Tag Archive: movies

The Enduring Popularity of Batman

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There is no doubt that if you happened to see just about any video game store last Tuesday night you saw people lining up for one thing; Batman: Arkham City. Out of all 52… Continue reading

Frank Oz Dissed the Muppets Movie?!

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As you have no doubt noticed, there’s a new movie featuring the Muppets called ‘The Muppets’ due to be released. If you haven’t been aware you should mosey on over to youtube and… Continue reading

Quentin Tarantino* reviews one of the worst films of 2011

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Hey Tarantino* here taking over the House of Geekery as I go through a quick review of one of the worst films of 2011. The Green Hornet. It pains me to even say… Continue reading

‘The Big Bang Theory’ Hates Geeks

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‘The Big Bang Theory’ is the most successful of the recent pop-culture trend towards geek culture. The show centres around a group of four geeks and the non-geek girl who lives across the… Continue reading

Ten Random Thoughts while Watching ‘The Prestige’

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I remember initial reviews for this movie commenting on the ‘twist’ about High Jackman cloning himself being ‘obvious’. Look behind you, the point of the movie just flew straight past you. Love the… Continue reading

‘The Prestige’ Retro Review

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Director: Christopher Nolan Starring: Christian Bale, Hugh Jackman, Michael Caine, Scarlett Johansson, David Bowie, Andy Serkis Plot: When an on-stage accident lets to the death of a magicians wife, he blame his friend,… Continue reading

Teefury.com Wins Again!

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If you haven’t been to Teefury before, prepare to go broke. Teefury accepts designs from artists the web over and turns them into shirts sold for $10 a pop (plus $10 shipping for… Continue reading

‘X-Men: First Class’ DVD Review

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Director: Matthew Vaughn Starring: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Kevin Bacon, January Jones, Rose Byrne, Nicholas Hoult, Zoe Kravitz Plot: The origin of the X-Men, specifically the friendship between Professor Xavier and Magneto before… Continue reading

How a Film Trailer Nearly Crushed My Soul

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by Appa the Gypsy The year was 2008. I was young (sixteen, to be exact), I was approaching my first set of high school examinations, and I was an angsty teenager, meaning that… Continue reading

Classic Scene #1: “A God Among Insects”

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A God Among Insects from X-Men 2 (Bryan Singer, 2003) The Scene: With the members of the X-Men scattered across the country following an attack on the mansion, the remaining members are forced… Continue reading