Category Archive: Movie Reviews

Top 10 Movies to Get us Through the Trump Years

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(the following opinions are mine alone as Josh Plock AKA darknite, and do not reflect the opinions of the House of Geekery) (I agree with Josh – G Funk) In the United States… Continue reading

Let’s Talk About the Last Scene of ‘Split’

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Have you seen Split? That new Shyamalan film getting decent reviews where McAvoy plays a crazy person with 24 personalities? No? Then you’d better leave. The movie drops a massive twist at the end… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘Split’

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Director: M. Night Shyamalan Starring: James McAvoy, Anya Taylor-Joy, Betty Buckley Plot: Three teenage girls are abducted by an insane man who they quickly discover suffers from disassociated personality disorder. He has 23 personalities… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘Live By Night’

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Plot:  Based on the novel by Dennis Lehane, Live By Night tells the story of Joe Coughlin (Ben Affleck), a WWI vet, outlaw, and son of a prominent police superintendent.  When Joe falls… Continue reading

Top 10 Movie Trailers (That Show Almost Nothing)

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If there’s one criticism levelled at movie trailers in the modern day, it would be that they all look the same. Another would be that they give away far to much information about… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘Gold’

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Director: Stephen Gaghan Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Bryce Dallas Howard, Edgar Ramirez Plot: During the 1980s business man Kenny Wells put what little he had behind geologist Michael Acosta. Together they uncover they set… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘Nocturnal Animals’

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Directed by: Tom Ford Starring: Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Michael Shannon Plot: A manager of an art gallery is rattled by her ex-husband’s new book Review: The trailers do such a great job of not… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘Moonlight’

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Director: Barry Jenkins Cast: Trevante Rhodes, Ashton Sanders, Alex Hibbert, André Holland, Jharrel Jerome, Jaden Piner, Janelle Monáe, Naomie Harris, Mahershala Ali Plot: Moonlight follows the life of quiet, shy Chiron at three key points… Continue reading

Retro Review: ‘Prince of Egypt’

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The story of the Exodus is one of the most adapted history. Not only is it a cornerstone to most of the world’s religions, but the tale of Moses standing up to one… Continue reading

My Top 10 Favorite Ridley Scott Films

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      Although audiences won’t be privy to Ridley Scott’s next film for another few months, in recent days we’ve been exposed to two outstanding trailers that the talented director is associated… Continue reading