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Early Man Scores In Any Age
The weekend may belong to Black Panther, but if you’re looking for a PG-rated movie Early Man from Writer/Director Nick Park has the stop-action claymation sports comedy you’ve been waiting on. Yes, I said sports comedy. Set among prehistoric predators and a still-evolving Earth, Early Man pits Stone Age Dug, his sidekick Hognob and his tribe against Bronze Age invader, Lord Nooth, in…
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D. O. A. (1949) | Old Classics?…Newly Reviewed
Editor’s Note: TGGeeks is expanding our review categories! Kicking off Old Classics?…Newly Reviewed right contributor Gini Koch reviews an “Old Classic”…? in her inimitable way. Tackling what Turner Classic Movies assures us is a “noir classic:” 1949’s D.O.A. Film noir is an interesting genre filled with boozy guys, femme fatales, crooks and cops, moody music and lighting, cynical in…
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‘Bilal: A New Breed of Hero’ | Movie Review
Bilal: A New Breed of Hero is about an Ethiopian man, Bilal ibn Rabah, stolen as a seven-year-old child (along with his sister) and forced into a life of slavery far from home and his journey to freedom. The retelling of Bilal’s life is poignant, emotionally direct yet handled in a way that leaves it highly accessible and engaging…
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“Maze Runner: The Death Cure” Satisfying conclusion to the trilogy
I absolutely wanted to see this movie. I’ve seen the first two in the series and fell in love with the characters, enjoying the post-apocalyptic world. The young actors are incredible, it has a diverse cast and the mystery has kept me on the edge of my seat. So when the opportunity arose to review…
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The Greatest Showman | Movie Review
Quick Take: The Greatest Showman deftly tells the story of a charming hustler intent on bringing his dreams to vivid (and profitable) life. The character at the center of the action is, Phineas Taylor Barnum (Hugh Jackman) best known as P.T. Barnum. The Greatest Showman‘s a story told with a deliberately light dramatic touch and bombastic savoir-faire. It’s…
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“The Last Jedi” doesn’t bring A New Hope
When Disney purchased Lucasfilm and then announced to the world that there would be a plethora of new Star Wars films, both arc and side stories, fans of the stories from a galaxy far, far away nearly went mad with anticipation, and now the second film in this latest main trilogy arc, Star Wars VIII:…
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Five Reasons Friday’s All About ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’
One more day (officially) until a new crawl once again pulls us into the ever-unfolding action and drama in a galaxy far, far away… Quick Take: Star Wars: The Last Jedi takes you on a journey of self-discovery and an action-filled bittersweet changing of the guard as it teases great things to come in subtle…
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“Chimera” is part sci-fi, part thriller, part horror, and all outstanding!
SYNOPSIS: A brilliant, but disturbed, scientist freezes his children alive, while he races to cure their deadly genetic disease by decoding the DNA of the immortal Turritopsis jellyfish. So after reading that synopsis I came in to watching this with a certain expectation about the tone of this film. I knew from the beginning that…
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‘The Shape of Water’: A Perfect Modern Fairy Tale
Quick Take: The Shape of Water is a phenomenal fairy tale with heroes, traitors, monsters, and magic. It’s about the virtues of love and friendship. It’s an utterly fantastical love story told with such irresistible emotion it’s not to be missed (yes I’m bossing you). The Shape of Water is smooth paced, engrossing and builds to a…
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BMP: Living Activism | #TIFF Official Selection
BPM focuses on the advocates and their fight for acknowledgment, adequate treatment, and public education, on behalf of those living with HIV/AIDS in the early 90s. Set in France, director Robin Campillo explores the rollercoaster of Public Action, the different personalities, and points of view of members of ACT UP’s Paris Chapter. In the midst of conflicting…
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Thor: Ragnarok | Movie Review
Quick Take: Chris Hemsworth and the rest of this stunning ensemble more than succeed in spanning the time gaps in the MCU, bringing more of the vibrant backstory of Asgard to life, and pushing the overall worldbuilding forward with sharp, witty, great one-liners, and impeccably timed reveals all without once forgetting to be present, emotional,…
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Suburbicon | Movie Review
Quick Take: At its core, Suburbicon is a dark comedic thriller that somehow misses its mark. It’s brilliantly cast and obscenely peppy in the best way possible. But it’s hindered by slow-moving action, an inexplicable disconnect from its surroundings, and suffers from way too many wasted opportunities. The disconnect seriously undermines the impact of a…
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Goodbye Christopher Robin | Movie Review
Quick Take: Goodbye Christopher Robin is a wonderfully atmospheric costume drama that tells it’s story in stages. In places it fails to have the actors dig too far beneath the surface of the people but, despite this shortfall, it illuminates Alan Milne’s psychological troubles in insightfully relevant context. It’s a bittersweet glimpse into a dysfunctional family…
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Only The Brave | Movie Review
