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The Phonecian Scheme: Review

  • Geoff Stevens
  • 06/17/2025
The Phonecian Scheme: Review

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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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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Sinners: The Review
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Sinners: The Review

  • Geoff Stevens
  • 05/08/2025

Directed, written, and produced by Ryan Coogler

Starring: Michael B. Jordan

We gonna kill every last one of ya.

Disclaimer: There’s gonna be some spoilers, so if you don’t want that, now may be a good time to run far away….…

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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness: A Whole Lot of Mystical (SPOILER FREE PREVIEW)
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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness: A Whole Lot of Mystical (SPOILER FREE PREVIEW)

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Baby Driver – The Ranting Media Review
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Baby Driver – The Ranting Media Review

  • Geoff Stevens
  • 07/03/2017

So what is it that you do?

For those who know me fairly well, I am unabashedly a fan of Edgar Wright films and projects. He has such a unique style and passion for each of his projects, it’s always a delight to watch them.…

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89th Oscars Winners
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89th Oscars Winners

  • Geoff Stevens
  • 02/27/2017

The 89th Oscars arrived with a small murmur…and then ended with an explosion! The biggest snafu in Oscars history occurred when Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway announced that “La La Land” had won for best Picture. However, an error in issuing the envelopes revealed that it was actually “Moonlight” who won!…

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Super Bowl 2017 Trailer Wrap Up
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Super Bowl 2017 Trailer Wrap Up

  • Geoff Stevens
  • 02/06/2017

Geoff didn’t watch the Super Bowl (busy playing Overwatch!) but he did manage to snag some time to watch some new movie trailers. In case you missed them during the big game, watch everything good that was released last night below!…

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Oscar Nominees 2017
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Oscar Nominees 2017

  • Geoff Stevens
  • 01/24/2017

Here we go…the list of Oscar Nominees for 2017! There’s some interesting picks as always and some not so large surprises. What are your thoughts? The Academy Awards is scheduled for February 26, 2017.

BEST PICTURE
Arrival
Fences
Hacksaw Ridge
Hell or High Water
Hidden Figures
La La Land
Lion
Manchester By the Sea
Moonlight

BEST ACTRESS
Emma Stone, La La Land
Natalie Portman, Jackie
Amy Adams, Arrival
Meryl Streep, Florence Foster Jenkins
Isabelle Huppert, Elle

BEST ACTOR
Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea
Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge
Ryan Gosling, La La Land
Viggo Mortensen, Captain Fantastic
Denzel Washington, Fences

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Viola Davis, Fences
Michelle Williams, Manchester by the Sea
Naomie Harris, Moonlight
Nicole Kidman, Lion
Octavia Spencer, Hidden Figures

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
Jeff Bridges, Hell or High Water
Lucas Hedges, Manchester by the Sea
Dev Patel, Lion
Michael Shannon, Nocturnal Animals

BEST DIRECTOR
Damien Chazelle, La La Land
Mel Gibson, Hacksaw Ridge
Barry Jenkins, Moonlight
Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester By the Sea
Denis Villeneuve, Arrival

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Kubo and the Two Strings
Moana

My Life as a Zucchini
The Red Turtle
Zootopia


BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Arrival
La La Land
Lion
Moonlight
Silence

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Colleen Atwood, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Consolata Boyle, Florence Foster Jenkins
Madeline Fontaine, Jackie
Joanna Johnston, Allied
Mary Zophres, La La Land

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Fire At Sea
I Am Not Your Negro
Life Animated
O.J.:

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74th Golden Globes (2017) Winners
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74th Golden Globes (2017) Winners

  • Geoff Stevens
  • 01/09/2017

Another year, another Golden Globes winners ceremony has already passed! Check out the full list below to see the winners!

Movies

Best picture, drama: “Moonlight”

Best picture, comedy or musical: “La La Land”

Actress, drama: Isabelle Huppert, “Elle”

Actor, drama: Casey Affleck, “Manchester by the Sea”

Actress, comedy or musical: Emma Stone, “La La Land”

Actor, comedy or musical: Ryan Gosling, “La La Land”

Supporting actress: Viola Davis, “Fences”

Supporting actor: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, “Nocturnal Animals”

Director: Damien Chazelle, “La La Land”

Screenplay: Damien Chazelle, “La La Land”

Animated film: “Zootopia”

Foreign language film: “Elle” (France)

Original score: Justin Hurwitz, “La La Land”

Original song: “City of Stars,” “La La Land”

Television

Best series, drama: “The Crown,” Netflix

Best series, comedy or musical: “Atlanta,” FX

Best television movie or mini-series: “The People v.…

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Star Wars: Rogue One Review
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Star Wars: Rogue One Review

  • Geoff Stevens
  • 12/16/2016

This will be a spoiler free review, so please feel free to delve in and enjoy. Be sure to listen to our spoiler filled discussion of Rogue One on Friday, December 23rd!

I think the biggest issue, at least for casual Star Wars fans is that Rogue One isn’t Episode VIII.…

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