Why ‘Civil War’ Shows Marvel Needs to Up The Stakes in the MCU
I make no bones about my love of DC over Marvel. Whether fairly or unfairly, some critics have been accused of having a DC or Marvel bias when it comes to reviewing each studio’s films. Although I...
View ArticleWhat’s The Future of Movies?
How we watch movies has made a quantum leap over the last fifteen years. Video on demand, multiple streaming services such as Netflix and Hulu, torrenting, and in some cases even watching new...
View ArticleEnough With The Fake Movie and TV Controversies Already!
“Another fake controversy??!! OH MY GAAAWWWWDDDD!!” I think everyone has that one friend or acquaintance that wherever they walk, drama is sure to follow. You know who I’m talking about right? They...
View Article10 Shitty Fictional Presidents Who Would Be Better Than Trump
So. Here’s the thing. Those in the good ol’ USA would occasionally see Trump campaign ads turning up on this very site. We got some complaints and looked into taking them down, but it was a long...
View ArticleMy Thoughts On A Possible Movie About This Shit Show Of An Election Year
Despite being an American I’m well aware of the fact that this site is read across the globe. Hell Gfunk, the founder, lives in Australia. You come here for movie and geek news. But you’d have to...
View ArticleWhy Warner Bros. Needs To Recast The Joker
***WARNING MOVIE SPOILERS BELOW*** “Things change.” Those were the words uttered by Michael Keaton’s Batman to Danny DeVito’s Penguin in Tim Burton’s 1992 Batman Returns. Three years prior we’d seen...
View ArticleTaking Off the ‘Star Wars’ Goggles: A Critical Look At ‘Rogue One: A Star...
***WARNING MAJOR SPOILERS BELOW!!! IF YOU HAVEN’T SEEN ROGUE ONE TURN BACK NOW!!!!*** When it comes to Star Wars, fans are passionate and that’s putting it mildly. Obsessive, fervent, adamant, and...
View ArticleThe 5 Movies You Didn’t See in 2016 (But Should Have)
Every year we get some movies that should’ve been popular releases, but aren’t. Whether it be through poor marketing, poor timing or a combination of other reasons some movies just fail to find their...
View ArticleLet’s Talk About the Last Scene of ‘Split’
Have you seen Split? That new Shyamalan film getting decent reviews where McAvoy plays a crazy person with 24 personalities? No? Then you’d better leave. The movie drops a massive twist at the end and...
View ArticleTop 10 Movies to Get us Through the Trump Years
(the following opinions are mine alone as Josh Plock AKA darknite, and do not reflect the opinions of the House of Geekery) (I agree with Josh – G Funk) In the United States we have begun the reign of...
View ArticleThis Year’s Oscar Snubs And Surprises And 5 Reasons Why The Academy Awards...
Well it’s that time of year again for the movie industry: awards season. BAFTA, the Golden Globes, the SAG Awards, and even The People’s Choice Awards. And of course the most prominent one: The...
View ArticleMy Oscar Predictions! Who Should Win and Who Will Win
Ah it’s finally here! Oscar time! The one night of the year where the toast of Tinseltown come together to butter each other up, drink, and get rewarded with exorbitant gift baskets. Also some...
View ArticleWTF Is Going On With Warner Bros. and the DCEU???
Have you ever seen this classic scene from The Simpsons: As a DCEU enthusiast (please don’t read that as a Marvel hater) my interest has always been geared more towards that camp rather than Marvel....
View Article‘Starship Troopers’ May Be A Satirical Anti-Fascist Movie…But It’s Still...
I have tremendous respect for Paul Verhoeven. The man made two of the best science-fiction films ever: Robocop and Total Recall. Those films helped define my childhood*. The first was an...
View ArticleHow the ‘Justice League’ Trailer Lost My Interest in 20 Seconds
Oh look! It’s the first big trailer for Justice League! This time it’s not a made-for-promotional purposes showreel, it’s a trailer that will give us nerds a real sense of what the movie will be like!...
View ArticleMarvel and Diversity
Anyone who has strolled through their local comic book shop lately have surely noticed a host of new faces taking on the roles of established heroes (or in the case of Thor and Captain America...
View Article‘The Last Jedi’ Trailer And Its Possible Deeper Implications
“I only know one truth: it’s time for the Jedi…to end.” That final chilling sentence uttered by Jedi Master Luke Skywalker, brought an end to the teaser trailer for The Last Jedi. And what a...
View ArticleNine Games That Damage the Game Industry
Now you may be assuming that this list is going to comprise of the very worst games. Some of these do suck, yes, but that’s not enough. These are the games that are embarrassments to both developers...
View ArticleIs ’13 Reasons Why’ Dangerous?
Netflix released a new original series in recent weeks called ’13 Reasons Why’, based on the book of the same name by Jay Asher. There has been much public discussion about the potential impact of the...
View Article9 Classes That Hogwarts Really Should be Teaching
Ah, Hogwarts. To attend this magical school in Scotland would be a dream come true. If you’re stoopid. We’ve spoken before about why attending this school would be a bad idea. Today we’re going to be...
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