Oh So Geeky

Photo Credit: mother! / Paramount Pictures It's difficult to have survived 2017 without hearing of mother! , a movie drawing critical acclaim as a masterpiece to Worst Movie of the Century . Often layered with symbolism and metaphors, director Darren Aronofsky doesn't err on the side of caution. Completely untamed, here he strives to weave a story about humanity, God, and mother nature (my interpretation at least) that's less worthy of the title's exclamation point and more of a question mark that fails makes waves. mother (Jennifer Lawrence) is rebuilding a beautiful house as her poet husband Him (Javier Bardem) struggles to find his next big inspiration. As she strives to make a paradise for him and satiate his zapped creative energy, nothing seems to be good enough - her devotion, attention, love, and care. When strangers visit in the middle of the night inviting war, barbarism, and a cultlike devotion, Him and their unwanted guests bring with them the end of t...

Photo Credit: Joy / 20th Century Fox Joy Magnano has a great imagination and is encouraged by her grandmother to put it work. She can and she will change all of their lives from one of her inventions. One day, she gets an idea for a mop. It's not an ordinary mop; it has a plastic handle with hand-coiled cotton that self-wrings and can be put in the washer so it's reusable. But there's nothing like it on the market. Unfortunately, her dysfunctional family is a hindrance in taking her invention to the next level of a tangible successful business. In this day and age, everyone of all ages is struggling to make ends meet. I thought  Joy  would be a refreshing rags-to-riches tale from the point of a view of a single mother to entrepreneur maven. Yet for all the potential this movie has, its many moving parts is sadly what makes it flop. Director David O'Russell's tale comes across as a messy caricature about creativity, hard work, determination. He had great ...

The Hunger Games symbol Franchises can be universally loved, hated, or a mix of in-between. No series wins the hearts of absolutely everyone . After the monumental success of Harry Potter , Hollywood started its crusade of the Next Big Young Adult Phenomenons. Many a teenage flick has tried to fill the void left by the Boy Who Lived. Only one has been the most successful:  The Hunger Games . A part of me is truly excited for the epic conclusion with  Mockingjay Part 2 . A three year journey will end. Another part is not so happy. It doesn't feel like the revolution I signed up for. My inner fangirl has a major love and hate relationship with this series.