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Reviews of the top geek movies, tv, and books in the industry.
Review of ‘Muse’
The year is 1893, and war is brewing in the First American Kingdom. But Claire Emerson has a bigger problem. Claire's father is a sought-after inventor, but he believes his genius is a gift granted to him by his daughter's touch, so he keeps Claire under his control. As their province prepares for war, Claire plans to escape, even as her best friend, Beatrix, tries to convince her to stay and help with the growing resistance movement that wants to see a woman on the throne. When her father's weapon fails to fire on the World's Fair's opening day, Claire is taken captive by Governor Remy Duchamp, St. Cloud's young, untried ruler. Remy believes that Claire's touch bestows graces he's never had, and with political rivals planning his demise, Claire might be his only ally. The last thing that Claire has ever wanted is to be someone else's muse, but she finally has a choice: Will she quietly remake her world from the shadows--or bring it down in flames?
By Cyn's Workshop6 years ago in Geeks
3 Lessons Learned from Amazon Prime's Coming 2 America
Quick! What are your top 5 favourite movies? It’s not really a parlour trick, but if you corner me on the street and ask me about my favourite films, I’d be able to list them off with ease. I’ve put some thought into this well-curated list.
By Shamona Pretz6 years ago in Geeks
Battle Royale by Koushun Takami
How I came across it? If you hear the word, Battle Royale, the first thing that will come to mind is the fortnite game. I found about about Battle Royale through an advertisement at the back of my copy of manga volumes published by Tokyo Pop. I had never heard anything like it before. Japan being transformed into a futuristic facist state where they send a random class to an island to kill each other until there is one left. Everything about the book is insane from it’s high violence, high school drama, gigantic cast, to it’s extensive world building and the map. This novel has adapted into a movie and a manga series consisting of fourteen volumes, both the movie and the manga series adaption were successful in their own rights and have their own quirks different to the book.
By Chloe Gilholy6 years ago in Geeks
Book Review: "Liza of Lambeth" by W. Somerset Maugham
W. Somerset Maugham has written some great books including: "Of Human Bondage", "The Magician", "Then and Now" and even "The Razor's Edge". But I have to say that I had never encountered the novella "Liza of Lambeth" before now. I did not even know it existed. Written when W. Somerset Maugham was only seventeen years' old, this novel explores the identity of a woman by those who look upon her as beautiful. Between this, we have affairs, we have this rugged scenery and we have a community that almost looks unrealistically folklorish. The language has an essence of place and many of the characters speak in the dialect of where they come from. In the middle of the plot is the beautiful, eccentric, overbearing and extroverted Liza of Lambeth - the eponymous protagonist. From the very start of the book, we are shaken by her presence, her dress sense and her ability to turn every head going. By the middle of the book though, we come more into her character and reasoning behind why she behaves the way she does. She is a bright and vibrant character with a lot of personality and this read, though not Maugham's best, has been very interesting in the study of characters to come in his later, more famous novels.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
Book Review: "My Michael" by Amos Oz
Amos Oz's writing is always so beautifully done. I remember back when I first started university, I read his book entitled "Judas" which was a masterpiece. But I think that "My Michael" definitely goes deeper into his writing style and the way in which he uses pace and tone to create atmosphere - especially the one concerning the dreams of the two boys in the state of Israel.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
Tripping on Heroin Became a Lot Scarier 25 Years Ago
Back in high school, I used to hang out with drug dealers. I often sat in my friend’s bedroom where people usually came to buy or use drugs - sometimes both. The lights were dim, and soothing ambient music played in the background. The walls were covered with photos of ocean beaches - which I always thought of as places successful people went on holidays - and the air smelled of weed. It was the perfect setup to escape life. For some, that room was the only holiday destination they could afford to go to a few times a month.
By Akos Peterbencze6 years ago in Geeks
The Queen's Gambit - A Netflix Series Review
Are you ready for the chess match? Elizabeth Harmon is a challenging component. The Queen’s Gambit is a 2020 miniseries released to Netflix. Beth, a young orphan, discovers the world of chess. An extraordinary chess player, she transforms into a competitive player participating in several tournaments around the world. As she grows older, Beth is spawned with personal challenges.
By Marielle Sabbag6 years ago in Geeks
'Yes Day' Review — Harmless Fun
Miguel Arteta directs Yes Day, a family comedy starring Jennifer Garner and Édgar Ramirez as a mother and father who always say no to their children. One day, they decide to have a Yes Day, where no matter what the kids ask them to do, they will always say yes.
By Jonathan Sim6 years ago in Geeks
Book Review: "Kaddish for an Unborn Child" by Imre Kertész
This book was a brilliant exploration of the Jewish identity in the 20th century. It is beautifully written though it has little punctuation and the sentences are incredibly long. We get these very philosophical viewpoints, passages and quotations in which we are made to confront certain emotions, certain ideologies and we are mostly made to confront ourselves and our beliefs in mortality and identity. I think that one of the most interesting things about this book is that there are passages that are so long with so little punctuation that you cannot help but stop in the middle of a sentence and breathe the last few words in before carrying on. But it shows the nature of the mind never being able to just think about one thing at once. Our minds are constantly racing with a billion ideas at play. It is a perfect reflection of the reality of existence and therefore, when it comes to the characters, we have a very realistic and often incredibly chaotic view of them as people. Though they seem to be together, they are constantly falling apart as their identity becomes more and more marginalised and they are more and more shamed for things that they have never committed. “Kaddish for an Unborn Child” is the story about a man who cannot stand to bring this child into a world so full of hatred, uncertainty and failure. His marriage is declining as we see him through his darkest days all the way to hell and back again.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
Review of ‘Fire’
A breathtaking, marvelous Graceling Realm book from New York Times bestselling author Kristin Cashore. It is not a peaceful time in the Dells. In King City, the young King Nash is clinging to the throne, while rebel lords in the north and south build armies to unseat him. War is coming. And the mountains and forest are filled with spies and thieves. This is where Fire lives, a girl whose beauty is impossibly irresistible and who can control the minds of everyone around her. Exquisitely romantic, this companion to the highly praised Graceling has an entirely new cast of characters, save for one person who plays a pivotal role in both books. You don't need to have read Graceling to love Fire. But if you haven't, you'll be dying to read it next.
By Cyn's Workshop6 years ago in Geeks
Adaptation Evaluation: ‘Martin Eden’
READ THE REST OF THIS ARTICLE ON OUR WEBSITE: https://moviebabble.com/2021/03/09/adaptation-evaluation-martin-eden/ ... Even if you’ve never actually read anything by Jack London, likely you’re familiar with his two most famous novels, The Call of the Wild and White Fang, which have both been adapted into films a number of times (as recently as 2020 and 2018 respectively). You may have even been assigned the delightfully bleak short story “To Build a Fire” in school. London’s synonymous with images of rugged masculinity eeking out an existence against the backdrop of an uncaring nature. And for good reason. He was an authentic working-class writer who came to the craft after years of sailing the Pacific, panning for gold in the Klondike, and working as an oyster pirate.
By MovieBabble6 years ago in Geeks
