Alexandrea Callaghan
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Certified nerd, super geek and very proud fangirl.
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Fall Into You
So I am someone who has never really been into audiobooks, I have ADHD and if I am not actively reading words my mind starts to wander and I’ve now missed 3 chapters of the story. But I have recently started to listen to books on my commutes to work. The other side of the book world that I am missing is romance novels. Especially recent ones. I really don’t like books with a lot of smut and if it has some “spice” it needs to serve the story. Also if a book is overtaken with sexy scenes I find my brain tuning out. I have always valued narrative over unnecessary smut scenes. For all these reasons and more the romance genre has simply never appealed to me. However I decided to give it a shot with my first ever audiobook because if I zoned out I knew I wouldn’t have missed anything, and I would have no problem turning off when I got to work. So let’s review my first ever romance novel, Fall Into You.
By Alexandrea Callaghan2 years ago in BookClub
Challengers
Well I have been slacking on my movies so I am just now getting to Challengers. I love Zendaya with my whole heart so I really can’t wait to see her front and center. In press for this movie Zendaya says that you really have to watch the movie 3 times and focus on a different character each time, I’m not sure if we are actually going to do that but I will make sure that each character gets their due. So here we go with Challengers.
By Alexandrea Callaghan2 years ago in Geeks
The Beekeeper
Today we watched The Beekeeper and honestly when I first saw the trailer for this movie I knew it was going to be just another stupid action movie. But we had to go for it anyway. Jason Statham is the action movie front man. Now we know that action is not normally my genre, I find the films to be very shallow with no real plot. And there have been only 2 films that combated that idea. The Beekeeper is not one of them. That said, as the bar is so low for action movies, did this movie at least deliver a good time? Well, let's get into it.
By Alexandrea Callaghan2 years ago in Geeks
Irish Wish
The comeback of Lindsay Lohan was a hot internet topic on the internet for a while. She came out with a Christmas movie last year and then she was in another Netflix project that was released earlier this year, Irish Wish. As with many child stars spending so long in the spotlight led to a decline of mental health and she was really struggling for a while. Well as someone who thrived on Lindsay Lohan movies when I was younger I was someone who was super excited to see her be healthy and happy again. So I was excited to finally sit down and watch Irish Wish.
By Alexandrea Callaghan2 years ago in Geeks
The Acolyte
Okay so I am very aware of all of the internet discourse surrounding the newest Star Wars show, The Acolyte. It became the newest streaming casualty. Of course there are two sides to all criticism where major properties are concerned, the valid critiques and the straight up racist and sexist bullshit. Now I am a very very casual Star Wars fan so I can’t actually speak to how the newest show handles the lore. And quite honestly I don’t care. The Star Wars universe and its canon are so expansive now, every little thing not fitting into the very narrow original movie version of the lore is honestly fine. But the very vague, not really criticism of “bad writing” is something that I can, and will address. So let’s dive into the one season wonder, The Acolyte.
By Alexandrea Callaghan2 years ago in Geeks
Thelma The Unicorn
As we approach the end of the year, every media journalist has to ask themselves what films should be on Oscar watch. Well for the animated film category the options are a little thin this year. That could be said for every category because of the astonishing effects of the duel strike last year, there really aren’t that many new films this year at all. That said, there were a few animated films released so far this year. Most were produced by streaming services. So we are going to visit Netflix’s Thelma and the Unicorn.
By Alexandrea Callaghan2 years ago in Geeks
Rebel Moon Part 2
So I really hated Rebel Moon. It was a perfect example of all the reasons why Zach Snyder is a terrible filmmaker. I love Gail Simone and I know that she liked it but even geniuses make mistakes. Rebel Moon was terribly paced, hollow and a cheap Star Wars rip off made by someone who doesn’t understand even the most basic of filmmaking structures and techniques. The slow motion is tired and overused and I would love to dare him to write just one character with some depth to them. Anyway he is so incapable of storytelling that he can’t contain his shitty original ideas to 2 hours so we all have to endure a second part to this garbage. So here we go, Rebel Moon part 2…
By Alexandrea Callaghan2 years ago in Geeks
Tarot
I am a huge horror movie fan but only in the fall. I think releasing horror films into theaters any other time of the year inherently sets them up for failure. But then they get put on streaming services where I can enjoy them at my leisure so here we are. Netflix now houses Tarot, one of the horror films that was needlessly released earlier this year. My bar for horror films is pretty high so let’s see how this compares.
By Alexandrea Callaghan2 years ago in Geeks
The Idea of You
Amazon Prime and Prime Video have been sneaking out a lot of original content this year. They seem to be focusing on romantic comedies and comedies and they have actually been pretty good. The Idea of You got a good amount of internet attention for a lot of reasons, and we will discuss them all. But I for one was excited to watch the newest Anne Hathaway movie. So let’s go into The Idea of You from Prime Video.
By Alexandrea Callaghan2 years ago in Geeks
Love Lies Bleeding
We have talked about the rise in lesbian media and how it is greatly appreciated and deeply necessary. Among those new titles are Love Lies Bleeding, one of the newest A24 films. Now I knew I wanted to see this movie, because ya know representation. But I will also have to wrestle with the fact that I am really not a fan of Kristen Stewart. As a person or as an actress. She did work with Woody Allen which is already a big, huge red flag. And honestly I just don’t think she’s that talented. She peeked at Twilight. All that said, I am finally watching it, so let’s get into it.
By Alexandrea Callaghan2 years ago in Geeks
Caped Crusader
Okay we are reaching the home stretch of Prime Video’s new animated series, Batman: The Caped Crusader and I have to say that I enjoyed it more than I thought I was going to. There are two episodes left and lots of questions. What happened to Harley Quinn? What will become of Harvey Dent? Are we going to see Selina Kyle again? Am I going to get something that resembles Oracle out of Barbara Gordon? So many loose ends, so little time. I am sure that there will be another season of this show but I’d really prefer if they wrapped it up before the season ends.
By Alexandrea Callaghan2 years ago in Geeks
Caped Crusader
The new Batman animated series Caped Crusader actually has very little to do with Batman or Bruce Wayne. It is however doing a very good job of introducing just about everyone else that exists in Gotham City. We have seen Harley, Barbara Gordon, Harvey Dent, Selina Kyle and Montoya. This series is doing a good job of telling isolated stories, yet there are still quite a few open ended storylines that have yet to be resolved. I hope that changes by the end of the season.
By Alexandrea Callaghan2 years ago in Geeks
