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Geoff Stevens

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I drink lots of tea and write things. Occasionally I talk about things on our podcast. I've been here a long time.
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Top 10 Movie Adaptations: From Books to the Big Screen

  • Geoff Stevens
  • 09/24/2025
Top 10 Movie Adaptations: From Books to the Big Screen

What makes a great adaptation? The Critics Club crew dives into their Top 10 Adaptations, ranking the movies that brought books, plays, and even video games to life on the big screen. From classics like The Godfather and The Princess Bride to modern hits like Ready Player One and Crazy Rich Asians, we debate what worked, what didn’t, and why some stories thrive in translation while others fall flat.…

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Deep Cuts: The Horrors of Love in Takashi Miike’s Audition (1999)
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Deep Cuts: The Horrors of Love in Takashi Miike’s Audition (1999)

  • Geoff Stevens
  • 08/06/2025

Welcome to Critics Club: Deep Cuts — a new series where we take a more focused dive into a single film. This time, it’s the haunting, unforgettable Japanese horror classic: Audition (1999), directed by Takashi Miike.

What happens when a grieving widower looks for love… through a fake movie audition?…

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Superman Discussion – The Critics Club
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Superman Discussion – The Critics Club

  • Geoff Stevens
  • 07/26/2025

The Critics Club: Superman Review (With Special Guest Louis)

Geoff and Louis dive deep into James Gunn’s Superman, breaking down everything from the casting of David Corenswet and Rachel Brosnahan to Lex Luthor’s darker edge. They debate how this version stacks up against Man of Steel, gush over the film’s standout score, and discuss the impact of new characters like Krypto.…

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The Top 10 Film Scores of All Time – The Critics Club
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The Top 10 Film Scores of All Time – The Critics Club

  • Geoff Stevens
  • 07/22/2025

The Critics Club – Top 10 Film Scores of All Time

00:00 – Intro & Ground Rules
Geoff, Jim, and David set the stage: what counts as a great score, who gets to decide, and why The Dark Knight might be overrated (or not).…

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The Phonecian Scheme: Review
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The Phonecian Scheme: Review

  • Geoff Stevens
  • 06/17/2025

Myself, I feel very safe.

You know what you’re getting into when you dive into a Wes Anderson film. There’s his quirky style (usually varying degrees of Pastels) that feels very vintage, but also modern. You’re going to get a camera on a tripod that will swivel just so onto actors as they deliver witty, clever monologues.…

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We Crash The Cannes Film Festival – Critics Club
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We Crash The Cannes Film Festival – Critics Club

  • Geoff Stevens
  • 06/06/2025

The Critics Club: Crashing Cannes 2025

Geoff and Jim (with David off enjoying some well-earned PTO) decide to crash the Cannes Film Festival—metaphorically, of course. Why should the French have all the fun deciding what counts as “cinema”?

From Spike Lee’s Highest to Lowest to Ari Aster’s pandemic-weird Eddington, the guys take you through their favorite (and least favorite) selections from this year’s festival.…

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Doctor Who: Season 2 Review
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Doctor Who: Season 2 Review

  • Geoff Stevens
  • 05/31/2025

Well, the end of Season 2…Series 15? I don’t really know how to call these anymore. We’ll call them the Ncuti Gatwa seasons…of which there are two.

Spoilers, sweetie: That’s all there ever will be.

Let me just say that I really enjoyed Ncuti Gatwa as the Doctor–he was a firecracker, full of energy.…

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Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning Review
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Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning Review

  • Geoff Stevens
  • 05/25/2025

Please just let it be over

Mission Impossible–there are eight of these films in the ether now.

That’s a lot of impossible missions. The latest one is what was supposed to be Dead Reckoning: Part Two, which was supposed to have been shot back to back with Part One, and I think all of that fell apart once some of the numbers started to come in for Part One.…

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Top 10 Summer Blockbuster Movies – The Critics Club
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Top 10 Summer Blockbuster Movies – The Critics Club

  • Geoff Stevens
  • 05/23/2025

Tune into the Critic’s Club on https://www.rantingmedia.com

Friends come and meet once a month at the Critics Club to discuss their favorite movies, tv shows, video games and much more. Some are more right than others, but that’s half the fun.…

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Andor Season 2 – Episode 7 – 12
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Andor Season 2 – Episode 7 – 12

  • Geoff Stevens
  • 05/21/2025

Calm. Kindness. Kinship. Love. I’ve given up all chance at inner peace. I’ve made my mind a sunless space. I share my dreams with ghosts. I wake up every day to an equation I wrote 15 years ago from which there’s only one conclusion, I’m damned for what I do.

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