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Reviews of the top geek movies, tv, and books in the industry.
Hamnet (2025) - A Beautiful, Raw, and Powerful Story
Will you be brave? Hamnet is a 2025 film based on Maggie O’Farrell’s book. Agnes and William Shakespeare grapple with an unimaginable loss. Overcome with grief, William takes inspiration to write a play that helps quell the thoughts and emotions they’re experiencing.
By Marielle Sabbag6 days ago in Geeks
Power Rangers Review: "The Wedding (Part III)"
This three-part arc began with a trip to Australia for the Rangers turning into the group being teleported to a theater and battling various monsters, while learning at the end of Part I that their powers are kaput inside that place. Part II would see the Rangers learn the true reason for their appearance: Lord Zedd and Rita Repulsa are getting married. The Rangers would escape, but their Zord fight would see them defeated due to their power supply being reduced, and they were sent back to the theater.
By Clyde E. Dawkins7 days ago in Geeks
'A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms': Why Egg Suddenly Seems So Important To Prince Maekar
WARNING! SPOILERS for A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms 1x06, 'The Morrow'. After a successful debut, the first season of Game of Thrones prequel A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms has come to an end. The series season one finale, 'The Morrow', mostly deals with the fallout from the tragic death of Prince Baelor 'Breakspear' Targaryen, unintentionally killed by his own brother, Prince Maekar, during the Trial of Seven between Ser Duncan the Tall and Prince Aerion Targaryen.
By Kristy Anderson8 days ago in Geeks
"Beyond the Gates" Turns One!
It seems like yesterday. It really, truly does. As those who read my stories know, I have had a love-hate relationship with soaps for nearly my entire life; I hate soaps but love their villainesses. I guess I was basically waiting for that perfect soap to finally hit the small screen. One with good angles, one that isn't so over the top, and one with good representation.
By Clyde E. Dawkins8 days ago in Geeks
SpongeBob Review
The episode "F.U.N." unfolds as a masterclass in character-driven comedy and narrative irony, centering on Plankton’s most hilariously transparent scheme to date. From the opening moments, the Chum Bucket’s oppressive gloom is a stark, almost visceral contrast to the sun-drenched, vibrant chaos of the Krusty Krab, a visual metaphor for the fundamental conflict between cynical ambition and joyful innocence. Plankton, tiny and vibrating with a fury that seems to distort the very air around him, constructs his "Friendship, U & Me, and Anywhere and Anytime" acronym not as a genuine olive branch but as a convoluted trap, his every syllable dripping with insincerity. The scene is a tightly wound spring of tension, as we, the audience, are complicit in the joke, watching SpongeBob—radiating pure, unadulterated optimism—plunge headfirst into the obvious snare with a trusting eagerness that is both exasperating and profoundly endearing.
By Forest Green8 days ago in Geeks
SpongeBob Review
The neon-drenched stage of the Krusty Krab talent show becomes an arena of brutal, unvarnished Bikini Bottom culture in “Culture Shock,” a masterclass in satirical storytelling that uses SpongeBob’s boundless optimism as a sacrificial lamb. From the moment the curtain rises, the episode meticulously constructs a world where genuine artistic expression is irrelevant, replaced by a cynical ratings machine run by a smarmy, suit-clad producer and an audience whose applause is a fickle currency. SpongeBob’s earnest, if bizarre, jellyfishing routine—complete with a literal net and interpretive dance—is not merely bad; it is an ontological crime against the very concept of entertainment as understood by this crowd, who are immediately shown to be more interested in nachos than narrative. The scene is painted with excruciating detail: the sweat gleams on his porous forehead under the spotlight, his smile never wavering as the boos begin like a low tide and rise into a roaring wave of contempt, a visual symphony of his heart breaking in real-time as the camera zooms in on his crushed, wide-eyed innocence.
By Forest Green8 days ago in Geeks
La La Land
Okay…so this movie came out when I was in high school and I hated it then. It was in fact way overhyped and won far too many awards for what it was. I re-watched it recently with my best friend and I have not changed my opinion but I can now articulate my thoughts on the matter better, so here we go.
By Alexandrea Callaghan9 days ago in Geeks
Power Rangers Review: "The Wedding (Part II)"
When we last left our heroes, they were vacationing in Australia, with no worries. Seriously, there were no worries. Lord Zedd was about to recharge his evil energies, leaving the Rangers with no emergencies to deal with. However, when one rat sleeps, another creeps in, as Rita Repulsa crash-landed on moon and set her sights on the ultimate takeover. The plan was to dose Zedd with a love potion, marry him, and then overrule him.
By Clyde E. Dawkins9 days ago in Geeks
Spogebob Review
“SpongeBob SquarePants” aired its whimsical installment “Opposite Day,” an episode that flipped the familiar rhythm of Bikini Bottom on its head. The story opens with Squidward’s melodramatic proclamation that the town will observe “Opposite Day,” prompting an absurd inversion of everyday norms: whereas he is anything but grumpy and more cheerful than usual, while SpongeBob, ever the optimist, dutifully recites a litany of pessimistic affirmations. The episode’s premise, simple yet subversive, is framed by a rapid-fire dialogue that showcases the series’ hallmark wit, while its animation subtly accentuates the visual irony through exaggerated facial expressions and color palettes that shift from bright to muted tones as the day progresses.
By Forest Green12 days ago in Geeks
SpongeBob Review
The episode "Nature Pants" opens with SpongeBob SquarePants experiencing a profound, almost spiritual crisis, violently rejecting the sanitized comforts of his pineapple home and the structured rhythms of Bikini Bottom. He becomes consumed by a romanticized, Rousseauian vision of primordial existence, believing his modern life with its fluffy pillows, fondue sets, and meticulously organized socks has corrupted his natural essence. A mishap while working at the Krustry Krab kitchen which was a fire that he had helped put out made him think about wanting more out of life. He quits his jobs and hands his possessions to his friends and leaves to live in Jellyfish Fields.
By Forest Green12 days ago in Geeks
This Document is On a Need to Know Basis
Have you ever wondered what would happen to the world if James Bond decided to take the day off? Would Scaramanga, SPECTRE, Blofeld or Goldfinger suceed in their plans? Or would MI6 send another OO Agent to take car of business?
By Alan Walker12 days ago in Geeks
