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Reviews of the top geek movies, tv, and books in the industry.
My Review of "Mortal Kombat (2021)"
Mortal Kombat (2021) is a recent remake and revision of the Mortal Kombat franchise. Those that are old enough will forever remember the 1995 movie. That old movie was somewhat accurate to the story of the arcade game that had come out around that time. It was definitely a cult classic because a lot of people still swear by that movie. This version is a way darker experience with some nods to old school Mortal Kombat fans.
By Brian Anonymous5 years ago in Geeks
Rethinking the Representation Debate in Literature
There is a pervasive argument today that writers should not represent other races, classes, genders, sexualities, disabilities, ideologies or religious persuasions in their fiction unless they have ‘authentic lived experience’ from which to draw. The argument is driven by a concern for social justice and a fear that institutions with power will continue, as they have in the past, to misrepresent people with less or no power to speak for themselves. It is a laudable agenda and a reasonable concern in the face of continued racial oppression, sexism and a litany of societal failures.
By Derek B. Miller5 years ago in Geeks
My Review of "In The Heights"
In The Heights is a pretty high profile musical that came out in 2021. Although it's been released this year not a lot of people have checked it out due to the pandemic and people still hesitant to go to the movie theatres. Recently it's been released for streaming and I have to say that it was quite the experience watching this movie.
By Brian Anonymous5 years ago in Geeks
‘Cry Macho’ Review — Aggressively Mediocre
Clint Eastwood puts the cowboy hat back on for his first Western since 1992’s Unforgiven. He produces, directs, and stars in Cry Macho, a neo-Western drama about Mike Milo (Eastwood), a former rodeo star hired to bring a 13-year-old named Rafo (Eduardo Minett) back to his father.
By Jonathan Sim5 years ago in Geeks
My Review of "Brooklyn Nine-Nine: Season 8"
Brooklyn Nine-Nine: Season 8 has just wrapped up and the final 10th episode has been released. I for one have loved this franchise for quite some time and it's really sad to see it go. They've been consistently funny season after season and were able to be innovative while retaining some running jokes.
By Brian Anonymous5 years ago in Geeks
Star Wars: Episode II Attack Of The Clones
Part two of the prequel trilogy dives into the mystery of the dark side and how it has been manipulating events over the last decade. Padme has continued her fight for democracy, now in the role of Senator for Naboo and while it is easy to think that her actions have been problematic enough to warrant sending an assassin after her, future revelation diminishes her efforts. This is important, because so much of this saga rests on the purity of the Republic, which as outsiders we already know is pretty corrupt. Padme, the Jedi and other Senators who would fight against the fall of democracy are brushed aside by a few simple words from the most unlikely of sources; Jar-Jar Binks and his prompting of a motion to give Palpaine executive power in the Senate.
By David Heyman5 years ago in Geeks
My Review of "Spontaneous"
Spontaneous is a pandemic movie that came out in 2020. It was actually released on October of 2020 so this makes me believe the idea and execution of the movie happened before the worldwide pandemic. The themes of this movie are strangely pertinent to what had happened to all of us in the last year and a half.
By Brian Anonymous5 years ago in Geeks
Review of "Dark and Shallow Lies"
A teen girl disappears from her small town deep in the bayou, where magic festers beneath the surface of the swamp like water rot, in this chilling debut supernatural thriller for fans of Natasha Preston, Karen McManus, and Rory Power. La Cachette, Louisiana, is the worst place to be if you have something to hide. This tiny town, where seventeen-year-old Grey spends her summers, is the self-proclaimed Psychic Capital of the World--and the place where Elora Pellerin, Grey's best friend, disappeared six months earlier. Grey can't believe that Elora vanished into thin air any more than she can believe that nobody in a town full of psychics knows what happened. But as she digs into the night that Elora went missing, she begins to realize that everybody in town is hiding something - her grandmother Honey; her childhood crush Hart; and even her late mother, whose secrets continue to call to Grey from beyond the grave. When a mysterious stranger emerges from the bayou - a stormy-eyed boy with links to Elora and the town's bloody history - Grey realizes that La Cachette's past is far more present and dangerous than she'd ever understood. Suddenly, she doesn't know who she can trust. In a town where secrets lurk just below the surface, and where a murderer is on the loose, nobody can be presumed innocent--and La Cachette's dark and shallow lies may just rip the town apart.
By Cyn's Workshop5 years ago in Geeks
