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Hitchcock’s Most Superior and Nuanced Films - in mini 50 word free verse/reviews/critiques
Quick note: As Alfred Hitchcock has always been my favourite film director from a young age - I thought it would be fun to comment on a few of my favourites, but not give too much away - perhaps whetting one’s appetite to seek out the films again. I’ve always found his films captivating. I remember watching “The Man Who Knew Too Much” and “Rear Window” on T.V when I was about seven or eight and repeatedly loving these. The combination of mystery, suspense and biting wit, along with likable characters that you root for from the get go.
By Grz Colm3 years ago in Geeks
The Iron Claw
The Iron Claw finally has made its way to the big screen and it is easily one of the most amazing and upsetting movies of the year. The casting was incredible and the story is hauntingly accurate. The Iron Claw will probably be overlooked by the academy come Oscar nomination time, but that would be a mistake. The Iron Claw is seriously an incredible and emotionally gut wrenching movie. If you like family stories that might send you into a depression spiral or it might have you calling your siblings crying then this is for you.
By Alexandrea Callaghan3 years ago in Geeks
Top 10 Lifetime Villainesses of 2023 (Part 2: The Top 5)
I'm going to admit something: deciding who would be part of the first half of the year-end top 10 list this year was quite difficult. 2023 gave us a lot of very delicious villainesses on Lifetime's networks, and deciding who would be in the first half of that list wasn't easy, but it was done, and the list can be found here. Now, while deciding the first half was hard, the top 5 wasn't. As early as the beginning of fall, I had my top 5 cemented. These villainesses were truly the best of the best in 2023, and I'm still beaming over how delicious and epic they were!
By Clyde E. Dawkins3 years ago in Geeks
Top 10 Lifetime Villainesses of 2023 (Part 1: #10 - #6)
Can you believe this is Year Three of this list on Vocal? Seems like yesterday that I first did this. This year's gave us some very delicious villainesses, including a number of actresses finally entering the dark side of a Lifetime movie for the first time. Here's how this list has evolved already. Two years ago, it was only villainesses from Lifetime and Lifetime Movie Network. Last year, I decided to mix it up and add some baddies from Lifetime Movie Club and Tubi, because the latter's thrillers are basically Lifetime movies. For this year, I gave Tubi their own list (click here for that story), but this list will still feature the best villainesses from Lifetime, Lifetime Movie Network, and Lifetime Movie Club. This was a hell of a year for Lifetime villainesses, and I truly enjoyed it.
By Clyde E. Dawkins3 years ago in Geeks
Forever My Girl - A Movie Review
Sometimes you have to let go and walk on the wild side. Forever My Girl is a 2018 film based on the novel by Heidi McLaughlin. Liam abandons his wedding to Josie out of fear. A decade later, Liam returns to his hometown where he reunites with his ex-fiance who lets him in on a secret.
By Marielle Sabbag3 years ago in Geeks
Yokai Doctor by Yuki Sato
Yokai Doctor is a delightful little manga I found sitting, along with a Marvel collection of X-Men comics from the Sixties, on the free giveaway table at the Marion Public Library. Being the pig that I am, I grabbed them up before any adolescents even got a look at them. I'm the biggest kid there is, after all.
By Tom Baker3 years ago in Geeks
Marielle's Top 10 Movies of 2023
Movies have become my passion. I love going on trips to movie theaters. Please, go out to theaters and support movies. I have watched some great movies this year and I cannot wait to talk about them. First, I am going to talk about movies that have already been released and then I will discuss my favorite 2023 movies.
By Marielle Sabbag3 years ago in Geeks
My Review of "Godzilla Minus One"
Godzilla Minus One is the latest Godzilla movie to come out in 2023. It's not the Godzilla that we know in North America though. This is a Japanese Godzilla movie. Yes the nation that started Godzilla in the first place. Going into this movie I was expecting something similar to the ones that we got from Hollywood but boy was I wrong on that assumption.
By Brian Anonymous3 years ago in Geeks
The Last Voyage of the Demeter
When the first trailer was released for The Last Voyage of the Demeter, the film received some criticism. Even before its release people mocked the idea of Dracula on a boat. These people have never read Bram Stoker’s Dracula because the movie was based on the captain's log that was in fact in the novel. Which the movie directly tells you right at the beginning. But unfortunately most people dismissed this movie out of hand due to their own illiteracy.
By Alexandrea Callaghan3 years ago in Geeks
Animaniacs: Wakko's Wish is a Nostalgic Gem
What’s your wish for the wishing star? Based on the Animaniacs cartoons, Wakko’s Wish sailed onto television screens in 1999. Yakko, Wakko, and Dot have the opportunity to make a wish on a wishing star. Inadvertently telling everybody in the town now it’s a race to see who gets to the wishing star first.
By Marielle Sabbag3 years ago in Geeks
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget Review
Sometimes you just have to take a leap. Premiering 23 years after the original, Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget is a 2023 sequel. The chickens now live happily on a reserve. Ginger and Rocky’s daughter is taken to a chicken factory. The chickens must work together against this evil threat.
By Marielle Sabbag3 years ago in Geeks
Marielle's Top 10 Worst Movies of 2023
I saw some good movies this year and some not-so-good ones. For both my best and worst movies, first, I will talk about films that have already been released, but I’ve never seen and then talk about films released in 2023. Remember, this is just my opinion. We all have different tastes in movies.
By Marielle Sabbag3 years ago in Geeks