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Dance with the Devil: The Joker in Cinema
Every few decades, something very unique happens: An audience sits down in a movie theater, the movie screen illuminates and the audience is swept away. The energy of the auditorium changes and everyone realizes they are watching something special. This happened when audiences were introduced to Darth Vader. It happened again two decades later when Clarice Starling walked into that dungeon, down the corridor, and was greeted by Dr. Hannibal Lecter. And it happened in 2008 when this masked figure robbed a bank in Gotham City. The Joker arrived. He’d been in live-action movies before but this time something was different; something we could not articulate. Cinema had changed.
By George A. Velez4 years ago in Geeks
Read These Batman Comic Books Before Seeing 'The Batman'
The Batman hits theatres in the coming weeks. Social Media buzz is at an all-time high for a DC project, and writer/director Matt Reeves, and star Robert Pattinson, have continued to say all the right things during interviews. With all of that being said, Batman first appeared in comics, and we would not be here without some of those classic stories over the years. So here is a look at some essential reading before the lights go dim and you munch on that big bag of popcorn.
By Culture Slate4 years ago in Geeks
5 Thriller Tropes Parodied in 'The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window'
Netflix’s series The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window, is a tongue-in-cheek thriller about a woman who thinks she witnesses a terrible crime in the house directly opposite her own.
By Janine Frances4 years ago in Geeks
10 Things You Might Not Know About Robert Pattinson
Robert Pattinson was destined for stardom. Having officially debuted as an integral part of one of the biggest franchises on the planet, the Harry Potter franchise, Pattinson was thrust immediately into the limelight. Then came Twilight and the role of vampire icon, Edward Cullen, the center of another billion dollar franchise. But stardom is not something that Robert Pattinson seemed comfortable with. Despite having the looks and talent of a modern James Dean, Pattinson rejected fame in the wake of Twilight and sought to challenge himself by working with some of the most acclaimed indie directors on the planet.
By Sean Patrick4 years ago in Geeks
You'll Never Believe What Amazon's 'Lord of the Rings' Series Is Going To Focus On
Lord of the Rings fans have been waiting for any of kind of news regarding Amazon’s Lord of the Rings series. It was announced a few weeks ago that the title of the series would be The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. And now, new developments have come out that have given fans a lot more details about the show.
By Culture Slate4 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'Marry Me' is Romantic Comedy Done Right
I went into the new romantic comedy Marry Me, starring Jennifer Lopez and Owen Wilson, with the expectation of hating the movie. It was a feeling that was not unfair given the track record that Jennifer Lopez has in terrible romantic comedies. Lopez has been party to the decline of the rom-com genre over the last two decades by churning out one horrific example of the genre after another. Movies like 2001’s dreary The Wedding Planner, the abysmal, unwatchable failure that was Gigli, the gag inducing comedy The Back Up Plan, and 2018's regrettable Second Act, in my mind, perfectly justify my expectation to hate Marry Me.
By Sean Patrick4 years ago in Geeks
Why I Am Fine With Wordle
Wordle I have been avoiding Wordle for the same reason I avoided Led Zeppelin as a teenager, everybody was into them and I just didn’t want to be another face in the crowd. I suppose that is just the way I am , I seldom go with the flow which means i am often seen as weird or unconventional resulting in people being either frightened of me or shunning me.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 4 years ago in Geeks
Which Director Understood Batman?
Batman is one of the best characters in fiction. Not just comic books. Fiction; a tragic figure with identity issues, post-traumatic stress, perhaps sociopathy. Batman’s popularity has outlasted most of the heroes that debuted in his day because you can take him, drop him on an alien planet and he’d still be Batman. At first, he was a pulp hero; a crazy masked guy with a gun. This was wisely retconned, making Batman more layered, the reason he’s one of the most popular comic characters ever. But what makes Batman…Batman? The costume, Bruce Wayne’s handsome billionaire playboy persona, martial arts expertise; a man in peak physical condition who’s also a genius. He fights extravagant psychotic villains. He has complicated relationships with his butler/father figure, Alfred, and his surrogate Bat Family. He has a strict moral code, refusing to murder even the most violent criminals, and finally his compassion, the core of Batman. I’ve obsessed over him my whole life. I’m not exaggerating. It’s bad.
By George A. Velez4 years ago in Geeks
DC's Death of The Justice League
Earlier this year it was announced DC comics would be killing off all but one of the current members of The Justice League in the final issue coming out in April of this year. While speculation began on what this would mean for the larger world, writer Joshua Williamson has maintained that it is not permanent but will have dramatic impacts which we will get to see.
By Reel Vibes4 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'Moonfall' is Bad But You Already Knew That
Moonfall stars the charisma vacuum that is Patrick Wilson, continuing in his astonishing magic trick, fooling the world into seeing him as a movie star. Wilson plays a NASA astronaut, Brian, who, while debating the lyrics of the song Africa by Toto, because random counts as a personality in a movie like Moonfall, sees a massive alien destroy the satellite he’s working on, killing a fellow astronaut.
By Sean Patrick4 years ago in Geeks
