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In Memoriam: Betty White (1922-2021)

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Well, this was certainly not the post I wanted to write to end 2021. Multiple sources from Deadline to TMZ are reporting that longtime actress Betty White has died at the age of… Continue reading

Game of Thrones: An Ending Reimagined

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I must admit to a certain level of bias when it comes to Game of Thrones. I’ve been reading the novels (and re-reading and re-reading) since 2005. The HBO television show is my… Continue reading

Have We Lost The Ability To Engage With Art?

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Several years ago, I wrote an article for House of Geekery about problematic actors in films, and how that may color how we view certain movies we once loved. Essentially my contention was… Continue reading

Movie Review: Ghostbusters: Afterlife (Second Opinion)

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Plot: Bankrupt and out of luck, single Mom Callie Spengler (Carrie Coon) relocates herself and children Phoebe (McKenna Grace) and Trevor (Finn Wolfhard) from New York City to Summerville, Oklahoma. With only a… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘The French Dispatch’

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Director: Wes Anderson Cast: Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Tilda Swinton, Frances McDormand, Jeffrey Wright, Elisabeth Moss, Anjelica Huston, Benicio del Toro, Adrien Brody, Léa Seydoux, Timothée Chalamet, Lyna Khoudri, Mathieu Amalric, Stephen Park… Continue reading

Noirvember Review: ‘Night and the City’

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It has been said that after a war there is opportunity for the nefarious and unscrupulous. Famed Blacklisted filmmaker Jules Dassin, took viewers into such an environment in the shadows of Post World… Continue reading

Geek Travels: Old Exchange & Provost Dungeon

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Recently I had the chance to travel to Charleston, South Carolina and as a massive history buff the fact that this city proudly wore its centuries of heritage proudly meant there was plenty… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘Dune Part One’

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Plot: Based on the landmark 1965 science-fiction novel by Frank Herbert, thousands of years in the future humanity has colonized most of the known galaxy. This is in no small part due to… Continue reading

Best Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Episodes

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Ever since the second season of their approximately 78,903 seasons The Simpsons has treated viewers to the annual tradition of the Treehouse of Horror. Each episode sees the cast of Springfield characters satirizing… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘Halloween Kills’ (Second Opinion)

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Plot: Picking up immediately after the events of the 2018 film, Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis), her daughter Karen (Judy Greer), and granddaughter Allyson (Andi Matichak) all believe they’ve finally put an end… Continue reading