectations without coming across as pompous or overreaching.
James F. EwartPublished 5 years ago in GeeksLifetime Review: "Sleeping With My Student"
A girls' weekend is just the thing Kathy Sullivan (Gina Holden) needs in the wake of her separation from her husband Ben (David Lipper). While Kathy initially dismisses her friends' insistence that she should consider re-entering the dating pool, she can't help but find herself intrigued by handsome hotel employee Ian (Mitchell Hoog), who is quick to begin flirting with the vulnerable Kathy until the pair having a tryst. The next morning, Ian is gone, and Kathy returns home, ready to start her job as principal of her daughter Bree's (Jessica Belkin) school and forget her brief indiscretion.
Trevor WellsPublished 5 years ago in Geeks'127 Hours': What Is Fear? Is It Hostile?
127 Hours is an action movie, directed by Danny Boyle, starring James Franco as the main character of the film, nominated for an Oscar thanks to this movie. This piece of art talks about the shocking, real set of events that Aron Ralston had to go through, when his hand got trapped in a rock while he was exploring Blue John Canyon, in Utah. In the movie, we can see the measures Aron had to take as the physiological effects that being trapped caused, with half a water bottle during five whole days.
Helena MartínPublished 5 years ago in GeeksAn Analysis of 'Flying from the Heart'
Story in Question The story of the young robin I had saved in my adolescence is indeed true, though not quite as whimsical and introspective as I have presented it in the accompanying slideshow. I am nevertheless a firm believer in animal and botanical sentience, and symbolic beliefs that have been passed down in my family for generations. For thematic substance, I added my own interpretation to each. For example, the oak tree here represents endurance in life, as shown in the robin’s will to live when we first meet and last see it, whereas the robin itself embodies hope for the future in how it changed my outlook throughout the story, all while retaining a sense of unfailing rapture.
The Return of the Order: Act 11
“Wait out here,” Louisa instructed the twins as they reached the top of the stairs, “I shall bring Dax to you. You will gather the answers we need, and then release him from this world.”
Lorelei_SandsPublished 5 years ago in Geeks'Fractured' Film Review
Netflix is back with a thriller just in time for Halloween. The aerial cinematography in the opening scene is Breathtaking, in stark contrast to the opening dialogue, where it’s clearly apparent that husband Ray and his wife Joanne are two people whose marriage is in crisis.
Melissa AdoteviPublished 5 years ago in Geeks'Marnie'—A Movie Review
Never be afraid to seek help. Nobody is ever alone. Marnie is a 1964 Alfred Hitchcock film about a struggling woman who turns to stealing money from her jobs to support her mother. Following her footsteps, a man confronts her. Marnie is forced into a marriage as her problems with her past worsen.
Marielle SabbagPublished 5 years ago in GeeksFive Books I Was Obsessed with When I Was 16
Okay, so when I was 16 I went on one massive paperback horror binge. Every now and again this happens, and I end up scaring myself half to death, but guess what... I absolutely love it. I love everything scary and frightening. I love urban legends and horror movies; I love horror literature, and I think that the best horror stories are written by random people online because it is.
Annie KapurPublished 5 years ago in Geeks25 Lessons Eric Matthews Taught Us on 'Boy Meets World'
When it comes to sitcoms that focused on all the drama life has to offer, there’s no denying that the 90s offered up a whole slew of gems that are still beloved today. They taught us about love, loss, heartbreak... and one of those gems that made the greatest of impacts was Boy Meets World. Every character taught us something new, every week and, although he's an unlikely mention, that includes Eric Matthews.
Five Books I Was Obsessed with When I Was 21
At age 21, I was just as a prolific reader as I am now, and as I have always been. I have always loved reading, writing, reading other people's writing and sometimes, I have myself opened a Pandora's Box of reading when discovering something new. Once, when I was in university, I basically blurted out in class that I don't mind reading anyone's writing for any writing module they had, and feeding back information on what I thought, etc. Everyone ended up sending me their work, but I gotta say—I had a lot of reading for the next week or so. I was a happy little woman, for the time being.
Annie KapurPublished 5 years ago in Geeks'Wonder Woman: Bloodlines' Managed to Make a Wonder Woman Fan Out of Me
Here we are again with the DC animated universe. I do not even have the slightest idea of how profitable these movies are but honestly, if these movies ever get the mainstream push that the DCEU gets then they will elevate this market to a level never seen in superhero animation. Now I am not saying that Wonder Woman: Bloodlines would be the movie to do it but it certainly would bring well-deserved attention to the DCAU(Dc Animated Universe). By no means is Wonder Woman: Bloodlines a bad movie, but if a few things here and there were changed it would go from good to great. THIS IS A SPOILER REVIEW MOSTLY BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THE STORY IS WHERE THE MOVIES SHINES SO IF YOU WANT TO EXPERIENCE IT ON YOUR OWN BE WARNED.
The Greatest Books That Didn't Win the Booker Prize
Sometimes, we don't always get what we want in terms of winnings. Sometimes we're supporting a certain book and it doesn't win even after being shortlisted, and even when it is the favourite to win. Sometimes, we don't like the book that won the award and that's okay too. We don't always have to like everything, but sometimes they do go too far with it.
Annie KapurPublished 5 years ago in Geeks