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10 ‘Whitewashing’ Casting Controversies
Now here’s a term that’s getting thrown about a whole lot, and it does draw controversy whenever it happens. There’s two sides to this…on the one hand we shouldn’t remain completely bound to any source...
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The Angry Video Game Nerd, The New Ghostbusters, and Why I’ve Lost All...
Comment sections are a cesspool. While occasionally they contain well thought out, cogent, and sometimes even profound insights, more often than not the comments section serves as a place for Internet...
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10 Sequels and Reboots Way More Offensive to Fans Than ‘Ghostbusters’
The internet is caught in a cycle. A new piece of news or a trailer for Ghostbusters comes out, a bunch of pissy man-children indignantly bellow about how much they hate it and then everyone else...
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6 LGBT Superheroes That Deserve Cinematic Representation And Why Captain...
Well another week another nerd cataclysm to deal with. On the heels of the Angry Video Game Nerd and that whole debacle, we’ve got a new flavor of the week controversy. This time it involves an...
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Why I’ll Never Buy a Funko Pop Vinyl Figure (By A Compulsive Collector)
On the weekend we went to a collector’s fair. My primary goal was to buy Lego characters, but we put aside a couple of hours to browse through all the stalls, checking out the retro action figures, the...
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Why We Need A ‘Game of Thrones’ Spin-off Show
Spin-off shows can be tricky. For every Torchwood and Frasier there’s a Joey or The Lone Gunmen. It’s the proverbial Forrest Gump with a box of chocolates situation. While the ingredients can be...
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On Not Being A Hypocrite and Hating Prequels: An ‘Alice Through the Looking...
I’m a hypocrite. I’ve been rallying against the Ghostbusters hate, not because I think it’s going to be a good movie but because I think we should give it a chance. Any film deserves at least a chance,...
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Remember, Remember ‘V for Vendetta…’
And please note for the purposes of this article I will be discussing the film only. I”m well aware that Alan Moore’s graphic novel from the 1980s differs in many ways from the 2006 film. The...
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Let’s Discuss the Supanova LGBTIQ+ Controversy
Any geek who has been online during this past weekend would have seen some heated discussions going on regarding Australian pop-culture expo Supanova, including articles in both the niche and...
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6 Geektastic Prequels That You Need To See
Prequels get a bad rap. Obviously, George Lucas didn’t help much with the abysmal dreck that was The Phantom Menace and Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit trilogy, while entertaining, was often ponderous....
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‘Justice League’ Press Invite: A True Course Correction or Desperate PR Move?
It’s no secret that the majority of critics and audiences disliked Batman Vs Superman: Dawn of Justice. While I didn’t hate the film, I was definitely lukewarm when it came to Supes and Bats. My...
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Watching the Franchises I Hate: ‘Transformers’
The current Hollywood system orbits around one goal: finding the next hit franchise. The Marvel Cinematic Universe, the ‘Bond’ series, the ‘Harry Potter’ series…every studio is looking to launch the...
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OH MY! The Decision to Make Sulu Gay
Star Trek has always been a universe of inclusion. The television show originated in an era that included the assassination of a President, the escalation of the USA’s involvement in the Vietnam...
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Why We Need a Female Ghostbusters
or The Issue of Female Representation in Film I recently saw the new Ghostbusters (2016) film and I loved it. I loved seeing four different women working together for the same cause. I loved watching...
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What the Marketing for ‘Suicide Squad’ and DC Movies Are Doing Wrong
Today sees the debut of DC’s latest entry in the Superhero Movie War, Suicide Squad, which promises to be a madcap, action-packed romp filled with demented and colourful characters. At least, it was...
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WTF Hollywood!!!??? Get Lex Luthor Right Already!
Critics and fanboys had plenty (mostly negative) things to say about Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice when it hit the multiplexes back in March. A large portion of that ire was directed at one...
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Why Movie Fans Need to Stop Paying Attention to Rotten Tomatoes Scores
Picture this: It’s June 1989. A young Darth Gandalf, age 10, gleefully walks into the multiplex with his father, mother, and kid sister in tow. Their destination: the movie theater. Their...
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My Top 10 All-Time Favorite Movies
I’ve been writing for House of Geekery now for about three years. In that time I’ve posted dozens of articles, everything from movie reviews to suggestions for casts, to why people shouldn’t pay...
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The “IT” Factor
WARNING! MAJOR SPOILERS BELOW!!! IF YOU HAVEN’T SEEN THE IT MINI-SERIES OR READ THE NOVEL AND DON’T WANT EITHER RUINED TURN BACK NOW!!! I constantly go back and forth between which Stephen King...
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10 Times Gamers Got Burned By Pre-Orders
Yesterday I found myself in the local outlet of that massive games retailer (you know the one) exchanging the new Lego Dimension’s ‘Harry Potter’ Team Pack. We’d bought it the previous day but the...
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