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by WetheGeek

The Spy who Dumped Me (and didn’t disappoint)

Ok, I swear that I don’t go out to see movies all the time but this was calling my name when I first saw the trailor for it.
The movie is about a girl who finds out her boyfriend is a spy after he dumps her via text (seriously, how dare he 😒) and it is up to her and her “too much” friend to save the world.
I frankly enjoyed this film. It’s hysterical to watch these two besties try to figure out the world of spys and sabotage while also remaining their quirky selves. Not too much of a head scratcher, it certainly is one of those movies you sit back and just let the story wash over you. A great movie to watch with your bestie and glance at each other while thinking “that would be us”.
Be warned: there is a reason why this movie is rated R and includes: violence, swearing, crude humor, and nudity.
Happy Watching!
-Mabel

As a follow up: Hi! Incensum here! I also went to watch the movie, and had a few things to add!

The movie is firstly, a great example of timing in film. Many of the jokes landed because of the perfect timing of said joke. The acting was spectacularly believable, and the characters were likable. Went into the film thinking ‘oh, this’ll be another campy spy movie like all the rest,’ came out loving it. I highly recommend it, but do offer the same warning about rating.
Two thumbs up!
-Incensum

by WetheGeek

The fantastic Christopher Robin

Disney has been doing a lot of movies that have taken their older productions and, basically, slapped a glossy finish over them via live action resulting in… Mediocre films in my opinion. The retelling of their classics like “Beauty and the Beast”, “Cinderella”, “Sleeping Beauty”, and “The Jungle Book” have always left me with the thought that the originals were better and why not just release the originals again in movie theaters for the next generation to enjoy on the big screen.
“Christopher Robin” isn’t just a simple retelling of “The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh”, since it is an elder Christopher finding his old friends again, but nostalgia plays a huge role in the movie. I wonder how good I would’ve considered the movie if I hadn’t seen the original animated classic. It does begin in right at the tail end 🎶 of Christopher’s childhood days 🎶 so we have some basis of the stuffed friends but without knowing the original classic, some jokes fall flat.
Either way, the movie was a warm hearted tale about a man rediscovering his childhood imagination and would actually be a great movie to take your child to if they’ve seen the original.
-Mabel

by WetheGeek

Dial M for Mabel

I’ve always wanted to watch an Alfred Hitchcock but I really didn’t have an idea about which to start with besides “Psycho” and I’m not basic so this is the result.
The plot is about a man who creates the perfect murder plot in order to kill his cheating wife but the murder goes sour and the man has to spend the rest of the movie trying to work with what he has.
I am a decent fan of murder mysteries and constantly listen to the podcast “Unsolved Murders” so it was very interesting to see the film unfold before me because, from the very beginning of the movie, you know the entire murder plot within the first 15 minutes. The way that Alfred directed each scene is gripping and I actually was holding my breath to see if the man is ever caught as he has constant brushes with the law as they investigate the scene of the crime.
Because it was a stageplay before it made it to the big screen, the entire movie works within the confines of the murder house with one exception so you can feel the stress that the man constantly faces as you watch him delicately weaves his murder.
You really need to pay attention to every detail to this movie so I would not suggest watching this as a “relaxation” movie.
-Mabel

by WetheGeek

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Now, most of you are going to be like “I have no idea what that movie is and, more to the point, who you are” but that’s ok, I’ll get to my intro later!
For now I’m going to introduce this wonderful Chinese film that was nominated for 10 different awards after its release in 2000.
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is a martial arts movie that has many subplots to it but is grossly boiled down to: Man wants to renounce his art, old enemy returns with prodigy and now man wants save the prodigy. Since it’s originally in Mandarin, the movie graciously offers the option for either subbed or dubbed, which are both well done in each respect but I had to watch it in dubbed because the visuals are incredible.
The main reason why I wanted to watch this film was because of how often it was mentioned when people talked about visuals and I was not disappointed what so ever. The martial art is flawless, the costumes are beautiful, the flow from one shot to another is gorgeous!
If you do plan to watch it, do be warned that there is a sex scene right in the middle that adds nothing to the plot.
Happy Watching,
-Mabel

by WetheGeek

Song of the Sea is pure magic

I just recently watched Song of the Sea and I’ve got to say:
If you haven’t seen it or it’s sister Secret of Kells then you are missing out on something seriously different.
With it’s whimsical, almost Flannelgraphic, art style and calming Gaelic music, Song of the Sea takes the viewer along in the mystical world of Gaelic Fairies as a willful Ben discovers that his mute sister Seoirse is the sole hope for the Fairie Folk in Ireland. Though the story itself wasn’t that thought provoking to me in either movie, it was the way they painted the story with colorful characters that kept me gazing at my screen for the whole time.
I highly suggest this movie if you are looking for something different from the mainstream media.

