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Reviews of the top geek movies, tv, and books in the industry.
Werewolf by Night Review
Marvel has earned the good graces of their loyal fanbase. If not they would not be able to have these smaller scale productions such as Werewolf by Night which allows them to do a deep dive into their character roster. Let's get right into it. Was Werewolf by Night a success for Marvel?
Reel VibesPublished 2 years ago in GeeksMy Review of "Gallants"
Gallants is a kung fu movie that came out back in 2010. The spoken language of the movie is Cantonese and unfortunately my Cantonese isn't the best. I was surprisingly still able to understand what was going on in this movie. However, a lot of the nuances and subtle jokes flew way over my head.
Brian AnonymousPublished 2 years ago in GeeksReview of 'Book of Night'
Charlie Hall has never found a lock she couldn’t pick, a book she couldn’t steal, or a bad decision she wouldn’t make. She's spent half her life working for gloamists, magicians who manipulate shadows to peer into locked rooms, strangle people in their beds, or worse. Gloamists guard their secrets greedily, creating an underground economy of grimoires. And to rob their fellow magicians, they need Charlie. Now, she’s trying to distance herself from past mistakes, but going straight isn’t easy. Bartending at a dive, she’s still entirely too close to the corrupt underbelly of the Berkshires. Not to mention that her sister Posey is desperate for magic, and that her shadowless and possibly soulless boyfriend has been keeping secrets from her. When a terrible figure from her past returns, Charlie descends back into a maelstrom of murder and lies. Determined to survive, she’s up against a cast of doppelgängers, mercurial billionaires, gloamists, and the people she loves best in the world — all trying to steal a secret that will allow them control of the shadow world and more.
Cyn's WorkshopPublished 2 years ago in GeeksVillainess Review: Carla (Quantum Leap)
I am old enough to remember NBC's original Quantum Leap series, which starred Scott Bakula as the main protagonist, Dr. Sam Beckett, and Dean Stockwell as Al Calavicci. I still haven't watched the original, but when I learned about a reboot, I was in. The reboot series, which premiered on September 19, 2022, stars Raymond Lee as Dr. Ben Song, the central character who is in the same role as Bakula's Sam Beckett, and he is assisted by a hologram of his fiancee, Addison (who is similar to Stockwell's Al Calavicci). I still have the emotions I felt when the premiere made a tribute to Dean Stockwell, who passed away last year, but even so, I was still looking for that one-shot central villainess. It only took four weeks, but we have one!
Clyde E. DawkinsPublished 2 years ago in GeeksHellraiser (2022)
Streaming service Hulu has released another cool exclusive - the mystical horror film Hellraiser. Until the very premiere of horror, it was hard to say with certainty what a good director David Bruckner would do - a remake, a sequel, or a pathetic parody. But unexpectedly, the eleventh part of the eternal cycle turned out to be not just a good, but an almost perfect rethinking of a familiar concept.
Sex with Superheroes
I was put on the spot with this one. Imagine it for a moment: you are a student, attempting to impress an editor with an idea for an article you think will truly knock it out of the park, and you come up with the idea of playing out a fantasy involving fictional characters with plenty of 'what-ifs'. And yes, I did come up with a list that I felt was the best representation of what we all suspect and choose not to explore. And that editor was not impressed...but I was. And I still am. And I hope you can be once I state my case for each figure and try to judge them by some pretty fair criteria.
Kendall DefoePublished 2 years ago in GeeksDoctor Who: The Companion Chronicles: Return of the Rocket Men Review
One of the breakaway hits of the Companion Chronicles series was John Dorney's "The Rocket Men", a powerfully emotional tale that introduced a brand new foe for the Doctor in the form of the Rocket Men. The jetpack-wielding pirates were a surprise hit with listeners, as was the story's emotional content, and a sequel was quickly developed. Now with a new writer and a new companion, however, could this sequel capture the same magic as the original, while still offering listeners something new and fresh? In a word - yes. Emphatically. "Return of the Rocket Men" is a perfect sequel, in that it recaptures what you loved about "The Rocket Men", but it also offers a completely new take on what made it a success. It makes, therefore, for a sequel that won't leave you disappointed, no matter what your expectations are for this story.
Joseph A. MorrisonPublished 2 years ago in GeeksMy Review of "Men in Black II"
Men in Black II came out back in 2002. It's a full five years after the original movie. I wouldn't expect the special effects and movie to be as bad as this. If you've seen my review of the first movie you can see that I actually loved it. That's why I was shocked that I never saw any of the sequels. Now it's time to remedy this and boy was I in for a surprise.
Brian AnonymousPublished 2 years ago in GeeksReview of 'Lady Smoke'
The Kaiser murdered Theodosia's mother, the Fire Queen, when Theo was only six. He took Theo's country and kept her prisoner, crowning her Ash Princess—a pet to toy with and humiliate for ten long years. That era has ended. The Kaiser thought his prisoner weak and defenseless. He didn't realize that a sharp mind is the deadliest weapon. Theo no longer wears a crown of ashes. She has taken back her rightful title, and a hostage—Prinz Soren. But her people remain enslaved under the Kaiser's rule, and now she is thousands of miles away from them and her throne. To get them back, she will need an army. Only, securing an army means she must trust her aunt, the dreaded pirate Dragonsbane. And according to Dragonsbane, an army can only be produced if Theo takes a husband. Something an Astrean Queen has never done. Theo knows that freedom comes at a price, but she is determined to find a way to save her country without losing herself.
Cyn's WorkshopPublished 2 years ago in GeeksReading Recommendation: 5 Books Perfect for Spooky Season
Not only is October obviously the prime month for all things creepy and crawly, it's also the first month that fall really feels like it's settled in. Wrap up in your favorite flannel, pour yourself a cup of pumpkin spice, and get lost with one (or all!) of these book recommendations:
Laura PresleyPublished 2 years ago in GeeksMy Review of "Woman King"
Woman King comes out recently to a not too stellar fall lineup in 2022. I haven't had a huge itch to go to the cinemas in a while but that's mainly because I'm not huge into horror movies. Otherwise I'd be all over it. This was probably the most enticing movie for me to watch for September. I didn't even get to watch it until October!
Brian AnonymousPublished 2 years ago in GeeksHouse of the Dragon episode 8: The uneasy calm before the storm
The latest episode of House of the Dragon paves the way for the real hell that’s about to break loose as King Viserys I (Paddy Considine) has finally passed away. He hasn’t made one single sensible decision on the show, but ironically, he held the House Targaryen and, well, the series somewhat together. We’ve seen his slow decline for the past few episodes, but we weren’t quite so ready to see him rotting away. Once again, the show is taking sides and creating a clearer set of good guys and bad guys.