For the Love of Fantasy: A Look at ‘The Shannara Chronicles’
The geeks shall inherit the earth. Or, in our case, the geeks shall inherit the ability to determine pop culture. I actually think that second statement is the more unbelievable one, because never in...
View ArticleHere are the 2016 Golden Globe Winners!
Hollywood’s most prestigious night may be The Oscars, but it’s glitziest and most star studded awards show belongs to the Golden Globes. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association puts on a huge show...
View ArticleThe Golden Globes: Do They Have Any Effect on The Oscars?
The short answer: not really. But they’re still fun to watch, right? In all seriousness, fellow cinephiles, The Golden Globes have their place and the awards season wouldn’t be the same without them....
View ArticleRoad to the Oscars: The Directors Guild Has Their Say
We are less than 48 hours away from this years Academy Awards nominees announcement, but to tide you over, the Directors Guild of America (DGA) has announced their top five contenders for Outstanding...
View ArticleThe Sequel to ‘World War Z’ Loses Its Director
According to Deadline, up and coming talented director, Juan Antonio Bayona (The Impossible, The Orphanage and this year’s A Monster Calls starring Liam Neeson and Felicity Jones) has bowed out of...
View ArticleThe Top 25 Female Characters Who Kick Ass on Television – Part One
Women kick ass. They’ve done it in books, in movies, and have really come into their own on television. And I don’t just mean those who physically take out bad guys week after week. Women are fighting...
View ArticleThe Top 25 Female Characters Who Kick Ass on Television – Part Two
Let’s keep the ball rolling on this countdown, shall we? Though there are far more than just 25 woman who have kicked ass (and continue to kick ass) on your television week in and week out, I have...
View ArticleThe Next Meryl Streep: A New Generation of Talented Actresses Take Center Stage
We’re in the middle of Oscar Season and as we celebrate the films of 2015, it’s become clear that the ladies really stepped up last year. The Queen of the Oscars, Meryl Streep herself (19 nominations,...
View ArticleLessons We’ve Learned from Movies About Movies: Looking at Hail, Caesar! and...
In my experience, film lovers can be divided into two categories. Both groups adore the movie going experience itself, not to mention the always fun, and sometimes heated, discussion that often comes...
View Article‘Pride and Prejudice and…Zombies?’ The Art of the Movie Mashup
Here are the facts: 1) I love Jane Austen. 2) The 1995 BBC miniseries adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, starring Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth is perfect. 3) I’m definitely feeling a lot of zombie...
View ArticleCountdown to The Oscars: Who Will Win vs. Who We Want to See Win
Less than a week to go until Oscar Sunday, fellow movie lovers, and here at GeekNation, we are buzzing about how to fill out our Oscar pool ballots. Two of our writers in particular, Matt Brown and...
View ArticleCountdown to the Oscars: The Greatest Best Picture Hits, Misses, and Draws
Love ‘em, hate ‘em, or love/hate ‘em, The Oscars bring out strong feelings in just about all movie lovers. For better or worse, the decisions Academy members make year in and year out about what films...
View Article‘Game of Thrones’ Revisited: Season One
For the last five years, there has been a noticeable chill in the air during the months of April, May and June. People started to whisper “Winter is Coming,” and with each passing year, more and more...
View Article‘Game of Thrones’ Revisited: Season Two
Welcome back Throne Geeks! Today we dive into season 2 of HBO’s fantastic series, Game of Thrones, leading up to the premiere of the sixth season this Sunday (check out our season one recap here as...
View Article‘Game of Thrones’ Revisited: Season Three
Here we are, fellow Throne Geeks…it’s time to face the season that gave us The Red Wedding… and man, that’s a tough one to re-watch… The third season of HBO’s Game of Thrones (if you missed them, here...
View Article‘Game of Thrones’ Revisited: Season Four
As you know, fellow Throne Geeks, there is a phrase in the world of Game of Thrones: “Valar Morghulis” – all men must die. Up through season three, however, it seemed like it was only the good guys...
View Article‘Game of Thrones’ Revisited: Season Five
Hello fellow Throne Geeks! It’s been a blast recapping seasons one, two, three, and four of Game of Thrones for you! We are the Watchers on the Wall and, with the season six premiere airing tomorrow...
View ArticleReview: ‘Game of Thrones’ S06E01 “The Red Woman”
Valar Dohaeris fellow Thrones Geeks! As all men must die, so too must we serve, and it is my honor and privilege to serve as Geeknation’s official recapper of HBO’s juggernaut, Game of Thrones this...
View ArticleReview: ‘Game of Thrones’ S06E02 “Home”
What do you think, fellow Throne Geeks, can we ever truly go home again? Game of Thrones has played with the theme of “home” ever since the very first episode of season one when Viserys Targaryen sold...
View ArticleReview: ‘Game of Thrones’ S06E03 “Oathbreaker”
Welcome back, Throne Geeks! We’ve arrived at the third episode of season six of HBO’s Game of Thrones and I think The Waif’s summation of Arya Stark aptly describes last nights show, called...
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