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Reviews of the top geek movies, tv, and books in the industry.
Fire Over Acadia
I am a volunteer book reviewer for Olympia Publishers based in London, England. Reading novels from British authors is an opportunity for me to share books from other countries. It is fun reading these books to see how they write for I am and do have British relatives across the pond. The first British novel that I have read for Olympia Publishers is 'Fire Over Acadia' and there will be more. I will also, hopefully, be offering more book reviews from the online company that I also review for presently.
By Mark Graham6 years ago in Geeks
‘Yes, God, Yes’ is a Thoughtful and Often Hilarious Interrogation of Blind Faith
I grew up in a Catholic household, went to Catholic high school, and went to church every Sunday. So yes, Catholic guilt is coursing through my body every waking moment. Seriously, the amount of guilt I randomly feel while tending to everyday tasks probably isn’t okay, but that’s a conversation for another time (preferably a time when a therapist is around.) Needless to say, upon seeing Natalia Dyer’s Alice struggle with the most inoffensive of curiosities in Yes, God, Yes, I immediately felt a kinship with her.
By MovieBabble6 years ago in Geeks
My Review of "Hi Score Girl: Season One"
Hi Score Girl is very much like an Archie comic from what I remember back in the day. It even has all of the old comic book characters renamed but very reminiscent of the comic. I haven't seen an anime TV series in a long time and this kind of reminded me why I don't generally watch them that often. It's not my type of thing to watch but it was somewhat entertaining because I do love the 90s references that they talk about.
By Brian Anonymous6 years ago in Geeks
The Aristocats - A Movie Review
Everybody wants to be a cat. Because a cat’s the only cat who knows where it’s at. The Aristocats is a 1970 Animated Disney film about a cat named Duchess and her three kittens. The butler of a wealthy aristocrat steals the kittens as an attempt to inherit the fortune. Now the kittens must rely on the trust of an ally tomcat to get back home safely.
By Marielle Sabbag6 years ago in Geeks
My Review of "Blinded by the Light"
Blinded by the Light looks like a corny feel good movie and it's not too far from it. You know what you're going to get with this movie but that's not a totally bad thing either though. It's surprisingly based off a true story where the lyrics of Bruce Springsteen's songs are actually pretty important throughout the movie. I'm not totally familiar with Bruce's music but this movie actually made me interested in listening to some of his stuff.
By Brian Anonymous6 years ago in Geeks
Shirley Valentine - A Movie Review
I have decided that I am going to Greece for two weeks with Shirley Valentine and we’ll drink wine by the ocean. Shirley Valentine in a 1989 film based on a play about a woman who is tired of her unappreciated placement in life. Putting her foot in the ground, Shirley decides to travel to Greece for two weeks. Her mind is opened up, feeling absolutely free from her dull life.
By Marielle Sabbag6 years ago in Geeks
My Review of "Driven"
Driven is a movie that came out quietly back in 2018 based on the true events of what happened to world renowned car designer John DeLorean. We all know the famous DeLorean car from the Back to the Future movies but I didn't know about the scandals and dark past of the car and its creator. This movie was pretty eye opening and quite interesting.
By Brian Anonymous6 years ago in Geeks
My Review of "Last Christmas"
Last Christmas is an interesting movie that came out last year in 2019. It is a lot of movie that I didn't expect. Initially I thought this was a romantic comedy but it really isn't. It's more about this woman trying to figure herself out. There's a large George Michael soundtrack behind this story and it so happens to occur during the Christmas holiday season as well.
By Brian Anonymous6 years ago in Geeks
‘Radioactive’: The Burden of Brilliance
Biopics, or biographical films, are often difficult to pull off. They are often polarizing, especially among those who are experts or fans of the subject. Bohemian Rhapsody was revered in many ways, but historians and fans of Queen alike noticed the mishandling of Freddie Mercury’s bisexuality. Harriet, although faithful to Harriet Tubman’s story, struggled to create an interesting story structure. Even Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile only really focused on Ted Bundy’s public murders, and had a hard time adding a new perspective to the already pervasive story of a famous serial killer. Radioactive, the story of Marie Curie, is much different than the average biopic. Marjane Satrapi and Jack Thorne, the director and screenwriter of this film, take a lot of interesting visual risks that end up really paying off to tell the story of an incredible person who lived a huge, if somewhat tragic, life.
By MovieBabble6 years ago in Geeks
The Possession of Susannah and Her Song
When I watched The Princess and the Frog for the first time a year or two ago, I remember thinking "how wonderful for Disney to finally make a beautiful black princess as the star of their film, thereby fulfilling their contractual obligation to indulge in one diverse character or story per year". Much more recently however, I was watching a video by YouTuber Amandabb, an actual black woman, who asked when Disney was actually going to come out with movie starring a black princess. Because though Tiana is indeed a young black princess, for the majority of the film, she has been transmogrified into a frog. So when will media finally embrace the black woman as she is? With this fresh on my mind, I began reading Stephen King's Song of Susannah, the sixth installment of his Dark Tower series. And I regret to say that, Disney isn't the only offender when it comes to the disservice of black women; Stephen King is getting in on it, too.
By Adeleine Grubb6 years ago in Geeks
Feel The Beat
Brief synopsis: an aspiring broadway dancer returns to her hometown after a failed audition and incident in the city goes viral on social media. She sees a chance to get back to her dream when the hometown dance school’s teacher asks her to train the student for a national competition.
By Q-ell Betton6 years ago in Geeks
