The A-Z of Geek Cinema: P is for Primer
Time travel movies are nothing new. They’ve been around for almost the entirety of the history of cinema. There’s stories about time travel as far as back 700 BCE (the story of Raivata from...
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The A-Z of Geek Cinema: O is for Orphan
Everyone loves a twist ending. You’re sitting in a theatre, following a plot, saying “Oh, I know where this is going,” when BAM, out of nowhere, a complete left turn, a swerve, something unexpected....
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 about other than how...
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 day, we put on...
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 written by the winners,...
The A-Z of Geek Cinema: D is for Dark City
There was a brief period in the late 90s til about 2001, where there was a spate of weird sci-fi films, ones concerned with reality and consciousness, with whether the world was real or...
The A-Z of Geek Cinema: C is for Children of Men
The future is unwritten, at the best of times. Though, in this statement, there is the unspoken acknowledgement that yes, our children are the ones who will be the ones to write it. So...
The A-Z of Geek Cinema: B is for BRICK
High school can seem like hell, like the difference between life and death. Every moment is supposed to be leading to the “best years of your life,” and every decision is given momentous importance...
The A-Z of Geek Cinema: A is for ALIEN
So hi. I am Nicholas. You may know me as the really funny one from the Nerds on the Rocks podcast, or maybe from the best nerd-punk band around, Robots and Racecars. In any...
Review Shooter: Real Steel
Real Steel Starring: Hugh Jackman, Evangeline Lilly, Dakoto Goyo Release: October 7th, 2011 There’s an expression, there are no new stories, just old ones with new words. Real Steel isn’t a new story, actually,...
