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Reviews of the top geek movies, tv, and books in the industry.
IF
IF came out earlier this year and it really seemed like it was just a grown up version of Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends. John Krasinski is both in it and he directed it. I think that he has a decent enough range but having Ryan Reynolds in the movie hurts it I think. Krasinski, Reynolds and Zachary Levi all have the same energy to me, they are relatively mediocre at exactly one thing and that is all they are capable of doing. I wouldn’t consider any of them serious actors, yet somehow they keep getting hired. No one had high hopes for this movie, but it came out this year which means I have to watch it so here we go.
By Alexandrea Callaghan2 years ago in Geeks
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
In a world where studio executives seem to think that every goddamn film needs to be built into a franchise, audiences have had to endure some truly terrible sequels and prequels. We’ve seen this with tv shows, newer films but more recently popular movies from the 80s. Yes we are here complaining about Ghostbusters. Or rather the newest Ghostbusters movie. Now that is one film that should have been left as a one and done. Even with the original cast the first prequel was terrible. Then we had that placating gender bent version which did nothing but piss me off. And now we have yet another sequel, and I am pretty sure I’m missing one that was made in between those last two. Ghostbusters Frozen Empire was disappointing, unnecessary and an entire waste of time.
By Alexandrea Callaghan2 years ago in Geeks
Conviction
The movie 'Conviction' is quite a movie. Sam Rockwell, Hilary Swank, and Minnie Driver create compelling characters to watch. They form believable onscreen relationships. Due to the content of the film I will withhold a black and white analysis of good and bad. The acting is fantastic, the story compelling, the real life implications heart wrenching. The story is successes hiding in a tragedy. The injustice is maddening and at times as a viewer you want to give up, but seeing how Betty doesn't, you somehow can't. 'Conviction' shows what humans can accomplish through determination. It shows what humans can endure with the right people behind them. Unfortunately, it is a true story and has an ending, not necessarily as happily as we all would hope. He lost much of his life, and after looking into the story, I found Waters died six months after his release. A short run for the man just given his freedom and innocence. Although his sister says it best, "six months of freedom is still better than 20yrs in jail". I also discovered something about myself while watching this movie. I kept thinking only true life could produce a story like this, this is life. The half success, the unneeded struggle for this poor family, the time they all endured, the work. The feeling of this movie is how I look at life, it's a lot of enduring. The general feeling of the main character, the sister, and her unwavering commitment is inspiring. However, it can't be ignored how unfair, how much work, and although she won, she ultimately still loses. She loses the one person she has fought for most of her adult life. She, and no one, would say her efforts were a waste, but they also couldn't stop the cruelty of life and what seemed inevitable for her brother. How could one person be so unlucky? Why does life work this way? It will make you reassess humanities relationship with religion and god. In the last scene of the movie, Waters is seen a free man sitting outside looking out over a lake, vindicated. His thoughts are allowed to spread out as far as the expanse of his vision for the first time in 19yrs. He looks content to be in the moment, looking out to his future, but not rushing to it. He is for a moment, forgetting about the injustice inserted into his life. He is thankful, as is the viewer that our justice system finally prevailed, be it 19yrs late. Although I would not call this a holiday movie, the sentiment has it's heart in the right place. We are reminded of the power and importance of family. It lends an appreciation to human will. It highlights the importance of truth and law. It shows there are others working to keep our justice system effective in getting the innocent out of jail and keeping the criminals behind bars. All the people working in the Innocence Project lend hope to those fighting against a wrongful conviction. This movie did leave me with a heavy heart, but it changed me by profoundly affecting me. Many of our own problems and struggles are trivial. Many of us will never experience this form of injustice and be asked to carry on. Many of us will not know the stress and weight of this sisters motivation and determination, thank goodness. We will never fully grasp the understanding of time, in the way these characters (Waters family) do. Some of us, in our own way, will, and will cry with sympathy. The cries leave us asking how and why this would ever be allowed to happen. In our search for answers we are left comforted only by the human will and love. It's no small thing, it is life changing. Sent via the Samsung
By simplicity2 years ago in Geeks
Fly Me To The Moon
Fly Me To The Moon is a film about the space race, or at least it uses that point in history as a backdrop. An all star cast including Woody Harrelson, Scarlet Johansson and Channing Tatum carry the story of the first moonwalk. Channing Tatum is really known for goofy roles. He has great comedic timing but he really hasn’t been awesome at roles that require anything more from him. That said, seeing him in Deadpool and Wolverine as Gambit really changed my viewpoint on him as an actor. So I can’t wait to see what he does with this movie.
By Alexandrea Callaghan2 years ago in Geeks
