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My Big Fat Greek Wedding - A Movie Review
This wedding is not going to be big. It’s going to be huge! My Big Fat Greek Wedding was a success when it was first released in 2002. When a young Greek woman falls in love with a non-Greek man, it sets Toula Portokalos’ family in an uproar. As the family prepares for the wedding, the family struggles to accept her fiance.
Marielle SabbagPublished 9 months ago in GeeksRicki and the Flash - A Movie Review
Let’s turn the next family dysfunctional dinner into a song. Released to theaters in 2015, Ricki and the Flash is about a struggling musician who chose her career over being a mother. When a crisis arises at home, Ricki returns home to see if she can help. The visit doesn’t go well causing everyone to argue.
Marielle SabbagPublished 9 months ago in GeeksEmmy Nominations
Emmy nominations are out! And though we are going to talk about them I want to go ahead and say that the Emmys have many categories that are all very important. All crew members, visual artists, music directors, costume designers and everyone else that makes TV magic happen should be recognized and rewarded for their hard work. However, so that this article is not 5,000 words long I am going to have to pair down what I cover. What I really want to do is take a different angle here and focus on the shows themselves, how many things they were nominated for and what I would like to see happen. There are quite a few shows that swept many nominations and as we get closer to the Emmys I will be watching the most popular entries and giving my thoughts.
Alexandrea CallaghanPublished 9 months ago in GeeksSAG-AFTRA Joins the WGA
For the first time since 1960 the actors and writers of Hollywood are on strike together. This is an important piece of history. The writers have been on strike for nearly two months now with no sign of the AMPTP wavering. However with the actors joining the strike something is going to have to change.
Alexandrea CallaghanPublished 9 months ago in GeeksWhy Digital Downloads Fail
I've mentioned in my rants to listening ears my distaste for the technological advancements that the modern world calls progress. I've seen it in so many places and in so many ways. "There's an App for that" used to be funny to me until I coined a new phrase "appholes" and decided to throw away my cell phone. I can't stand it anymore. Maybe it's my age, but I don't think it's just because I'm older than the so-called progressive people who can't unplug from their devices. Don't get me wrong, I use the internet and I still love what the net offers in the way of shopping and contributing art and work, but I don't believe in anymore technological advancements. They've done enough. We have electric cars now. We have taken computers and cell phones to the upteenth level and it's just so over the top. I used to complain about how as I was running and running to keep up with the proverbial Joneses, I was jumping from vinyl to cassettes to cds to dvds to digital downloads, all the while a crazed guinea pig experimenting with what society was programming me to believe was progressive. I wanted to keep up. I wanted to stay relative and modern. All the while I was spending a fortune trying to understand why technology kept changing and all the while I was frustrated and tormented and not satisfied with any of it. I kept smashing cell phones because I couldn't see, or hear, and what I wanted from them was not being delivered even though they kept getting paid for so-called service. I finally gave up.
Shanon NormanPublished 9 months ago in GeeksThe Mistakes That Killed Friendster
Friendster was once the most popular social networking site in the world, with over 3 million users in its first year. However, the site's popularity declined rapidly after the launch of Facebook in 2004. Friendster made a number of mistakes that contributed to its downfall, including:
Erik VelazcoPublished 9 months ago in GeeksThe Bear Season 2 Review
Time to go back to the kitchen. We have a lot of work to do. Season 2 of The Bear aired on Hulu in 2023. On a deadline to fix up the new restaurant, the staff anxiously prepares a different menu and constructs a new kitchen. As opening day veers closer, Carmen wonders if he is the definition of a head chef.
Marielle SabbagPublished 9 months ago in GeeksRevenge
So season 3 takes place 6 months after the end of season 2 and we immediately have major changes. We have new characters in Patrick and Margot. We have Daniel and Emily having been together and isolated for the last 6 months, we have Nolan released from prison. We have Jack hating Emily and Ashley being a very aggressive gold digging whore.
Alexandrea CallaghanPublished 9 months ago in GeeksSecret Invasion
3 episodes in and the show is still very underwhelming. I was really hoping the halfway point would be a turning moment for the short series but that was not the case. I have no expectations and very little hope for episode 4 but generally speaking this is the worst Disney+ MCU show to date.
Alexandrea CallaghanPublished 9 months ago in GeeksThe Greatest, Exciting Con in Arkansas
You must be wondering why I decided to do a review of a con almost a year after attending such event. A busy work schedule and I needed to take care of myself mentally and physically. The last time I wrote a review about a con was nearly four years ago. That con was Arkansas Comic Con, which is held in Little Rock every September. You can read my experiences from that event by going to my profile and then heading to my stories. Without further ado, let's get on with the review.
Mark Wesley PritchardPublished 9 months ago in GeeksMore Than Just a Cosplay Persona
Since 2014, I've done dozens of cosplays and created a following on multiple social media platforms. Plus, I'm an award-winning cosplayer (I don't make any apologies for calling myself that, because it's true), thanks to the two cosplay contest wins I've achieved in 2019 and 2020 (before the pandemic), cosplay model, retro gamer, activist, influencer, and last but not least, a writer for Vocal since 2018. For years, I've let people dictate what or who I should be, let alone, also telling me what I can or can't do. I'm the driver of my own life, path, and journey. I refuse for others to tell my own story. There's room for everyone to achieve their goals and aspirations.
Mark Wesley PritchardPublished 9 months ago in GeeksHollywood shuts down
The walkout by writers and screen stars won’t affect just the US film industry but production in UK and Europe The actors’ walk-out coupled with the ongoing writers’ strike essentially means that the production of films and TV shows will more or less come to a halt. This is the first time since 1960 that actors and writers have gone on strike at the same time. What are the reasons behind their strike? How long can it last? Which movies and shows will be affected?