Quick Take: Hollywood is almost as fond of reenactments of tragic events as it is of geopolitical disaster movies and the two are frequently treated with the same lackadaisical regard when it comes to the “true” portion of the tagline: “based on true events.” But Director Joseph Kosinski created a heart-rending dramatization in Only The Brave without needlessly inserting composite…
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The Snowman | Movie Review
Quick Take: The Snowman coming to theaters is not the film teased in the trailer. This is not a horror movie. This is not Harry Hole detective story. This mishmash of a script should not be mistaken for a story derived from a Joe Nesbø plotline. I don’t know exactly what director Tomas Alfredson hoped to accomplish by stripping all the compelling and enriching character and story elements that…
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Professor Marston & The Wonder Women | Movie Review
Quick and Dirty: Professor Marston and The Wonder Women does exactly what you’d hope a biopic about the creator of Wonder Woman would: explore the heart and soul of the man who introduced this iconic character to the world and more importantly recognizes the women to whom he dedicated his life. This is a fascinating story that pulls…
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The Foreigner | Movie Review
Quick and Dirty: For those of you heading to the movies expecting an action/adventure martial arts extravaganza, it’s only fair to warn you right out the gate The Foreigner is a crime thriller. Its action sequences are first rate, harrowing and visually inventive but a drama lies at the heart of this film. This is not…
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The Mountain Between Us | Movie Review
Ben Bass (Idris Elba) and Alex Martin (Kate Winslet) are stranded in an Idaho airport. Their flight’s been canceled due to inclement weather conditions and a storm front quickly moving towards them. Each has a time-sensitive and important (her wedding is the next day and he’s set to perform life-saving brain surgery) reason for needing a…
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Battle of the Sexes | Movie Review
Quick Take: It’s always a tricky thing to tell a story, particularly when everyone knows the ending, in a way worth watching. There’s not “reveal” to lure the audience into waiting for, no “twist” in the plot that’ll shock and captivate. But giving people a meaning look at a slice of someone’s life? Not nearly…
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Kingsman: The Golden Circle | Movie Review
Kingsman: The Golden Circle returned to the world of spy-craft, high tech cloak and dagger, and fine tailoring. The movie released on the 22nd of September and after watching it, I almost decided to pass on posting a review. You see I have a strange relationship with Matthew Vaughn. He’s produced some movies I’m absurdly…
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Friend Request | Movie Review
In a society where people live their entire lives online, a horror movie that capitalizes on the overly socially connected for its story is not really a shocker. One that manages to realistically leverage horror movie tricks and a creepy story concept to its advantage? Now that’s a whole other story… College sophomore, Laura’s (Alycia…
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The LEGO Ninjago Movie | Review
The LEGO movie franchise returns to the big screen with Ninjago. This time the bloodthirsty warlord Garmadon – and his family – take center stage. The movie starts out great: socially awkward elementary school-age boy enters antique shop, meets owner after almost breaking precious items and it treated to a fable. It’s got a nice 80s…
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All that glitters is the Golden Circle for the new “Kingsman”
Sequels can be a tricky thing. One of the worst traps that many studios fall in to is the “I’ll make it bigger next time.” The only problem is while they may go out of their way to make it bigger and louder, most of the time the movie falls apart because it was never…
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American Assassin | Movie Review
American Assassin is the movie-going worlds introduction to Mitch Rapp (Dylan O’Brien) main character from the novels of Vince Flynn. Mitch is your typical anti-hero. It’s not just that he’s a picture perfect example of a ill-adjusted white guy in need of intense therapy to learn to cope with the horribly tragic event that forever altered the trajectory…
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TG Geeks Webcast Episode 134
The Two Gay Geeks have a wrap up of their visit to San Diego and the Horrible Imaginings Film Festival Days One and Two. As always we have our birthdays as well as some some feedback. In our second segment we talk about the Podcast It Yourself Seminar aka PIY 2017. As always we welcome…
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Horrible Imaginings Film Festival in San Diego – Day Two
Saturday, September 9 2017 brought us day two of the Horrible Imaginings Film Festival at the Museum for Photographic Art (MOPA) in Balboa Park, San Diego CA. Some of you may wonder why we keep coming back to this. Well if you have any doubts just listen to any of our interviews with Miguel Rodriguez…
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Horrible Imaginings Film Festival 2017 – Day One
The first day of the Horrible Imaginings Film Festival has arrived! It was only a half day, but what a half day, starting off with the “Local San Diego Creator Block.” The purpose of this block is, precisely as the title suggests, to promote the work that the local creators and filmmakers are working on,…
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“IT” | Movie Review
