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Reviews of the top geek movies, tv, and books in the industry.
The Millennial’s ‘She’s Gotta Have It’ **Spoiler Alert**
Over Thanksgiving weekend, the beloved and adored Spike Lee released his second coming, in the form of a mini series, of the 80’s film She’s Gotta Have It. As an Afro-wearing, black art loving, African American, feminist, millennial, I felt it my duty to tune in; and tune in I did, to all ten episodes...in one night. Here are my findings, and let me be real, this will not be your Refinery29, IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes 🍅 kind of review. I’m a black girl, a black artist, a black feminist, a black—everything, so I won’t insult anyone by pretending to be unbiased; nor will I create this falsehood where that doesn’t matter. I am honest, though, if that counts for something. So let’s jump right in!
By Inae'e Aidoo8 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'Ferdinand'
Blue Sky Animation is the home of the truly mediocre in modern animation. The house that the awful Ice Age movies built is back again and apparently attempting to hide their latest bit of sub-par animation by opening Ferdinand opposite Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Smart move, Blue Sky. Burying Ferdinand is definitely the right call. No, the movie isn’t terrible, it’s just mediocre. And in a world where Pixar still rules, it’s not a bad idea to drop your more modestly ambitious products where few audiences will see it.
By Sean Patrick8 years ago in Geeks
Visaranai : A Visceral treatment on cops, the system and everybody else caught in between
The first few montages of the yet-to-dawn nocturnal life are enough to invite the film festival community to engage in the story. Visaranai is the big screen transformation of Chandra Kumar's documented novel Lock Up; a true story about how police brutality and inhuman interrogation techniques go into tormenting innocents to admit false crimes. A group of migrants from Tamil Nadu working in Andhra Pradesh are taken into illegal custody by local police . What follows is a gruesome police drill involving batons, boots and banana stems. All they want is a confession; a fake confession. 'Attakathi Dinesh' as Pandi is the stand-up guy unwilling to surrender fearing a larger force at play and more importantly, he wants to do a great many things in life. 'Aadukalam' Murugadoss as Murugan can be easily tricked, Afsal is innocent to the core and Kumar is severally battered at an early stage.
By Mohammed Hidhayat8 years ago in Geeks
Scarface (1983) Review
The masterful director Brian De Palma strongly believes that when you start a movie, you want to give the lead character a very impressive entrance. In 1983, he introduced one of the most iconic characters in the simplest of ways, a close-up, sitting in a chair. As the camera rolled around him 360 degrees, a face was introduced to modern audiences. Tony Montana, a political prisoner from Cuba, brought to life in an iconic fashion by the talented Al Pacino.
By Jael Castillo8 years ago in Geeks
Book Review: 'The 5 People You Meet in Heaven'
If you want a book recommendation, welcome! I'd like to suggest this book to you and give my opinion on it. Sometimes a good book and a cup of tea can take you into an unknown world where you leave your own life behind for a while and live in another. This book did just that.
By The Graceful Truth8 years ago in Geeks
"An American in Paris" - Review
My trip to see the West end production of “An American in Paris” at the Dominon theatre in London on the 27th November was full of cheer and an absolute delight. The show was beautiful to watch and had a romantic charm throughout with a storyline I wasn’t expecting. The show is set in Paris in 1945, just at the end of World War Two and after France had been liberated from Nazi rule. The show follows the story of three men who are in love with the same girl, Lise Dassin, an exceptional Ballet dancer who successfully auditions for the Paris Ballet. One of the three men being her fiancé, the other being the pianist for her Ballet piece she is in, and the third being the man who steals her heart. The historical context of the show was translated well through the dialogue, movement, music, costume and set and had a real authenticity surrounding the era it was portraying. The show has highs, lows, and intricate moments highlighted beautifully through movement, set and lighting.
By Mimi Smithson8 years ago in Geeks
