Sony Pictures Classics presents FINAL PORTRAIT, written and directed by Stanley Tucci. Final Portrait stars Geoffrey Rush, Armie Hammer, Tony Shalhoub, Sylvie Testud and Clémence Poésy. Rated R by the MPAA and with a run time of 90 minutes, Final Portrait opens in Los Angeles and New York on March 23, 2018. Synopsis: In 1964, while […]
Film & Television
My Favorite Super Bowl LII Film Ads
While I will admit that the Super Bowl LII match-up between the New England Patriots and the Philadelphia Eagles was a better game than I anticipated (congratulations to the Eagles, by the way, for defeating the Patriots to win their first ever Super Bowl championship), I still will attest that I was more interested in […]
My Initial Thoughts on Nintendo/Illumination Deal for New Mario Animated Film
As news started breaking that Nintendo Co., LTD and Illumination Entertainment (Universal Studios/NBCUniversal) have partnered together to bring Mario and company to the big screen in an untitled Super Mario Bros. animated film, I couldn’t help but cringe just a bit at the prospect of another animated film being developed by Illumination. While I thought […]
gXp Top 5 Anticipated Films of February 2018
*Synopses provided by Metacritic.com and Wikipedia.org. A Fantastic Woman Directed by: Sebastián Lelio Distributed by: Sony Pictures Classic Genre: Drama, Foreign Starring: Daniela Vega, Francisco Reyes, Luis Gnecco, Aline Küppenheim, Amparo Noguera, Nicolás Saavedra, Antonia Zegers, Trinidad González, Néstor Cantillana, Alejandro Goic Release date: February 2, 2018 Synopsis: A Fantastic Woman is the story of Marina, a waitress […]
LGBTQ Musical Drama Saturday Church Opens Jan. 12
Samuel Goldwyn Films presents SATURDAY CHURCH, written and directed by Damon Cardasis. Winner: OUTFEST 2017 – Best Actor: Luka Kain TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL 2017 – Audience Award: Runner-Up BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL 2017 – Official Selection “This is a film of great warmth, humor and love. Gets at something vivid and intense about the adversity […]
Why the Red Carpet Blackout was a Welcome Act, Long Overdue
I’m not going to pretend to understand how a person who has been victimized sexually should feel. I have my own history to work though, but I believe that what I went through was a relatively mild situation when compared to someone who has had to let someone objectify their body to get a job. […]
gXp 10 Favorite Anime Series of 2017
If I do say so myself, there were some great anime series released this year. From some high-profile debut series and returning series to some under the radar series that definitely surprised and entertained in ways no one expected. I mean, it was really hard narrowing down this list down to my ten favorite anime […]
My General Feelings on 2017 in Film
Recently, here on geekXpop, I discussed and listed my ten favorite films of 2017 as well as my least favorite films of the year; and films like Split, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Logan, The Dark Tower, and The Emoji Movie managed to make it on either list given their overall entertainment value and […]
gXp Top 5 Anticipated Films of January 2018
*Synopses provided by Metacritic.com and Wikipedia.org. Insidious: The Last Key Directed by: Adam Robitel Distributed by: Universal Pictures Genre: Horror, Supernatural Starring: Lin Shaye, Angus Sampson, Leigh Whannell, Josh Stewart, Caitlin Gerard Release date: January 5, 2018 Synopsis: After the events in Insidious: Chapter 3, Elise Rainier goes on to investigate the recent supernatural disturbances […]
gXp 5 Least Favorite Films of 2017
I know what you all must be saying. The list that was posted just recently here on gXp listing our favorite films of 2017 had ten entries; so why does the list of our least favorite films only have five entries? Well, to be honest, I don’t want to indulge in too much negativity when […]