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Best geek movies throughout history.
Villainess Review: Daphne Novak (Danger in the Spotlight)
This was yet another Lifetime film that I just couldn't wait to watch, having learned about this film back when it was known as Paralyzed by Danger. The retitled Danger in the Spotlight centered on Martha Wright, who begins the film waking up in her car after an apparent car crash. Martha, a recovering alcoholic, was believed to have been inebriated while behind the wheel, and after coming to, she heads to the other car and sees a woman laying on her steering wheel, as she was on the other end of the accident.
By Clyde E. Dawkins3 years ago in Geeks
The Suicide Squad: An unintentional political commentary
"The suicide squad" movie originated in the chaos. When the Guardians of the Galaxy director, James Gun, was fired from the Marvel studios by the decision of the Disney company executives (Parent company of Marvel Studios), the chaos began.
By Pouria Nazemi3 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'He's All That' Starring Addison Rae
He’s All That is slightly less offensive than the 1999 original, She's All That. That’s pretty much the nicest thing I can say about this dreary, derivative excuse for product placement. Director Mark Waters long ago gave up on trying to make actual movies, preferring to cash paychecks for young adult products not worthy of taking up space on movie theater screens. It makes sense that his work is now on streaming television, his ambition is barely above that of a low rent television show.
By Sean Patrick3 years ago in Geeks
Film Review: 'After We Collided'. Top Story - August 2021.
It's been a month since Tessa Young's (Josephine Langford) first love came to a screeching halt. While her romance with Hardin Scott (Hero Fiennes Tiffin) started hot and heavy, learning that Hardin was initially using her for a bet broke Tessa's heart and sent the young lovers drifting apart. While Tessa has been preoccupying herself with her new publishing internship, Hardin has been nursing his heartache with alcohol and desperately looking for a way to get Tessa to forgive him. So when Tessa drunkenly calls Hardin while out at a club with work friends, Hardin comes bursting back into Tessa's life.
By Trevor Wells3 years ago in Geeks
'Karate Kid 3' - Can a Villain Save a Movie?
Hi, and welcome back to Second Chances where the maligned, forgotten & ignored fight another round. Those who've kept up with my work on Vocal know that I absolutely love The Karate Kid from 1984. It would be my favorite movie of all time if the original RoboCop didn't exist. I've also been a huge fan of the Netflix series Cobra Kai since the time it debuted on YouTube. I even mentioned that I actually enjoyed the remake with Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan, though it should've been called The Kung Fu Kid for the sake of accuracy. However, I haven't talked much about the sequel films aside from deriding the absolutely awful The Next Karate Kid last Christmas. Time to rectify that.
By Adam Wallace3 years ago in Geeks
Phandom - and why Leroux’s Erik is my perfect monster.
This is a mood piece about one of the most controversial characters in literature and musical theatre. Love him or hate him, Erik - The phantom of the opera, never fails to inspire. Some see him as a stalker, a rapist, a madman. The toxic masculinity we woman must all escape from. Some see him as a hero, a handsome yet broken man.
By Germaine Mooney3 years ago in Geeks
Villainess Review: Nora McConnell (The Pom Pom Murders)
We are closing in on Lifetime's annual "Fear the Cheer" batch of cheerleader based movies, and I am super excited. I still remember the "Cheer, Rally, Kill" batch from 2019; those cheerleader movies have such amazing and epic villainesses--they have me salivating more than Homer Simpson does over a doughnut (among other foods). 2020's batch was amazing as well, and the best villainess from that group (as well as from 2020 overall) was featured in The Pom Pom Murders--which was originally titled, Ruthless Renegades.
By Clyde E. Dawkins3 years ago in Geeks
Documentary Review: 'Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal and Greed'
Bob Ross’s place in American popular culture is remarkably unique. He slowly became a welcome presence on PBS, he became a figure of derision and mockery for a time, people taking easy shots at his earnest love of painting, his unique hairstyle, and so on, and then he came back around to becoming an icon. As the new documentary, Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal and Greed, rightly points out, amid the pandemic, the calming presence of Bob Ross became a welcome and soothing balm, a pleasant safe space.
By Sean Patrick3 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'The Colony' (2021) Starring Nora Arnezeder
My least favorite film sub-genre is dystopian fiction. Grimy, dirty people eating each other and talking solely about how awful all of humanity is just does nothing for me. Most dystopian fiction feels the same to me. I even had strong reservations about Mad Max Fury Road because, again, dirty people talking about how bad humanity is and blah, blah, blah. Now, I know that Mad Max Fury Road is the internet’s favorite movie, so, please, allow me to remind you that I do admire that movie, I just don’t love it with the kind of fury that you do. Sorry.
By Sean Patrick3 years ago in Geeks