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Reviews of the top geek movies, tv, and books in the industry.

Revisiting John Carpenter's The Thing in HD
After taking a brief pause on my early 20th century film marathon, where I watched classic such as The Passion of Joan of Arc, Vampyr, and a collection of the Marx brothers' films, I decided to take a trip down memory lane with a rewatch of the 1982 John Carpenter masterpiece The Thing.
By Ezra I. James5 years ago in Geeks
Greta Gerwig's Nostaligiac Masterpiece Lives On
Everyone, and everyone’s mum, has heard of Louisa May Allcott’s masterpiece Little Women. Especially as this, I suppose, review, is about three years late, we've all probably sat down to watch it by this point.
By Zoe McGarrick5 years ago in Geeks
Retro Book Review
In this Retro Review I will going over the second book in the Animorphs series: The Visitor. After the battle at the Yeerk pool located under the school/town, the Animorphs regroup for their next encounter with the Yeerks. This book is in Rachel’s point of view and we get invited to some non-Animorphs activities to get more familiar with Rachel’s character. We learn that Rachel is a gymnast and participates in her local gym’s gymnastics club. This is where we also learn that Rachel used to hang out with her fellow gymnast/classmate Melissa Chapman. Rachel explains that not too long ago Melissa became withdrawn and stopped talking and hanging out with her. We also see this when Rachel attempts to become close with her again at the behest of Jake (more on that later.) We also learn a little bit about Rachel’s family. Her parents are divorced and she is being raised by her mom who is a lawyer. She also has 2 younger sisters. Her dad isn’t in the picture, but it’s implied that he still contact’s Rachel and her sisters.
By Ashley McGuire5 years ago in Geeks
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
It seems like the modern horror trope is to go back to the original and do a sequel about 40 plus years having transpired since the original. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is the latest film to receive this treatment as a new sequel came to Netflix earlier this week.
By Reel Vibes5 years ago in Geeks
Office Space
Office Space was written and produced by Mike Judge in February 1999; professional critics gave it a score of 80% on rottentomates.com. However, the score given by the audience was 93%. How would a movie receive such a low score from trusted critics be so high with audience members? This is because Mike Judge was able to capture the essence of everyday life within a dead-end job and being forced to take the punishment of the job to live. This is something everyone in a job has felt one way or another throughout their years of working. Therefore, Office Space was able to hit Cult film status, and it is relevant to this course because it proves that if enough people can relate and like something, it can become quite popular despite what the professionals think.
By The Clarkbar845 years ago in Geeks
Inventing Anna
I somehow skipped the adventures of real Anna Sorokin aka Delvey in New York when they first were reported by the Vanity Fair and New York magazines. I do not know how the entire media circus of her trial, with all her glitzy dresses and messy hair in court, escaped me. But I am finally caught up, both on “Inventing Anna” Netflix show and the interviews to ABC’s 20/20 and Australian 60 Minutes Anna gave in the short period of time she was between prisons. And I’m still in shock and bewilderment about how people in America can be taken in by the charms of another Russian female con artist (the previous two being infamous spies Anna Chapman and Maria Butina, who were deported back to Russia, returned as heroes and became media darlings in their homeland).
By Lana V Lynx5 years ago in Geeks
"Downfall: The Case Against Boeing" REVIEW
Two questions: What comes to mind when you hear the name Boeing?What about specifically the 737 Max? In October of 2018, a Boeing 737 Max went down outside of Jakarta, Indonesia. 189 people died. The world was horrified and confused. How could this happen? We were told to wait while investigations plumbed the depths of what had happened. So we waited. Theories were floated, and experts shared their opinions, and eventually the media cycle moved on.
By Littlewit Philips5 years ago in Geeks
“C’mon C’mon” - my thoughts 💭
“C’mon C’mon” is a much needed warm embrace of a film in our current social climate. Directed by Mike Mills; the film is a naturalistic, existential dramedy that concerns the relationship between somewhat estranged brother and sister played by Joaquin Phoenix as Johnny and Gaby Hoffmann as Viv. Johnny visits his sister after a long break and reacquaints himself with his mischievous and intelligent nephew Jesse (Woody Norman). Johnny decides he wants to ask him to join him for a week and a bit in NYC to work on his journalist team’s research for a radio show - to which he smiles and says “I’d love to”. Here they interview youth about their hopes and fears for the future. All the while his mother Viv back home, deals with helping her partner, Jesse’s father (who has bi-polar) and has recently moved out.
By Grz Colm5 years ago in Geeks
Retro Book Review
In this Retro Review, I will be covering K.A. Applegate’s Animorphs #1 The Invasion. As a kid (or an adult) have you ever wondered what it would be like to turn into any animal that you touched? Well, now you don’t have to wonder anymore because the Animorphs series covers that plus a gamut of other unanswered questions like, “What would it be like to have an alien slug-like creature slide into my ear and invade my cranium and take over my body?” And “What would genocide look like if it was caused by children?”
By Ashley McGuire5 years ago in Geeks
Doctor Who: The Companion Chronicles: The Mahogany Murderers Review
Looking back over 10 years t0 May 2009, it's hard to overstate just how much of a phenomenon "The Mahogany Murderers" was on its release. It isn't often talked about today, in the era of River Song meeting the classic Doctors, Dalek Universe, Christopher Eccleston's return to Doctor Who and the return of pretty much every New Series character, but, at the time, the return of Jago & Litefoot was a huge deal. Notoriously, this was a story that sold out its first print run in a matter of weeks, and it was several months before CD stocks could be replenished, so in demand this release was. And it isn't hard to see why word of mouth lead to this story becoming one of Big Finish's best-selling titles: it's an absolute blast. From start to finish, this is a huge amount of fun, and opens the doors for one of Big Finish's most acclaimed and long-lasting Doctor Who spin-offs: Jago & Litefoot.
By Joseph A. Morrison5 years ago in Geeks
My Review of "The Mask of Zorro"
The Mask of Zorro came out back in 1998. I remember when I first watched it and immediately fell in love with it. The 4K Blu-ray of it came out in 2020 and I knew I had to check this movie out again. With the newly upgraded visuals and audio I had high expectations for this experience.
By Brian Anonymous5 years ago in Geeks
The Many Saints of Newark Is Good, Actually
Four and a half months have passed since The Many Saints of Newark was released, the long awaited prequel of The Sopranos, the greatest television show ever created. Reactions were mostly mixed, with many praising what they saw while arguing the need for more. If there is one thing everyone appears to be universally criticizing the movie for is its run time. Some have said it should’ve been a miniseries while others (myself included) just wanted a longer story. But then there is another camp, those who disown the movie and consider it a complete mediocre pile of garbage. You can chalk this sentiment up to the inherent behavior of irrational fanatics following the current zeitgeist, people who didn’t get the show’s point in the first place, or a dose of expectations not abiding to reality. In reality, the truth, much like everything else in this forsaken life, is somewhere in the middle.
By Ezra I. James5 years ago in Geeks