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Reviews of the top geek movies, tv, and books in the industry.
Relationships in Rings of Power
As we may have realized, the relationships in shows are what keep me personally interested. Relationships are core to character development as well as story movement. Relationships are integral to storytelling and are the most important part of media. So here is the analysis of the non-parental relationships in Rings of Power.
By Alexandrea Callaghan4 years ago in Geeks
Parental Relationships in Rings of Power
Similarly to how I feel about the relationships in House of the dragon, I wanted to take a closer look at the relationships in Rings of Power. As we know character driven stories are the heart of all storytelling, so it's my goal to analyze these interactions and speculate wildly at what we might see in the future. We are seeing a lot of relationships forge that we see come to fruition in Lord of the Rings and I will continue to explore the growth of these relationships as the series goes on.
By Alexandrea Callaghan4 years ago in Geeks
The Singing Hills Cycle
When I joined the Storygraph “Read the World” challenge in January and saw that Vietnam was on the list of countries, I thought What am I going to be able to find that’s interesting from Vietnam? I had never heard of a single author from Vietnam, and I was scared that even when I did find something I wouldn’t be able to understand or fully appreciate it because it would have so many cultural details that were vastly different from my own culture that I wouldn’t be able to understand or appreciate the story fully. But then on the Vietnam page of the challenge I saw The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo. The first book in The Singing Hills Cycle, this is a story about a monk in a fantasy version of Vietnam who travels around collecting stories, and it was tagged LGBTQ, so I decided to give it a go. The Singing Hills Cycle by Nghi Vo is now my comfort series. Each of the books is around the 120 page mark, so it’s a quick read, and they can be read in any order. The setting is so queer and calming that any time I have one of those nights where everything seems to be crumbling around me, I pick it up for a reread. The final book Into The Riverlands has just been released, so here is my full series wrap-up.
By Jeanna Reads Books4 years ago in Geeks
Review of 'Long Live the Pumpkin Queen'
Jack and Sally are "truly meant to be" ... or are they? Sally Skellington is the official, newly-minted Pumpkin Queen after a whirlwind courtship with her true love, Jack, who Sally adores with every inch of her fabric seams—if only she could say the same for her new role as Queen of Halloween Town. Cast into the spotlight and tasked with all sorts of queenly duties, Sally can't help but wonder if all she's done is trade her captivity under Dr. Finkelstein for a different cage. But when Sally and Zero accidentally uncover a long-hidden doorway to an ancient realm called Dream Town in the forest Hinterlands, she'll unknowingly set into motion a chain of sinister events that put her future as Pumpkin Queen, and the future of Halloween Town itself, into jeopardy. Can Sally discover what it means to be true to herself and save the town she's learned to call home, or will her future turn into her worst... well, nightmare?
By Cyn's Workshop4 years ago in Geeks
My Review of "Lower Decks: Season 3"
Lower Decks: Season 3 has just recently wrapped up and I have to say the same thing as last year. This series needs more episodes per season. I mean 10 half hour episodes a season is very short. You also have to pack a lot into one season when you have such a short period of time to play with. That means you can't really have any wasted episodes.
By Brian Anonymous4 years ago in Geeks
My Review of "The Green Knight"
The Green Knight came out back in 2021. It was still deep into the pandemic and was one of the few movies that was in the theatres. A friend of mine told me that he walked out of the movie theatre while watching it. Meanwhile I was hearing some good reviews for this movie. I wanted to see for myself what the real deal with this movie.
By Brian Anonymous4 years ago in Geeks
My Review of "The Man Who Knew Too Little"
The Man Who Knew Too Little came out back in 1997. I didn't get into this movie until years later. It was a long time ago but I did remember fond memories of this movie. In fact I kind of miss the idiot savant comedies that we used to have back in the day. This movie hit me in all the right ways.
By Brian Anonymous4 years ago in Geeks
Werewolf By Night
Disney+/Marvel’s first special presentation Werewolf By Night has gotten great reviews, but of course I don’t trust the reviews of the general public as the general public knows nothing so I had to watch it for myself. Before Halloween of course because Halloween is for transitioning to Christmas…
By Alexandrea Callaghan4 years ago in Geeks
Comic Book Rewind
Hello all, we are doing another installment of comic book rewind today and we are rewatching the Silver Surfer. The second Fantastic Four film was released in 2007 and introduces one of the most well known comic book characters of all time. These films as a whole are widely regarded as subpar but in rewatching them I have found that the reality is that they were simply a product of their time. The casting was impeccable and thought the actual writing left much to be desired. The feeling of the characters was there. So here we go chapter two of the Fantastic Four.
By Alexandrea Callaghan4 years ago in Geeks
#60yearsofJamesBond: GoldenEye
This instalment of #60yearsofJamesBond is dedicated to the memory of Robbie Coltrane - 1950-2022. The early 1990s was a particularly bleak time for James Bond. While the preceding two films in the series, 1987's "The Living Daylights" and 1989's "Licence to Kill", had been fairly successful, there was a sense that, even with Timothy Dalton's reinvigorated take on James Bond, the franchise was in serious need of a rampant success story. Added to that, the end of the Cold War, a new era of political correctness, the beginning of the countdown to the new millennium, and legal difficulties between Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Danjaq, who held the rights to the Bond film series, and it felt like there might never be another film: in many ways, "Licence to Kill" had felt like a place to end, and one that, perhaps, they wouldn't come back from. As such, it looked like the end of the swarve secret agent: a situation made even more likely by the protracted legal situation between Albert R. Broccoli and MGM. By 1993, it looked like Bond would be returning to the silver screen: however, despite sounding interested in the film's initial development, Dalton decided not to reprise the role as he felt unable to commit to more films beyond "GoldenEye". As such, Barbara Broccoli, who was now producing the Bond series with her husband Michael G. Wilson, would have to find a new Bond. To find their new Bond, the producers went back to their initial choice for Roger Moore's replacement: Pierce Brosnan. Released in 1995, "GoldenEye" was the smash success the producers had been hoping for, and has since gone on to be seen as a high watermark for the series. However, while I see a lot of the appeal of this film, I personally don't find it as good as most other Bond fans do. There's a lot of good ideas here, and some aspects of the film work surprisingly well. However, there's something just something missing for me, and it isn't quite the high watermark for Bond films as some seem to claim that it is.
By Joseph A. Morrison4 years ago in Geeks
