The A-Z of Geek Cinema: Q is for the Quiet Man
John Wayne versus Victor McLaglen in a fist fight which ranges over a good chunk of landscape and has an intermission for a drink built-in. This is The Quiet Man,…
The A-Z of Geek Cinema: P is for Prometheus
Anticipation can be a killer. On one hand, your excitement can be built up so much for something, can be hyped up so high, that there is no way your…
The A-Z of Geek Cinema: O is for Once
The beauty of Once is not necessarily in the music. The music is there. It is beautiful. What became The Swell Season perform song after song (sometimes Markéta Irglová and…
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The A-Z of Geek Cinema: N is for No Country For Old Men
The silence surrounds you, the stillness unnerving. It's only when music rarely comes in that you notice how often it's not there. Everything is on edge for the duration, moments…
The A-Z of Geek Cinema: M is for Memento
“We all need mirrors to remind ourselves who we are.” You’ve heard of this movie. Haven't you? It’s the one that goes backwards, made by the guy who did The Dark…
The A-Z of Geek Cinema: L is for Les Miserables
Tom Hooper is an Academy Award-winning director (for The King's Speech in 2010). He's directed television for HBO and the BBC, as well as numerous television commercials and some theatrical…
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Top 7: Movies That I Saw This Year
So, everybody and their mother is falling over themselves to do a Top Whatever list of Movies for 2012. The problem is, a lot of really good ones came out…
The A-Z of Geek Cinema: K is for Kick-Ass
So I'm honestly not sure I can write anything about this film. It was over-the-top, violent, and seriously INSANE. I've read the book, and I quite honestly hated it. There…
The A-Z of Geek Cinema: J is for Josie And The Pussycats
Very clever commentary on product placement indoctrinating the young, or blatant use of product placement to indoctrinate the young? It's hard to tell with this film. Josie And The Pussycats was…
The A-Z of Geek Cinema: I is for In The Loop
Vulgar, funny, and poignantly trenchant, Armanda Ianucci’s 2009 film In The Loop is not only one of the most quotable films I’ve ever seen, it’s also the scariest.