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GEEK OUT!!! PROVIDENCE BY ALAN MOORE & JACEN BURROWS [REVIEW]
A bit late to this graphic novel but considering the responses to recent geek movies The Shape of Water and Annihilation, the moment seemed appropriate for quick thoughts about Providence.
GEEK OUT!!! SCIFI FANTASY MOVIES | THE SHAPE OF WATER [SPOILERS]
Guillermo Del Toro’s critically acclaimed The Shape of Water is a throwback in more ways than one and yet a touchstone perhaps of things to come.
GEEK OUT!!! 2017 : THE YEAR IN MOVIES
2017 was a very eventful year for geek movies in general. Geek franchises like the MCU and Star Wars demonstrated their wide-ranging popularity with the masses whilst (sometimes) dumbing down story content in the process.
GEEK OUT!!! MORTAL ENGINES [OFFICIAL TRAILER]
Mortal Engines is a movie adaptation of the novel of the same name (by Philip Reeve), which focuses on a futuristic, steampunk version of London, now a giant machine striving to survive on a world running out of resources.
GEEK OUT!!! STAR WARS EPISODE VIII : THE LAST JEDI – FINAL TRAILER
The final trailer for Star Wars Episode VIII : The Last Jedi has dropped. And it cleverly suggests certain key plot points that may or may not happen.
GEEK OUT!!! GAME OF THRONES SEASON 7 [SPOILERS]
What else can one say about Game of Thrones? The medieval fantasy series has captured global imagination to become one of the biggest TV series ever. It has actually surpassed the Lord of the Rings movie adaptations in reach and influence over the last seven years of its run. It Continue Reading
GEEK OUT! GAME OF THRONES TRAILER #2
Winter is finally here and so is Game of Thrones!
GEEK OUT! AMERICAN GODS SEASON ONE
Neil Gaiman is a critically acclaimed award-winning writer who started his career with comic books – notably on the fan favourite Sandman – and novels (viz. American Gods, Coraline, Stardust and The Graveyard Book).
GEEK OUT! NEIL GAIMAN – NORSE MYTHOLOGY
Not quite sure what to make of this. Basically with Norse Mythology, Neil Gaiman “reaches back through time to the original source stories in a thrilling and vivid rendition of the great Norse tales” – as the press release informs us. So is it something like an album of covers? Continue Reading
GEEK OUT! WARCRAFT: THE BEGINNING
Synopsis Based on the Warcraft video game series and novels set in the world of Azeroth, The film portrays the initial encounters between the humans and the orcs and takes place in a variety of locations established in the video game series. The film is co-written and directed by Duncan Continue Reading
GEEK OUT! MAKING GEEK MOVIES – THE NEW NORMAL
It is what it is. Just wanted to make a couple of observations about where the geek movie industry appears to be headed as we drive on towards 2020.
GEEK OUT! THE FRANCHISE MOVIE – BOON OR BANE?
Fans and critics have been sharply divided in their opinion over Star Wars: The Force Awakens. For the detractors, the launch of the new trilogy is a simple re-hashing of plot elements from the original trilogy whilst the supporters feel that the movie has injected a freshness into the franchise Continue Reading
GEEK OUT! FILM REVIEW – THE LOBSTER
More avant-garde/speculative fiction/fantasy than outright scifi, Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Lobster is a triumph of imaginative allegory. There is a strong message running through the narrative that somewhat loses steam in the third act. The set-up though is well conceptualised.
GEEK OUT! MOVIES TO WATCH IN 2016
Now that Star Wars: The Force Awakens is history, let’s look ahead to the scifi, superhero & fantasy flicks that await us geeks in the coming new year!
GEEK OUT! ENDINGS AND BEGINNINGS
The new TV season is upon us geeks – even as Fear The Walking Dead and The Strain end their respective storylines for the time being (both will definitely be back), The Leftovers returns. Considering how popular The Walking Dead is, it’s no surprise that this spin-off did well in Continue Reading
GEEK OUT! GAME OF THRONES SEASON FIVE DIGS A DEEPER HOLE FOR THE STORY TO GET LOST IN
By now, it becomes abundantly clear that George RR Martin and the writers of Game of Thrones have no clue what to do. Instead of intriguing plot lines and character development, the TV series is a sequence of scenes with maximum shock value to incite internet buzz and cultivate some kind Continue Reading
GEEK OUT! GAME OF THRONES FAN THEORIES AND PREDICTIONS
With Game of Thrones well into its fifth season, the popular HBO television show is going strong and holding its audience captive every week with its unpredictable story and multi-layered characters. Considering the intricate twists and turns it takes, it is no surprise that fans have formed various theories about Continue Reading
GEEK OUT! JUPITER ASCENDING IS A PIECE OF CRAP THAT EVEN MICHAEL BAY WOULD BE ASHAMED OF
Written and directed by Lana and Andy Wachowskis. Starring Channing Tatum, Mila Kunis, Sean Bean & Eddie Redmayne. Where do I begin? The fact that Jupiter Ascending had two previous release dates in 2014 before settling on February 2015 was already cause of concern. Add to that the dodgy trailer Continue Reading
GEEK OUT! ELRIC FOR THE NEW MILLENNIUM
Written by Julien Blondel. Art & Colors by Didier Poli, Robin Recht & Jean Bastide. “… the story you begin reading here is the saga of the Albino I would have written myself if I had thought of it first.” In his introduction to this latest graphic novel adaptation of the Continue Reading
GEEK OUT! SEVENTH SON: WHAT’S THE POINT OF AN ADAPTATION IF YOU CHANGE VIRTUALLY EVERYTHING THAT MADE THE SOURCE MATERIAL UNIQUE IN THE FIRST PLACE?
Directed by Sergei Bodrov Starring Jeff Bridges, Ben Barnes, Julianne Moore. Generally speaking, fantasy movie adaptations do not perform well at the box office, the Lord of the Rings/Hobbit and Harry Potter films, notwithstanding. Ironically, the very elements that made the original books popular are usually the first things to be Continue Reading
GEEK OUT: THE HOBBIT – THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES IS A VICTORY OF FORM OVER SUBSTANCE
Directed by Peter Jackson. Starring Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Evangeline Lilly, Lee Pace and Luke Evans. How did we get here? How did the director responsible for the Best Picture of 2004 (a decade ago) morph into Michael Bay? Was it greed on the part of the studios Continue Reading
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300: Rise Of An Empire (Directed by Noam Murro) To be honest, I had low expectations for this film. When it was first announced, I felt that there was absolutely no need for a sequel to 300 and this was simply a case of the studio trying to cash in on the Continue Reading
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Keanu Reeves is back in a genre film – his first since the conclusion of the Matrix trilogy. 47 Ronin is a re-telling of the classical Japanese tale of honor and revenge as a sword (or katana in this case) and sorcery fantasy. An additional twist is the inclusion of Continue Reading
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THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG Regular visitors will be aware that I didn’t like the first installment of this bloated adaptation of JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit. The Unexpected Journey ironically had too many familiar elements and tropes taken from The Lord of the Rings trilogy, as if director Peter Continue Reading