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Best geek movies throughout history.
Lance Henriksen on 'The Visitor' (1980): When a Cult Classic Embarrassed Its Own Cast
Actor Lance Henriksen has openly trashed the bizarre 1979 sci-fi/horror The Visitor, calling it incomprehensible and embarrassing. Here’s the story behind the cult film’s chaotic production, star-studded cast, and why Henriksen’s honesty stands out among Hollywood actors who have disowned their own movies.
By Movies of the 80sabout a year ago in Geeks
Don Knotts & Tim Conway: An Unconventional Comedy Juggernaut — and the Lasting Charm of The Private Eyes (1980)
Don Knotts and Tim Conway forged an unlikely but wildly successful screen partnership across Disney crowd-pleasers and indie hits. Their final starring vehicle, The Private Eyes (1980), became New World Pictures’ top Corman-era earner and a cult favorite. Here’s the well-sourced story of how the duo worked—and why their last film endures.
By Movies of the 80sabout a year ago in Geeks
Wicked of Oz: the sweet story becomes a horror movie
The horror genre surprises once again after turning a children's story into a macabre horror movie. Now The Wizard of Oz, by L Frank Baum, is reinvented through a twisted story, Wicked of Oz, that will make people talk.
By Ninfa Galeanoabout a year ago in Geeks
Movie Review: Tha Rae: The Exorcist – Faith, Folklore, and Family Drama in Taweewat Wantha’s Chilling Thai Horror
Tha Rae: The Exorcist (2025), directed by Taweewat Wantha, is a Thai horror film that skillfully blends folklore, faith, and family drama against the backdrop of Tha Rae, a village in Sakhon Nakhon, and home to the largest Catholic community in Thailand. Leading the cast are Jirayu Tangsrisuk as Father Paolo, the determined exorcist called in from Bangkok; Phiravich Attachitsataporn as Sopha, the male Yao who channels ancestral spirits and livestreams his rituals; Nichaphat Chatchaipholrat as Malee, Ming’s estranged daughter drawn back into her family’s dark secrets; and Thaneth Warakulnukroh as Old Ming, the patriarch whose past decisions and encounters with the supernatural set the story in motion. Supporting them is Sawanee Utoomma as Aunt Seng, the sister-in-law whose own history intertwines with the family’s haunting.
By Karina Thyraabout a year ago in Geeks
Godzilla: The Monster That Defined Japan’s Pop Culture. AI-Generated.
How a Nuclear-Age Beast Became a Global Icon Few movie monsters are as instantly recognizable as Godzilla. For over seven decades, the towering kaiju has stomped through cities, battled rival creatures, and captured the imagination of audiences worldwide. But Godzilla is more than just a movie monster—it is a cultural phenomenon that reflects Japan’s history, anxieties, and creativity.
By Takashi Nagayaabout a year ago in Geeks
A Defence Of MCU Phase 5, Part 1: 10 Memorable Moments From The Films
We've recently come to the end of Phase Five of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with the recently released Fantastic Four: First Steps marking the beginning of Phase Six, the final phase of the Multiverse Saga.
By Kristy Andersonabout a year ago in Geeks
“Falling in Love Again (1980): Steven Paul’s Bold Debut and Michelle Pfeiffer’s Early Break”
Falling in Love Again: A Short History When Falling in Love Again arrived in 1980 it carried a quietly exotic pedigree: a lush Michel Legrand score, a cast led by Elliott Gould and Susannah York, and the curious byline of a wunderkind director-producer-screenwriter named Steven Paul — who was barely out of his teens when the picture was made. Paul, born in 1959, wrote, produced and directed the film as his feature debut at roughly 21 years old, a bold move that set the tone for a movie that felt as much like an earnest family project as it did an attempt at classical, sentimental romance.
By Movies of the 80sabout a year ago in Geeks
“Elliott Gould’s Hollywood Odyssey, 1980–1983: Big Studios, Tiny Films, and the Gamble of Reinvention”
Falling, Flopping, and Fleeing: A Triptych of Strange Choices By the dawn of the 1980s, Elliott Gould had already traversed the pinnacle of counter-culture stardom—MASH, Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice, The Long Goodbye—and had become synonymous with risky, unconventional roles. The years 1980 to 1983 marked a curious trough: big studio attempts, budget flops, and offbeat indie gambles. Here’s how that played out.
By Movies of the 80sabout a year ago in Geeks
The Wild, Weird Rise and Fall of The Apple (1980): Behind the Scenes, Box Office, and Menahem Golan’s Big Swing
If you’ve ever seen The Apple, you know it’s not a movie you simply “watch.” You survive it, you tell your friends, and—eventually—you kind of treasure it. Conceived as a Faust-by-way-of-Euro-disco musical set in the “future” of 1994, The Apple was written and directed by Cannon Films co-chief Menahem Golan and stars Catherine Mary Stewart as Bibi, a singer tempted by an evil megacorp called BIM—Boogalow International Music. Shot in late 1979 in West Berlin and released in 1980, it’s since earned a cult reputation as one of the great camp disasters.
By Movies of the 80sabout a year ago in Geeks
