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

I Really Liked This Show
*THIS PIECE MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS FOR NETFLIX'S THE QUEENS GAMBIT & HBO'S LOVECRAFT COUNTRY* The trailer for Netflix's new show "The Queens Gambit" seemed interesting enough, A girl becomes a chess legend amidst a life of turmoil, drug abuse, and social challenges. As with pretty much all of Netflix's catalogue the cinematography, costuming, and casting seemed really well done. The story set in the 50s and 60s looked surprisingly like a biographical film although it turns out to be an entire work of fiction.
By Kid Astronaut6 years ago in Geeks
My Review of "Hustlers"
Hustlers came out in 2019 and I think people overlooked this movie because of the wrong reasons. It looks like a run of the mill crime movie about stripper. In a way it is but if you watch the movie, you'll realize there are layers to this crime movie that you wouldn't really think about. Even crazier is that this movie was loosely based off a true story.
By Brian Anonymous6 years ago in Geeks
Analyzing a foreign film: A look at What Time Is It There?
The foreign film experience is definitely something to behold. Film all over the world can follow a similar construction when it comes to story and plot, sure. But then you have those films that simply break out of the norm and become something so fantastical and so underrated they get missed or forgotten because they weren't talked about when they were released. In this article I will be discussing the film "What Time Is It There?", written and directed by Ming-Laing Tsai and co-written by Pi-Ying Yang, and tells the story of a street vendor selling watching who is changed by one simple interaction with a girl he meets that wants to buy the watch that he's wearing because it tells the time in two time zones so that she knows that time there and in Paris where she is headed.
By No Introduction6 years ago in Geeks
My Review of "Kevin Hart: Zero F**ks Given"
Kevin Hart: Zero F**ks Given comes out at a time when quite frankly we need it. It's sort of similar to his last outing Kevin Hart: Irresponsible. I was a little worried about that. I wasn't a huge fan of his last outing but it seems he's come back to form for me. At least I could relate more to the material that he delivered in this special than the last one. I think the last special had more of a parental feel that I couldn't really relate to as a single person. This one had more of a general understanding that I could get with.
By Brian Anonymous6 years ago in Geeks
The Queens Gambit
Anya Taylor-Jay is simply stunning as Beth Harmon in The Queens Gambit. This new Netflix original is a must-see. The game of Chess has been brought to life by an orphaned Beth Harmon, played by Anya Taylor-Jay, in this new Netflix original, The Queens Gambit.
By Kerri MiLLs6 years ago in Geeks
Charlie's Angels (2019) - Film Review
For a concept that could have so much potential (even as a reboot), this film falls into complete faux-feminism territory. Banks writes very on the nose gender agenda, while patronising the female characters by making every male in this film a creep, an idiot or just moustache twirling villain - there’s no complexity and if making your female characters strong means making the men easy pray or every woman great at everything, you’ve failed in creating a strong cast of characters and the stakes are meaningless.
By Ted Ryan6 years ago in Geeks
The Scariest (or Most Relatable) Thanksgiving Movie of All Time
November and December are typically a great time for children, as they have most days off from school to celebrate holidays during those months. Once children grow up, it’s hard to get a day off to enjoy the holidays with their families. Other than working full time, and most likely picking up holiday shifts and working overtime, scheduling time for fun is difficult.
By Michala 6 years ago in Geeks
'Vanguard' Review—An Acceptable Adventure
Nobody can deny that Jackie Chan was one of the most talented action heroes of his time, having risen to stardom with films such as Drunken Master and Project A. And he’s back! Well, sort of. Almost.
By Jonathan Sim6 years ago in Geeks
My Review of "The Spy Who Dumped Me"
The Spy Who Dumped me is a comedy that came out in 2018. It's got a lot of clever moments that I wished they would push more for but ultimately I found that the movie was a little uneven. That's not to say that you can't have some variety in a movie, it's just that some of it is too out of place.
By Brian Anonymous6 years ago in Geeks
My Review of "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion"
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion is an HBO exclusive that came out of nowhere. It has a lot of interesting stories that even the most hardcore of Fresh Prince fans would want to hear about. Hearing it from the horses mouth gives this episode a lot more weight and quashes rumors. It's an almost 2 hour episode that feels like it was just a half hour show.
By Brian Anonymous6 years ago in Geeks
The Princess Switch: Switched Again - review (Netflix)
Brief synopsis: A princess, days away from her Christmas Day coronation is given a chance to rekindle her romance with a love she thought lost when a fellow princess, who is her doppelgänger, switches places with her to give her a chance to get the romance back on track. A greedy cousin to the soon-to-be-queen princess, who also bears the same uncanny resembles to the princesses, throws a spanner in the works when she kidnaps one of the princesses.
By Q-ell Betton6 years ago in Geeks
Bloodlines by Chris Wraight
Released under the Black Libraries' Warhammer Crime division, Bloodlines by Chris Wraight is an absolute masterpiece of the genre. Something I find incredibly difficult about writing a crime story in the Warhammer universe is that, by its very nature, the Imperium is a heartless, crime-filled expanse. Why would this make things challenging? Well, because when almost every novel released is practically a crime novel, writing something that warrants separation into its own subcategory needs to be pretty impressive or risk being lost in the crowd.
By David Heyman6 years ago in Geeks