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Reviews of the top geek movies, tv, and books in the industry.
The Internet Has Spoken: 'Doctor Who' Fans Hail 'Extremis' As One Of The Best Episodes Ever
Note: This article contains spoilers for Doctor Who Season 10, Episode 6, "Extremis." We all have our favorite Doctor Who episode, am I right? Whether it's "Genesis of the Daleks" or "Heaven Sent," there has been a string of stunning episodes and stories over the show's 54 years. The latest episode of Series 10 has proven to be one of the best to date, with showrunner Steven Moffat being heaped with praise courtesy of an appreciative and vocal online community.
By Lewis Jefferies8 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'The Man Who Invented Christmas'
The Man Who Invented Christmas is a remarkably dull movie. Regardless of the good intentions and the good ideas at the heart of the film, the story and specifically the character of Charles Dickens, never get going. The story about how Charles Dickens came to write A Christmas Carol likely wasn’t all that dramatic; most writing isn’t particularly dramatic, in and of itself. But where The Man Who Invented Christmas fails is in finding some aspect of Dickens that was interestingly dramatic while he wrote his masterpiece. Instead, we have an almost insufferable lead character on a predictable journey toward a well-known outcome.
By Sean Patrick8 years ago in Geeks
'An American Christmas Carol' - Can Fonzie Be Scrooge?
Hello, and welcome back to Second Chances where I give another look at the maligned and forgotten. Every Christmas, just about every TV channel airs a rendition of Charles Dickens' most popular work A Christmas Carol at some point. Everyone has grown up with Scrooge portrayed by Alistair Sim, George C. Scott, Patrick Stewart, Michael Caine, and Kelsey Grammer, and those are just the most well-known examples. The tale of a miser visited by ghosts on Christmas Eve is a tale just about everyone knows.
By Adam Wallace8 years ago in Geeks
'Coco' Review: A Beautiful Pixar Gem
There's no denying that Pixar has had better days; the studio may still be the reigning king of animation in North America but in recent years (post The Incredibles) the majority of their films have been satisfactory yet have lived in the shadow of the golden era (Toy Story-The Incredibles). Every once in a while, the studio releases a gem that fits on the shelves with their early efforts; Coco — along with Inside Out, Toy Story 3, Up, WALL-E and Ratatouille — is one of said standouts. Pixar’s external brand is still an image of a vibrant bubble of creativity and originality, but it is clear that internally, their business model has shifted since Disney’s acquisition in 2006.
By Ben McVittie8 years ago in Geeks
Justice League Review
In "Lisa the Vegetarian," the Simpsons take a trip to Storytown Village where they witness one poorly created childhood story after another. When watching the wolf pitifully fail to blow the three little pig's house down, Homer utters an apt line for most of what life is these days, while everyone else has an unimpressed face, "It was good, not great."
By Nicholas Anthony8 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'The Square'
The Square, the 2017 winner of the Cannes Film Festival’s highest honor, the Palme D’or, is a provocative and strange film. At times, the film defies description in its oddity and yet its points and purposes regarding political correctness as an excuse for the rich to ignore the poor are relatively obvious and on the nose. Directed by Ruben Ostlund, whose Force Majeure was far more interestingly provocative than The Square, the film has beautiful cinematography and a handful of the most interesting scenes in any movie in 2017.
By Sean Patrick8 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool'
I fell in love with Gloria Grahame, as so many movie fans did, in her pitch perfect performance in In a Lonely Place, one of my all-time favorite films. Grahame plays one of those self-possessed, take-no-crap dames that always seemed to play opposite Bogart. He loved strong women, breaking down their defenses was what made him a screen icon, and them the envy of women everywhere. Grahame stood out, however, as she allowed herself just a little more vulnerability than the others, a note of extra sadness to go with the sass.
By Sean Patrick8 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'Lady Bird'
Lady Bird is a remarkably emotional experience, even if you’re not a teenage girl from Sacramento. Writer-director Greta Gerwig has, in her first directorial effort, relayed a masterpiece of the coming-of-age genre. Lady Bird is a wonderfully human, sympathetic, and smart movie, more in touch with real human emotion than most films of its kind. The film ranks next to my other favorite movie of 2017, The Big Sick, as that all too rare humane masterpiece.
By Sean Patrick8 years ago in Geeks
