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The fairytale world of photographer Tim Walker
The exhibition is named after the phrase used by an awestruck archaeologist in 1922 on seeing for the first time the glittering contents of Tutankhamun’s tomb: “wonderful things”. And the trademark Walker-wonderland preoccupations are all here – the English countryside, fairy tales, male nudes, and his influences in art and photography, from Beaton and Lartigue to children’s book illustrator Arthur Rackham.
By Alessandro Algardi4 years ago in Geeks
The Boys - Commentary and Analysis
The season opens with some really weird gratuitous nudity, sex and violence. The show is getting bolder as it keeps getting renewed, each season gets a little more gore and sex oriented which I hear is super close to the comics.
By Alexandrea Callaghan4 years ago in Geeks
The Boys - Commentary and Analysis
After too long a wait, I finally watched season 2 of the Boys and I have so many thoughts, all of which are framed around the women of the show because I genuinely do not care about any of these men (except of course for Frenchie). So here we go;
By Alexandrea Callaghan4 years ago in Geeks
Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power Series Review (Season 1)
Few fantasy adaptations are as revered as The Lord of The Rings. Between 2001 and 2003, Peter Jackson’s trilogy was a masterclass in fantastical imagination, bringing J.R.R Tolkien’s creation to life in stunning fashion. Some two decades later, Amazon is banking big on this property with The Rings Of Power. It had some potential, but the new series doesn’t amount to anything more than a pretty picture.
By Robert Cain4 years ago in Geeks
8 Completely Insane Movie Characters and Why I Love Them, An Analysis
Narcissistic, obsessive, sociopathic, psychopathic, just a few of the similarities to be found in the following list of film characters. You might say they are as insanely good as they are insanely bad.
By JoAnn Ryan4 years ago in Geeks
Do men have a negative impact on the world?
I consistently hear about the negative effect men have on the world. I always hear that men have started all the wars and have all the power. We oppress women and anyone who is seen as weaker than us. We are told that we aren’t supposed to have an opinion on abortion, or anything that is related to women unless it parrots the view of those women. We are told things like “you shouldn’t have an opinion on this, you aren’t a woman,” or “I’d like to know why you care so much.” Ya know, some condescending phrase used to minimize the significance of someone else. Unless you are a rock you probably have an opinion on most things. Women have a number of opinions of men and things related to men. I just normally don’t see men getting too bent out of shape over it.
By Ufreleyi4 years ago in Geeks
How One Minecraft Video Proves The Futility of Increasing Police Budgets
Policing is a contentious issue in the US. As crime increases (though it is still far lower than our country's high in the 90s), a lot of politicians are saying that we need to increase police budgets so we can hire more officers. 46th President of the US, Joe Biden, has made repeated requests for increased police budgets, and the same proposals have been made by mayors and governors across the country.
By Alex Mell-Taylor4 years ago in Geeks
'Is Anybody There' with Michael Caine Jerks Tears Across Intergenerational Relationships and Into the Afterlife
This past Sunday director John Crowley, Sir Michael Caine and his 14 year old co-star Bill Milner appeared at Jacob Burns Film Center with a screening of their new independent film, Is Anybody There? Wanting to do something seen through the eyes of a child, Mr. Crowley knew he had his idea when discussing the intergenerational upbringing friend and screenwriter Peter Harness.
By Rich Monetti4 years ago in Geeks
Don't Worry Darling - A Movie Review
Something about this world doesn’t feel weird to you? Don’t Worry Darling is a 2022 film. A housewife is living happily with her husband in a 1950s Utopian setting. Experiencing strange occurrences, Alice learns that this community may not be the peaceful living quarters as it turns out.
By Marielle Sabbag4 years ago in Geeks
Film review: Pokémon Detective Pikachu
Pokémon may be one of the biggest multi-media franchises ever, having featured in video games, card games, comics and cartoons by the lorryload since 1996. But if you haven’t consumed any of those, the whole enterprise is pretty much unfathomable. After all, you don’t have to have read a Batman comic to follow the concept of a masked-man beating up bank robbers. Pokémon, on the other hand... well, it’s set in an alternate reality in which people go around stalking big-eyed, super-powered monsters, trapping them inside metal orbs like high-tech genies and then releasing these monsters so that they can have gladiatorial battles with each other. It isn’t clear what the monsters get out of this violent slavery, and the first live-action Pokémon film, Pokémon Detective Pikachu, doesn’t make things much clearer. If anything, viewers who aren’t already familiar with the franchise will stumble out of the cinema even more puzzled than when they went in.
By Alessandro Algardi4 years ago in Geeks
Film review: Yesterday
Richard Curtis writes romantic comedies – Four Weddings and a Funeral and Love Actually are the best – so enticing that we wish they were real. His films are believable enough emotionally to be both joyful and heartbreaking, while their characters and situations are more colourful and exciting than everyday life. And they flow with the effortless charm of, say, early Hugh Grant.
By Alessandro Algardi4 years ago in Geeks
'House Of The Dragon': How The Show's Version Of 'The Prince That Was Promised' Prophecy Invalidates One Of The Biggest Complaints About 'Game Of Thrones' Season Eight
WARNING: SPOILERS for House of the Dragon 1x08, 'The Lord of the Tides'. Episode eight of House of the Dragon gave us what is supposed to be the series final time jump, and with it, the series biggest and most significant death so far: King Viserys I Targaryen. Viserys health has been slowly declining over the course of the series, but in 'The Lord of The Tides', he manages to rally one last time to defend the rights of his daughter, Princess Rhaenyra, and attend a last supper during which he manages to briefly reunite his fractured family.
By Kristy Anderson4 years ago in Geeks