Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con Costume Contest
In the coming weeks, I'll be writing and featuring more content related to the Wizard World Comic Con in Philadelphia, running May 31st to June 3rd. This will ultimately culminate…
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The A-Z of Geek Cinema: N is for 9
Production design doesn't equal a story. You can have the most beautiful costume design, drop dead gorgeous sets, amazing special effects, but if the story is boring and cliched? Your…
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The A-Z of Geek Cinema: M is for Miracle
Why do sports movies fascinate us? By "us", I mean Americans. There is a constant stream of sports-related films in US theaters, all with the same basic arc (with some…
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The A-Z of Geek Cinema: L is for the Last Starfighter
"Greetings, Starfighter. You have been recruited by the Star League to defend the Frontier against Xur and the Ko-dan Armada." 1984's The Last Starfighter was a movie out of time.…
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The A-Z of Geek Cinema: K is for Kubrick’s Odyssey
I don't normally get super angry at films. I mean, I dislike them, I hate them, I hate ON them. But I rarely get actually physically ANGRY at one. Jay…
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The A-Z of Geek Cinema: J is for Jurassic Park
So, I try to make these columns about more than just "Holy crap, you guys, this movie is awesome." I want to find a theme, a through-line, something to write…
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The A-Z of Geek Cinema: I is for I’m Not There
We all contain multitudes. That's what Whitman said, right? All of us are many people. Daughter, sister, mother, aunt, coworker, friend, acquaintance, enemy… all in one body & mind. Every…
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The A-Z of Geek Cinema: H is for Hellboy II: The Golden Army
The Hellboy films of Guilermo del Toro bear increasingly little resemblance to their source material as they go, and this, I feel, is for the better. They show all the…
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The A-Z of Geek Cinema: G is for Gangs Of New York
What responsibility do we have to history? Should it be something held up as sacrosanct, or is it as malleable an object as the truth appears to be? History is…
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The A-Z of Geek Cinema: F is for The Fountain
Death is an inevitability. We all are born, we all live, and we all eventually must die. Different people handle it differently, though. There are those who scream against the…