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Best geek movies throughout history.
'Almost You' (1985): The Almost-Forgotten Yuppie Comedy That Almost Made It
Hollywood Dreams and Sixty-Five Dollars a Week Hollywood is full of stories about young people who begin with empty pockets and big dreams, struggle for a while, and eventually find themselves living the kind of life that would have seemed impossible a few years earlier. The American Dream, only with better lighting and a publicist.
By Movies of the 80s9 days ago in Geeks
Why Sleepers Remains a Disturbing Exploration of Trauma and Revenge. Content Warning.
A Childhood Lost, A Reckoning Set in 1960s New York City, Sleepers centers on four childhood friends — Lorenzo “Shakes” Carcaterra, Michael Sullivan, John Reilly, and Tommy Marcano — whose lives are profoundly affected by their experiences at the Wilkinson Home for Boys. In adulthood, the friends find themselves confronting the consequences of their shared past when John and Tommy become involved in a murder case. As Michael and Shakes work to help their friends, their loyalty is tested by a plan that at times crosses the line between justice, revenge, and deception.
By TheScreenAnalyst10 days ago in Geeks
The Social Reckoning (2026). Top Story - October 2026.
I am a fan of Aaron Sorkin. I even watched Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. Despite it being panned by a number of comedy writers and only lasting one season, I liked it. Last year I went to see his adaptation of To Kill a Mocking Bird in the theatre and wrote about its peculiar ability to work as both an historical piece and a reflection of our times. (Read that here ).
By Rachel Robbins10 days ago in Geeks
Despina Mirou and the Art of Becoming Someone Else
There’s a particular kind of courage involved in walking onto a stage with nothing between you and an audience except a microphone. An actor working on a film can ask for another take. A comedian has to live with the silence, find the next line, and keep going. Despina Mirou has pursued both kinds of performance, building a professional life that stretches across film, television, theater, and stand-up comedy.
By Marquee Current Entertainment News11 days ago in Geeks
Mean Streets and the Rule of Sound
Martin Scorsese’s “Mean Streets” was released in 1973, and it still feels like one of the best and vivid presentations of street life and culture ever filmed. It was declared a breakthrough by the film critic Pauline Kael (she called it “a triumph of personal filmmaking” ), and I still think it ranks higher as a film than “Raging Bull” or “Goodfellas” . And one of the reasons why I am still hooked on this one has to do with what I heard when I watched it.
By Kendall Defoe 12 days ago in Geeks