It is known (yes, I see what I did there) that most early film adaptations of Stephen King novels leave much to be desired or often fail to capture the essential elements that make the book iconic and addictive. Many eventually acquire a cult following but most failed “to hit” in theaters. Choosing to revitalize…
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Drew Barrymore and the CW to deliver an all women horror anthology series
While women producing horror may seem like a new thing, for the Two Gay Geeks we have been huge supporters, starting off with the likes of Patricia Chica and her brilliant horror film shorts. Well now it seems that the Hollywood Machine is finally catching up to what we already knew, because the CW will…
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“Good Time” | Movie Review
Good Time opens with a slightly PBS “kids-in-crisis” documentary feel: Aging psychologist (Peter Verby) talks to obviously neuro-atypical young man trying to draw him out and get him to participate in the test he’s trying to administer. The young man, Nick (Benny Safdie), doesn’t understand exactly what’s going on but he knows he doesn’t like it.…
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“Wind River” | Movie Review
Wind River is a crime thriller about tragic events occurring on the Wind River Reservation in central western Wyoming; home of the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho tribes. The setting is a character all on its own. Harsh weather conditions (freezing rain and blizzard-level snow fall) and rural living under trying financial circumstances speak loudly…
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Evening Erotica with Gini Koch at WesterCon 70
The Two Gay Geeks were on hand at WesterCon 70 to record the Evening Erotica with Gini Koch Panel. This panel is more about euphemisms than erotic or explicit descriptions for everything from body parts to the act itself. And to add a twist, a category of fandom is chosen such as Star Trek, Star…
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TG Geeks Webcast Episode 117
The Two Gay Geeks have an interview with the Composer and Librettist of the opera “Copper Queen”, set in the Bisbee hotel of the same name. Clint Borzoni (Composer) and John De Los Santos (Librettist) tell us how they created this fascinating work, as well as their visit to the very hotel itself. We also have our…
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Horror movie about PTSD is coming to a theaters this June
The very real horrors of PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) take on a supernatural sheen in first time director Aaron B. Koontz’s deep, dark psychological horror movie Camera Obscura, a movie that has echoes of the classic The Twilight Zone episode “The Purple Testament” with more than a dash of Michael Powell’s controversial 1960 thriller Peeping Tom. Camera Obscura stars…
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Blumhouse film “Only You” adds David Oyelowo to project
Blumhouse is gearing up for its newest film Only You from writer Jacob Estes, who will both write and direct the project. Deadline is reporting that Selma star David Oyelowo has just been cast in the film. Though there is little information about Only You yet, it’s being called a thriller involving time travel. Jason Blum from Blumhouse will produce Only You. Executive producing are Oyelowo, Couper…
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TG Geeks Webcast Episode 110
The Two Gay Geeks are back with a new episode! This week we talk about a few upcoming movie and television projects. We have our birthday segment and we catch up on some feedback. In our second segment we talk about Marvel’s Iron Fist and the new Disney release Beauty and the Beast. As always…
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Jess Franco and Christopher Lee “Fu Manchu” movies coming to Blu-Ray!
Eurohorror archivists and sleaze saviors Blue Underground are resurrecting a pair of exploitation film icon Jess Franco‘s most sought after late ’60s efforts, films made for his frequent collaborator and friend, producer Harry Alan Towers and starring the immortal Christopher Lee. Based on the writing of pulp author Sax Rohmer, 1968’s The Blood of Fu…
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Just when you thought it was safe to have your picture taken again!
TG2 Studios has just learned that Dimension Films has started production on the horror thriller Polaroid, directed by and based on the award-winning short by Lars Klevberg. The film is produced by Roy Lee (The Ring, The Grudge, LEGO Movie) and Chris Bender (The Ring, The Hangover, History of Violence). Written by Blair Butler, Polaroid…
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Red Band “Alien: Covenant” trailer is here, and with a few new surprises
The latest trailer for Alien: Covenant finally gets the Red Band treatment, showing more gore, action, and, of course, bad language, than the original trailer revealed. Alien: Covenant picks up years after the ill-fated journey in Prometheus left off, finally revealing what happened to that film’s two survivors. While Noomi Rapace is set to reprise her…
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Horror film from Canada, “Devil in the Dark,” releases first, scary trailer
Director Tim J. Brown’s (The Cradle) new film, Momentum Pictures’ Devil in the Dark (no connection to the classic Star Trek episode of the same name) will be released on March 7th via On Demand/Digital platforms, and on February 18th the studio released the first trailer. Is it spooky? Well just check it out for…
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The entire collection of “Phantasm” movies are coming to you on Blu-Ray!!!
Physical media may be slowly succumbing to the digital age, but there are still plenty of die-hard fans who prefer their Blu-Ray media, and they will go to their graves with both that belief and now with smiles on their faces because a Blu-ray box set collecting ALL FIVE Phantasm movies is on the way,…