-Mabel

by WetheGeek

The Disney Takeover

The Disney Takeover…⠀
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I haven’t really talked about the Disney Fox merger. In all honesty I’ve kinda avoided it. I have extremely mixed feelings about the take over. Most of you probably don’t even care. It doesn’t really mess with your life so why worry? Well you should. ⠀
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Let’s take a look to see what Disney just acquired from Fox. ⠀
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1. Disney now has the X-Men, Fantastic Four, and Deadpool ⠀
2. Disney gets distribution rights to Star Wars Episode IV⠀
3. Disney now owns Planet if the Apes, Avatar (Blue people), I’ve Age, Home Alone, Doctor Doolittle, and Alvin and the Chipmunks ⠀
4. Disney now owns all Fox Sports networks. That includes everything from hockey to Nascar⠀
5. Disney now owns Sky which is a large European media company ⠀
6. National Geographic. Yeah. That too. ⠀
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That’s… that’s a lot of properties. It was more then just a movie deal. It was the rights to a huge chunk of entertainment world wide. ⠀
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So why does this matter?⠀
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Disney has always been a giant. They own ABC and ESPN. Not to mention Pixar and all the parks they have around the world. In some ways this is great. The MCU can expand and I can go watch all my favorite heroes for the next twenty years. On the other hand this is a catastrophe because Disney is dancing the line between monopoly and normal business. Only time will tell the repercussions that will happen. ⠀
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-RytheGeek ⠀
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Sources: https://buff.ly/2NHaeqG ⠀

by WetheGeek

The Wizarding World Returns

So we’re slightly late to the party but that final trailer for the next fantastic beasts movie was full on amazing. ⠀
We got some stuff confirmed to us (like the woman from the original photo being Nagini is official). In retrospect we should have pretty much all just assumed the fact that snakes in the Harry Potter cannon are solely associated with at least the slytherin house, if not are totally evil. ⠀
What was probably the best part of the trailer for me was the fact that Jude Law made my little Harry Potter heart pitter patter. It was so cool to see the traits and quotes of the wizard we looked up to in the series be portrayed in this film as well. He has really mastered the Dumbledore charm and mystery and it is clear that he did his homework. For no other reason than him and my lovely newt will I see this film. ⠀
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I know for me at least it’s going to be one talked about for awhile. ⠀
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—Luna ⠀

by WetheGeek

Dark Phoenix just another bomb?

Dark Phoenix is here. ⠀
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In a surprising turn of events Dark Phoenix is being released next year and we get the first trailer drop today. In all honesty I’m shocked the movie is still coming out. ⠀
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Dark Phoenix is the next in a long line of mediocre X-men films. The first was released in 2000 simply titled X-Men. X2 was released in 2003, X-Men Last Stand in 2006, X-Men Origins: Wolverine in 2009, X-Men First Class in 2011, X-Men Days of Futures Past in 2014 and X-Men Apocalypse in 2016. All of those being said I’m not listing the other two X-Men franchises Wolverine and Deadpool because they aren’t actually half bad. ⠀
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But I digress, without getting stuck in the most messed up timeline in a movie franchise (even including Fast and Furious) this is the fourth part in a series following a bunch of superhuman teens who all go to the same school. It’s super complicated but you get the idea. ⠀
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As I said before I’m surprised this is happening. It shocks me that Fox can still put this out. Fox has recently sold a lot of its movie rights to Disney. There is an article coming out tomorrow if you want to know more about the merger. But it seems this movie is coming out. Now we wait to see if this will be an amazing Marvel film or another X-Men joke. ⠀
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-RytheGeek

by WetheGeek

Pixverse Part 1: The Pixar Truth

Part 1- The Pixar Truth⠀
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The Pixar Theory and the Pixar Universe (what I will refer to as the Pixverse from now on) hold several unconventional truths. The first is that the laws of our earth and world do not apply. So discard any reality you know (as if talking toys and bugs wasn’t enough). Second, magic and science are basically the same thing. Throughout this series you will see how science and magic are continuously referred to and interchanged. Third even Pixar has to retcon stuff. So deal with it. There are inconsistencies but what conspiracy theory doesn’t have issues? Forth for this series I will be assuming you have seen every Pixar movie, so I will not be recapping the entire film, just the main Pixverse points. Finally and probably the most important, I’m the one coming up with my own Pixar Theory. This isn’t official. That means I miss stuff and make mistakes. Be nice. Thanks.

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-RytheGeek ⠀

by WetheGeek

Death…

I remember the first time I watched Littlefoot’s mother die.
To give you an idea of how old I was: I remember thinking “So she’s going to take a nap and let Littlefoot go to the Great Valley?” and then hearing my brother whisper, “She’s dead… Right?”
One of the most frustrating moments of my first year as a teacher was being stuck in the middle of a very stressful argument about whether the 5 year olds could sing that a character was dead. It was the main teacher’s opinion that we could not because it sparked a lot of weird conversations within the classroom. Being a musician, I didn’t want to change the traditional song because it didn’t make any sense in context. In the end, it boils down to how willing are you to talk about death with the children and the teacher didn’t want to have to deal with it. Movies like “The Land Before Time” can be the opener on what happens when death comes and coping with it. This may be a bit much for children in the minds of most but it is important to talk about death, especially since it is a fact of life.

“Death does not discriminate between the sinners and the saints. It takes and it takes and it takes and we keep on living anyway.” ~Aaron Burr

-Mabel