If you’ve been a regular visitor of The Geek Show for some time, you might recall that I am obsessed with the stop-motion animated movie Coraline. I reviewed it back in 2017, I listed it as Laika’s best film in 2019, and I have frequently cited it as my favourite […]
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Ringu (1998) Bone-Chilling Horror Backed Up With Intricate, Genius Stoytelling (Review)
My only previous experience with reviewing Japanese live-action cinema is two films released by Arrow Video in 2021: The Invisible Man Appears and The Human Fly. I remember my main issue with them was their attempt to capitalise on a lot of American successes with sci-fi and horror, without stamping […]
It Follows (2014) Gripping And Atmospheric High-Stakes Horror on a Low Budget (Review)
It Follows has already had its reputation cemented as one of the most revered horror films in recent years, taking its place alongside the likes of The Witch, The Babadook and Get Out. Unfortunately, I hadn’t seen it until recently as I’ve still got roughly 120 years of cinema to […]
10 of Our Favourite Inside No 9 Episodes (I)
Inside No. 9 was a show that I’ve wanted to dive into for a long time now, and once my A-Levels were finished I went to work. Within a month I had binged the entire series, because screw going outside and being an active member of society when you can […]
Paris Memories (2022) Poignant Drama Undercut By Cluttered Screenplay (Review)
(Contains some spoilers) I have very vague memories of the news surrounding the Paris terrorist attacks in November 2015. To be fair, I was only 10 years old and wouldn’t understand the gravity of events like this until the madness that happened the year after, but the idea of terrorism […]
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023): Safe but Satisfying Nostalgia (Review)
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny has all the necessary ingredients for a sequel to completely suck. It’s years after the franchise was in the limelight, sparking talks of the film being merely a cashgrab or nostalgia project for those involved. It’s repeating the formulas and tropes that fans […]
Sam Raimi’s Fantastic and Dynamic Western: The Quick and the Dead (1995)
I find myself becoming more intrigued by Sam Raimi the older I get. I’m not yet a complete connoisseur as I’m still missing the viewing of some of his mid-period work, but I have seen all his Evil Dead films and every film he’s directed this side of 2000. He strikes […]
Doctor Who Spin-Off, Class (2016), Deserves More Love, and Here’s Why
SPOILERS AHEAD The extended universe of Doctor Who has not been present on-screen since way back in 2011. In the initial burst of popularity the revival received in the 2000s, showrunner Russell T. Davies capitalised on this success by offering up two spin-off shows: the kid-friendly Sarah Jane Adventures, featuring […]
Boyhood (2014) Epic Achievement that Somehow lacks a Definitive Direction (Review)
I think Boyhood will go down in my viewing history as one of these films that I appreciate more than I actually like. While it is ultimately a straightforward coming-of-age film, it is certainly ambitious, as sporadically filming a group of actors over the course of twelve years and making […]
Raised By Wolves: What Wolfblood Means To Me
If you asked me to choose one TV show and one film that inspired me growing up, I would probably respond with Doctor Who and Coraline. I am a massive fan of both, and although they are vastly different from one another, they made their individual impact on me when […]