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FBoy Island Promotes Massive Double Standard
Spoiler Alert: This article will discuss the ending of seasons one and two. "The premise was really about how being an Fboy is not a good thing. It may be fun and people are allowed to do whatever they want to do with their lives, but it's not the kind of thing we're going to celebrate. Instead, we've got to examine it and expose it, and then try to see if people can change for the right person."-Ellan Gale(Creator) via The Hollywood Reporter.
By Niko Banks4 years ago in Geeks
Bullet Train - A Movie Review. Top Story - August 2022.
From the way I look at this situation, maybe it’s good luck that we missed the train. Riding into theaters in 2022, Bullet Train centers around five assassins onboard a fast-moving bullet train. They soon learn that their missions have something in common.
By Marielle Sabbag4 years ago in Geeks
MCU: The Sokovia Accords Are Not As Inconsistent As Some Fans Think
New MCU series She-Hulk: Attorney-At-Law is set to debut on Disney Plus later this week. The second last entry in the MCU's Phase Four, the series will follow Jennifer Walters, cousin of Bruce Banner, as she tries to balance her existing job as a lawyer with learning her new abilities as the She-Hulk. According to recent reports, the series will explain the current status of the Sokovia Accords.
By Kristy Anderson4 years ago in Geeks
Why Aren't You Watching The Queer Show 'Dead End: Paranormal Park'?
Dead End: Paranormal Park is a young adult supernatural thriller based on the comic DeadEndia by Hamish Steele. It's about a neurodiverse Pakistani woman named Norma Khan (Kody Kavitha) and a trans man named Barney Guttman (Zach Barack) having adventures in the demonic-infested theme park, Phoenix Parks — a cross between Disneyworld and Dollywood. Norma and Barney battle demons, perform exorcisms, and along the way, become more confident versions of themselves — a staple of Young Adult (YA) media.
By Alex Mell-Taylor4 years ago in Geeks
10 Worst Films of 2001 (according to the critics)
Back in 1968, sci-fi writer Arthur C. Clarke and film director Stanley Kubrick came together to create 2001: A Space Odyssey. Released the year before man landed on the Moon, the film and its concurrent novel presented an ambitious look into the future of space travel, the technology involved with it and the perils of the advancement of AI. Both the book and movie were huge critical successes, with the latter now regarded as one the greatest and most influential movies ever made.
By Fergus Jeffs4 years ago in Geeks
'Ironheart' Is Shaping Up To Be A Battle Of Tech Vs Magic. Which Characters Might We See Appear?
After Dominique Thorne makes her MCU debut in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever as Riri Williams/Ironheart, Marvel's spiritual successor to Iron Man, she will hit the smallscreen in her own series, Ironheart, due to arrive on Disney Plus in late 2023.
By Kristy Anderson4 years ago in Geeks
Parker's Blues (Part II of Alien and the Nemesis)
The mention of personality, which is not the same as talent, must not overrule one central fact of the film: the casting is excellent. One simple measurement of their talent can be found in the ability to see these actors in work beyond monster-hunting in space. Tom Skeritt would go on to do work in other films and on television (notably Nash Bridges); Harry Dean Stanton, who was already a veteran on the Hollywood scene, is still one of America’s best character actors (we look for him even as he disappears into his role); John Hurt and Ian Holm were bred and trained under the British system of acting and can be relied on to surprise and attract an audience in any role; And then there is Sigourney Weaver, our Ripley, in her first important film role (she had a brief out-of-focus cameo in Annie Hall). Nothing earlier in the film leads us to believe that she will be the one to avoid the alien’s appetite and survive three sequels. It was truly her breakout role. Yaphet Kotto was also a veteran of the Hollywood scene. At that point, he had appeared in Across 110th Street, Live and Let Die and numerous other films. He would also appear on television on Homicide: Life on the Streets, earning an Emmy nomination for his portrayal of a police chief. In Alien, he is Parker, an engineer and a member of the repair crew responsible for keeping the ship running. He is also very self-involved and knows that he should be getting a better deal in regard to the “bonus situation”. This is the first sign - apart from the cigarettes - that this film has a cynical hole in its heart (Han Solo’s demands for payment is quickly resolved when he helps blow up the bad guys; Parker and Brett never get their fair share despite their work to get the ship running when the so-called skilled crew makes one of the worst ship landings in sci-fi film history). He speaks for all the working stiffs who help out behind the scenes when things are not going well; all guts and no glory.
By Kendall Defoe 4 years ago in Geeks
Exploring Toxic Motherhood In "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness"
The second Doctor Strange movie, the Multiverse of Madness (MoM), tackles a lot of elements. It serves as not only a vehicle to expand on the multiverse (a real, theoretical concept, if you believe it) where the MCU is now connected to an infinite amount of parallel universes, but an informal introduction to mutants, as well as a sequel to the first Doctor Strange movie and the TV show WandaVision. That's a lot to cover here, but the MCU has always weaved countless threads at once: that's kind of its whole point.
By Alex Mell-Taylor4 years ago in Geeks
'Teaching A Robot To Love:' The Anti-Capitalist Musical For Our Times
By the time a mainstream musical passes the many eyes and hands it takes to write, film, produce, and circulate it, chances are that the moderating influence of "those on top" have taken out a lot of its bite. It's hard (though not impossible) to make a work that criticizes traditional, mainstream institutions when those benefiting from said institutions are cofinancing your art.
By Alex Mell-Taylor4 years ago in Geeks
Why Joey and Rachel From Friends Need To Be Together
As I re-watch Friends for the billionth time. I see increasingly why Rachel and Joey are meant to be together. First let us get into why Ross was not and is not the best person, to be in a relationship with Rachel. Ross as much as a wonderful friend he could be a time did not seem to always be her boyfriend. For one thing, he held on to grunges about Rachel and himself being on a break. He also never really supported Rachel with her career in fashion, he mostly made fun of her for her career choice, when he knew Rachel loved her career and fashion overall. Ross put Rachel on a pedestal, he never truly saw her flaws when he had a crush on her. Plus Ross and Rachel have nothing in common, but Monica really. He was also a toxic boyfriend, he was always jealous when she worked with other males. They would argue about this a lot in their relationship.
By Danielle Gray4 years ago in Geeks
