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Happiness for Beginners - A Netflix Movie Review
Mother Nature does wild stuff. Released to Netflix in 2023, Happiness for Beginners is set around a group of amateur hikers who sign up for a wilderness survival course to reconnect with themselves. As they rediscover their dreams and inner happiness, Helen and Jake discover a reluctant romance.
By Marielle Sabbag3 years ago in Geeks
Ranking Pixar Movies By Era
In our second to last era of ranking Pixar movies we have the moving on era. It is a much shorter era than the previous one with only 4 movies. But it is absolutely an era all about moving on and leaving the past behind a little. I think the real defining factor of this era of movies is that the sequels feel pretty far divorced from their original films, and that isn’t necessarily a bad thing. All that means is that these characters and the audience are different from how they started. And by most measures that’s a good thing. It shows growth and hope and the fact that an animation company was able to capture that feeling in just a few movies is an astounding thing.
By Alexandrea Callaghan3 years ago in Geeks
Ranking Pixar Movies by Era
In our third era of these Pixar movies is what I call the Growing Up Era. There are a couple of reasons that is the definition I decided on but the first being this is where most of the sequels to those first couple of era’s live. Most of these movies are about growing up, getting older, moving on, taking responsibility and they are geared toward the high school seniors who were the target audience of the original films. They all came out as we were graduating or shortly after.
By Alexandrea Callaghan3 years ago in Geeks
Ranking Pixar Movies By Era
As we continue with ranking Pixar movies by their eras (eras that I made up and defined all by myself) we move into the Disney Partnership era. This era actually goes beyond their partnership, this era actually refers to the first era of films after Disney purchased Pixar. This first era of the melding companies is actually rather small because as I have mentioned in the first article ranking these films, I decided to split these up completely by vibes and emotion. And I think each of the eras that I broke these into hold a specific set of emotions or intended themes for the audience.
By Alexandrea Callaghan3 years ago in Geeks
Ranking Pixar Movies by Era
Alright y'all we have completed ranking Disney movies so I am moving on to Pixar. Most animation fans would agree that Pixar movies are the best of what Disney has to offer. Now Pixar movies aren’t really broken into eras like straight up Disney films are so I am going to break them into eras because I really do think that in each era you can see and feel a trend in these films and how they are broken up. My eras are going to be broken up by what feelings, or intentions I think each collection of movies give off. Also Pixar has really never stopped releasing films. Its largest gap in production was in between Toy Story and A Bug’s Life and that was a period of 3 years. Since then Pixar has steadily released films every year or every other year, even during COVID. So there was no logical time period to break these movies into.
By Alexandrea Callaghan3 years ago in Geeks
Ranking Disney Movies By Era
The Revival Era of Disney includes all of the more current or modern Disney movies, though a clear era post these films has not been defined I’m going to keep clumping them in with this one. However for the purposes of this list we will only be talking about the 6 films that fall into this specific era. Much like the eras before it the ranking is kind of arbitrary, there are no bad movies only less good.
By Alexandrea Callaghan3 years ago in Geeks
Bottoms - A Movie Review
We have to learn to defend ourselves if we want to fight back. After winning a fight, Bottoms aired in theaters in 2023. Two queer unpopular high school best friends, Josie and PJ, start a fight club in their school. Their original plan was to hook up with cheerleaders, but the club has more of a positive influence than they predicted.
By Marielle Sabbag3 years ago in Geeks
Attending Con+Alt+Delete 2023 In Style
Every year, anime fans get together in Rosemont, Illinois to celebrate Japanese anime, manga, and culture at the Con+Alt+Delete (CAD 2023) convention. Organized by AnimeCon.org, this three-day event takes place from December 15-17, 2023 this year. An essential part of the anime community over its history, it’s where people of all ages celebrate everything anime and geek out with fellow fans. It’s a family-friendly con where attendees are encouraged to come in dressed in their best cosplay garb and take part in all the fun and exciting events lined up just for them.
By SparklingEmberDancer3 years ago in Geeks
And Just Like That
Season 1 of And Just Like That was fine…it definitely still felt like Sex and the City. But I love mediocre drama so here we go with the second season of the revival. The new characters they introduced last season are still in play. Though they are good characters it feels like they are trying so hard to replace Samantha.
By Alexandrea Callaghan3 years ago in Geeks
The Curious Origin of Paparazzi and Its Lasting Effect on Pop Culture
We’ve all seen them—those sneaky, often intrusive photographers who seem to pop up out of nowhere to capture candid moments of our favourite celebrities. But where did the term “paparazzi” come from, and how did they become such a ubiquitous part of pop culture?
By Chelsea Rose3 years ago in Geeks
