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Best geek movies throughout history.
Documentary Review: 'A Crime on the Bayou' is Essential Documentary Filmmaking
A Crime on the Bayou is the latest essential documentary from director Nancy Burski. Burski has made a habit of digging into American history and shining new light on stories that never should have fallen out of the spotlight, important, iconic, and insistent parts of our shared American history. Stories like that of The Loving Story which told the essential story of a white man and a black woman who fell in love in Virginia in the 1950's and were prosecuted under so-called Miscegenation laws intended to prevent white and black from being married.
By Sean Patrick5 years ago in Geeks
An Important Film: 55 Steps
Yesterday was June 5th, and I thought about the significance of the day to me: 1. My beloved grandmother was born and died on that day. 2. I got married on that day. My husband took me to breakfast and later I watched a movie. That was the extent of my celebration of the day. The movie that I watched was titled "55 Steps" (a DVD that I borrowed from Netflix) and I thought the movie was important - enough to warrant writing a review about.
By Shanon Angermeyer Norman5 years ago in Geeks
Puzzle - A Movie Review
Life is like a puzzle. Put together the pieces to find your pathway. Puzzle was released to theaters in 2018. Agnes, an unhappy married woman who feels like her life is at a standstill, unearths a passion for puzzles. Desiring to complete more puzzles, she discovers a puzzle-making competition. Her sessions with Robert broaden her world.
By Marielle Sabbag5 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'Take Me Somewhere Nice'
Take Me Somewhere Nice is a stylish bit of nothing in particular. Aimless and odd but not nearly quirky enough to justify the odd, the directorial debut of Croatian-Danish filmmaker Ena Sendijarevic is supposedly reminiscent of the work of Jim Jarmusch but with a European twist. I can see the the alleged influence, but never having been a huge fan of Jarmusch, I wasn’t particularly enamored with the comparison made by many of my fellow Western critics.
By Sean Patrick5 years ago in Geeks
Thoughts on the Film: Rush
Although the film "Rush" came out in 2013, I did not see it for the first time until several years later. I don't know how the dvd came into my possession or why I decided to watch a movie about car racers as I have never been a fan of the sport or educated in the history of the cars or racers. Yet this film had such an impact on my soul that it is ranked as one of my all time favorites on my mental list.
By Shanon Angermeyer Norman5 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'In the Heights' Plays it Safe
I don’t know what I am missing here? I can’t quite put my finger on what other critics see in In the Heights that I don’t. I love Hamilton and I find the style of Hamilton to be impeccable. Hearing that same style used in In the Heights, I find it derivative and a great deal less interesting. The characters are likable enough and the message of love and community has warmth and good nature but the lasting impact, for me, is a gentle and pleasant musical that plays it safe at every turn.
By Sean Patrick5 years ago in Geeks
The Best, Worst Romantic Movies
Admit it: we all have guilty pleasure movies that we wouldn’t dare admit to watching. The ones that you could sleep through, but still be able to know exactly how the movie ends. Those films that are so sappy and predictable, you just can’t look away.
By Pam Jannes5 years ago in Geeks
Three Films You Absolutely Must See Before You Die
During my lifetime I have had the pleasure of seeing thousands of films. Some have been truly awful like Orca The Killer Whale with Richard Harris. Others have been ok, some very good, right up to excellent, and one or two where the producers hit the ball right out of the park.
By Liam Ireland5 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'Holler' is Authentic Rust Belt Drama
Thank you Nicole Riegel! Nicole Riegel is the director of the new drama, Holler and for once, a movie set in the rust belt isn’t defined by terrible clothes and bad wigs. Riegel, a native of a small town in Southern Ohio, has made a movie in Holler that brushes aside Hollywood stereotypes about midwestern hicks and Appalachian residents and found an authentic way to tell a story about being below the poverty line, one that doesn’t waste millions of dollars on terrible wigs and bad teeth.
By Sean Patrick5 years ago in Geeks
Movie Lover Haven: A Game, A Subscription, and A Magazine
I absolutely LOVE movies! I tend to shy away from calling myself a "movie buff" or "cinephile" -- there are so many movies I feel I still NEED to see before I can officially use one of those titles. But maybe ... film aficionado?
By Kaitlyn Dawn5 years ago in Geeks
