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From Marvel to DC, Geeks explores the popular and independant comic titles in the geek universe.

Clayface: Movie Review
If you're squeamish, this will be a hard one for you to sit through. Going into this movie, I was really hoping they wouldn’t hold back on the body horror, as Matt Hagen’s story can only be told properly through graphic, visceral imagery. Luckily, the filmmakers delivered exactly what I was hoping for.
By Maria Labout 22 hours ago in Geeks
The Short-Drama Boom Isn’t a Storytelling Win. It’s a Bill Sent to Cinema.
The claim circulated for weeks: Redov, the short-drama app launched by ByteDance three years ago, was on pace to earn more than 40 billion yuan in 2026, enough to match or overtake China’s total annual box office. On October 27, Redov’s official account issued a statement. The revenue figures, including “annualized approaching 40 billion” and “420 to 450 billion this year,” were untrue. The “institutional data” and “expert projections” behind them were not official information, and the comparisons built on them had no factual basis.
By Jinabout 23 hours ago in Geeks
A Short-Drama Character Told Me to Sleep. My Thumb Kept Scrolling.
Hongguo Short Drama now shows “rest reminders” and “sleep reminders.” If you watch too long or open the app late at night, a character from a short drama may appear on the recommendation page and tell you to take a break. The move is easy to like. A platform is finally saying, “Go to sleep,” and it does so without sounding like a warning label. But a character’s friendly nudge will not stop people who cannot stop scrolling short dramas.
By Jina day ago in Geeks
ClayFace: The Monster Who Didn’t Want To Be Alone.
Spoilers Ahead! If you haven’t watched Clayface, consider this your final warning before we dive into Gotham’s latest nightmare.
By Edwin Betancourt Jr.a day ago in Geeks
Everyone Misreads Matt's Arc in Digimon. The Crest of Friendship Was Never an Award.
I've read a lot of takes on Matt from Digimon Adventure . Most settle on the same static label: his Crest is Friendship, but he sulks, doubts his friends, and leaves the group. So he doesn't have friendship. He doesn't deserve the Crest.
By Jin3 days ago in Geeks
Cyberpunk Edgerunners 2 Series Review
Back in 2022, Cyberpunk Edgerunners delivered a knockout dystopian story while redeeming its video game source material in the process. Further expansion is on the cards with a second standalone tale. It’s another visually stunning set, though it falls short in overall investment.
By Robert Cain5 days ago in Geeks
The Face of the Safe Bet
Watch enough recent Japanese anime and you get a specific kind of exhaustion. In an isekai show, a truck comes over the hill. The male lead opens his eyes on a grassland. His hair has changed color. His soul has not. In a school show, he sits in the back row by the window. By the third week, the three prettiest girls in school have had lunch with him, argued with him, and nearly bumped into him at a hallway corner. The genre changes. The setting changes. The girls’ hair colors change. The male lead looks injection-molded from the same template: not proactive, not offensive, not sharp, slightly self-deprecating, occasionally dense, and always able to say the right thing at the critical moment.
By Jin5 days ago in Geeks
Anime’s Safest Hero Is Also Its Most Exhausting
1. Two Scenes, One Interface Look at two scenes. On the isekai side, the male lead starts with nothing. A male character claps his shoulder: “You’ve got something, kid.” A female character blushes: “You’re actually very gentle.” He heads to the peak of life.
By Jin5 days ago in Geeks
The Teeth of the Topsoil
Priscilla didn't buy the acres for the view. She bought them because the earth hummed. Not constantly. Not loud enough for anyone else to notice.
By Syl De'Vil6 days ago in Geeks
Why Cyberpunk 2077’s Dogtown Boss Feels Like a Pushover
The first time Hansen truly feels intimidating is not when he draws a gun. It is when he appears in disguise, takes control of the room, pulls Night City’s various big names into the same party, and makes even the NCPD commissioner leave him some face. Dogtown’s boss, ruler of Barghest, former NUSA colonel—stack those identities together and he does look like a final boss the player should look up to.
By Jin7 days ago in Geeks
The 15 Greatest Superhero Movie Moments of All Time, Ranked
Superhero movies are full of them, aren't they. Punch the air moments. Those moments that give you goosebumps. Cool, super (excuse me. I beg you), kick-ass moments.
By Christopher Hales7 days ago in Geeks
The 15 Saddest Superhero Movie Moments of All Time, Ranked
Superhero flicks have had their fair share of heartbreak. It's not always action scenes and cool bits of dialogue. So the question on our lips is which are the best?
By Christopher Hales7 days ago in Geeks