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

Movie Review: 'A Wrinkle in Time'
A Wrinkle in Time is a genuine delight. Wonderful characters, genuine laughs, and gorgeous visuals make for one of the best family adventures in a very long time. Director Ava DuVernay has taken the beloved bestselling book by Madeleine L’Engle and crafted a genuine blockbuster that retains the inspiring heart of its beloved source material. DuVernay has also discovered a brand new movie star in young Storm Reid.
By Sean Patrick8 years ago in Geeks
TV Review: 'Atlanta' Robbin Season Episode 2
Paper Boi experiences Robbin Season up close and personal while Earn comes into some money in Season 2 Episode 2 of the FX hit series Atlanta. Fresh off of his house arrest, Paper Boi (Brian Tyree Henry) is eager to find some good weed. Unfortunately, his new found fame means that even his long time dealer assumes he has a lot of money and thus we get the theme of this season of Atlanta, Robbin’ Season as Paper Boi is robbed at gunpoint and doesn’t even come away with something to smoke for his trouble.
By Sean Patrick8 years ago in Geeks
Just Grubbin Series: 'Black Panther' Review
I've re-written this review about three times because I'm having so much trouble reviewing the movie while highlighting the socio-cultural context it takes place in. Let me just get this out of the way though; watching Black Panther was the happiest I've ever been watching a movie. As a black man in America, this movie shared with us a view of pan-African futurism I didn't even know I wanted. Black folk living their best lives, unencumbered by the history of oppression and systemic racism and classism the rest of the world has to deal with, Black Panther offers up a post-scarcity techno-utopia that I think is very much within our actual grasp if we could find it within ourselves to actually try for it. It's not without flaws. It's not the best film I've seen. But what it made me feel and let black and brown people the world over experience is something extraordinary.
By Just Grubbin8 years ago in Geeks
'Cold Skin' (2017)
Summary In 1914, just after of Franz Ferdinand's assassination that eventually caused World War I, a steamship approaches a desolate island on the edge of the Antarctic Circle, where a young, nameless man is poised to take the post of weather observer, to live in solitude at the ends of the Earth for an entire year until the arrival of his replacement. For the next twelve months, his entire world will consist of a deserted cabin, the surrounding sea, and dangerous, strange beings that he discovers are sharing the island.
By Peter P8 years ago in Geeks
Review: 'Red Sparrow'
I am always up for a new Jennifer Lawrence film, whatever the story. Ever since breaking through the blockbuster world in The Hunger Games, Lawrence has gone for some very ambitious projects whilst still being on the mainstream scene.
By David Grice8 years ago in Geeks
'I,Tonya' Review
Plot Summary: A manic twist on the life of shamed figure skater Tonya Harding. "There’s no such thing as truth.” Those are the words of Tonya Harding (Margot Robbie) as she sits in a run-down kitchen. With a wry smile on her face and a cigarette in her hand, the disgraced figure skater reiterates the forewarning of Craig Gillespie’s twisted biopic to a vintage camcorder. Some of this is real. A lot of it isn’t. But what does it matter? Adopting this nihilistic view of truth as a mantra, what follows is a frenzied, unbelievable story that deliberately blurs fact and fiction.
By Christopher Rigby8 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'Death Wish'
I went into Eli Roth’s remake of Charles Bronson’s Death Wish expecting to come out angry and ready for a fight. I was expecting to be offended and spend some time writing about the poor timing of a film release that deifies the gun industry just days after the deaths of high school students in Parkland, Florida. I do have some of that righteous indignation built up in my mind but the reality of Death Wish is so boring I can barely stir up the outrage to pan it.
By Sean Patrick8 years ago in Geeks
'Murder on the Orient Express' (2017)
Voila. We Belgians can also be proud of the Hercule Poirot phenomenon in addition to our world-famous beers and chocolate. Probably the best detective in the world, and yes, he comes from this tiny country in Europe. The fact that he's actually a fictional person created by Agatha Christie we forget for a moment. This vain, anything-but-modest, equipped with an enormous mustache, ingenious Belgian detective has already been played by a whole series of actors, but for me, it's David Suchet who lived up to the most to the image of Poirot.
By Peter P8 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'Red Sparrow'
Red Sparrow is a lurid, trashy, and violent spy thriller in which Jennifer Lawrence stars as a ballet dancer turned sexy spy. If you are going to enjoy Red Sparrow, you need to make sure you are in the proper mindset. If you go in expecting a classy spy thriller, you may find yourself disappointed; Red Sparrow is a frightful and tawdry spy thriller brimming with violence, torture, and sex.
By Sean Patrick8 years ago in Geeks
'Death Wish' Provides Awesome Vigilante Action, Great Story
Eli Roth's Death Wish remake recently came out. I saw the trailer, saw Bruce Willis in it, being the badass he always is, and knew that I had to watch this movie, even though I didn't watch the original.
By Jonathan Sim8 years ago in Geeks
'Black Panther' Review
Hayden's Overall Grade: A The newest installment in the ever-growing Marvel Cinematic Universe has arrived to theaters and it's called Black Panther. This movie was really exciting for Marvel as it has the first black actor to lead a movie in their slate. This a huge deal for Marvel as they had been criticized for being too straight-laced with their acting choices. With Avengers Infinity War gearing up in just a few months, I feel like Black Panther was flying under the radar on how well it would do. Well don't worry Panther fans because this movie delivered on all accounts.
By Hayden Fisher8 years ago in Geeks
'Wonder' Review
Hayden's Overall Grade: A Wonder. The title to this amazingly inspiring movie really says everything you need to know about August Pullman. The young boy, who is born with a rare disease that gives him facial abnormalities, is forced to be integrated into a society that sees him as a monster. His struggles and tribulations are shown to full effect and it really makes you feel for little Auggie.
By Hayden Fisher8 years ago in Geeks