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

Spider-man 2 (2004)
Despite Into the Spider-verse now taking the place of “Best Spider-man Film,” I still LOVE this movie. Even as a child, I preferred this one over the first one and much more than Spider-man 3. At the time, it was just because I loved Alfred Molina as Doc Ock and the entirety of his character (especially the mechanical arms). Now that I’m older and more cinematically experienced, I have a deeper appreciation for this movie than I did before.
By B.D. Reid5 years ago in Geeks
Spider-man (2002)
Is this movie lame? Yep. Does that diminish how awesome it is? Not a chance. Spider-man was one of my childhood heroes. In fact, he was one of the only characters I idolized who was actually a hero. With the trailer for No Way Home having finally come out, I decided it was time to explore these childhood favourites and see how well they held up.
By B.D. Reid5 years ago in Geeks
Deep Blue Sea (1999)
After reviewing Secret Window, I wanted to tackle another movie that I loved but I kept seeing people (particularly online film critics) say is terrible. After watching Sharknado I knew which movie it had to be. This movie was another of my childhood favourites that I hadn’t seen in years, and since I’ve learned so much since then, and the face of cinema (and especially shark-related cinema) has evolved so much, I wanted to return to this film and see if it still held up.
By B.D. Reid5 years ago in Geeks
Willy's Wonderland (2021)
Who’s decision was it to cast Nicholas Cage in a movie where he plays a transient who voluntarily cleans a haunted pizzeria and battles sentient animatronics… only for him not to say a word during the whole film? Whoever made that decision is an absolute genius.
By B.D. Reid5 years ago in Geeks
The Complex Badder
The Baader Meinhof Complex is a 2008 German movie coordinated by Uli Edel dependent on a smash hit genuine book of a similar title written by Stefan Aust. On the 2d of June 1967, the Shah of Iran and his better half visited West Germany, which prompted road fights. So naturally, west German understudies are irritated by the Shah's strategy and don't keep offering their viewpoint through activity. But, unfortunately, it doesn't end well for one of them: an unarmed dissident Benno Ohnesorg is shot to death by a cop.
By Calom5 years ago in Geeks
The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021)
I usually enjoy anything that has Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s name attached to it and this film is no exception. Every moment is packed with heart-wrenching emotion, side-splitting hilarity, wonderful visual gags and symbolism, and fleshed out, three dimensional characters. The theme and plots, if I’m being honest, are cliched, but nothing to sneeze at, and are done in new and inventive ways. I went into this movie without having seen any trailers, any articles, even any stills aside from the posters, and I was blown away.
By B.D. Reid5 years ago in Geeks
The Fly: Part 1
The kind hypothesis is a significant component of the investigation of film craftsmanship. In any case, individual classifications are frequently summed up and restricted (Raynor, Wall, and Kruger, 2008, p. 2). A film may at the same time have a place with various classifications. The Fly is a body thriller. However, it is also a heartfelt show recounting an anecdote about a researcher discovering love before fostering a terminal sickness (Pheasant-Kelly, 2016, p. 242; Rubinson and Mueller, 2016, pp. 602-603). One of the scenes that delineate this thought is the creepy crawly legislative issues scene. By examining its critical topical and semiotic components, the current paper will address the accompanying inquiry: how does the film investigate the subject of fatal sickness and its effect on the evil individual and his sweetheart?
By Calom5 years ago in Geeks
Marvel's Magic
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is deserving of every accolade it gets. It's a beautiful film that pays tribute to the martial arts films of the past while also reinventing the genre for a modern audience. Having seen it twice it is visual poetry. Destin Daniel Cretton took what could have been a very cliché heavy film and turned it into a relatable family story. Marvel has an amazing way of taking their obscure characters and shaping them into remarkable figures. Shang-Chi even by the standards of comics is very under the radar. This film is an amazing exploration into culture and dynamic storytelling that is different from any of the Marvel films of the past thirteen years.
By Ronin 5 years ago in Geeks
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
At this point in time, it seems a little redundant to go back over the plot of this movie. However, on the off chance you missed everything that's happened in the Star Wars universe, it's the beginning of the Skywalker saga and Palpatines' rise to power. In fact, one of the things I particularly liked about this movie during my most recent watch through was the way the Senator is already making his move on the power structure of the Republic. His double life as Sith Lord and Politician are really well divided in McDiarmid's performance, and he keeps just a hint of the sinister about him when performing his political duties.
By David Heyman5 years ago in Geeks
My Review of "Kate"
Kate is one of Netflix's latest action films to come out in 2021. I was a little at odds with this movie because it looks like another Last Samurai movie. It had white savior written all over it especially since it's story takes place in Japan. The weird thing is that this movie takes itself seriously and is somewhat aware of itself at the same time.
By Brian Anonymous5 years ago in Geeks
Free Guy - A Movie Review
Don’t have a good day. Have a great day! Free Guy was released to theaters in 2021. Based in the video game world, Guy, a bank teller, learns that he is a background character in a popular game. Becoming the talk amongst the game world, Guy changes the rules and his lifestyle.
By Marielle Sabbag5 years ago in Geeks
‘My Son’ Review—A By-the-Numbers Mystery
Christian Carion co-writes and directs an English-language remake of his 2017 film, Mon garçon. My Son is a mystery thriller about Edmond Murray (James McAvoy), who visits his ex-wife, Joan (Claire Foy), to help find their missing son.
By Jonathan Sim5 years ago in Geeks