Category: GeekScholars

Movie News: The Future of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Mad Max, and Brad Bird (but not all together)

This week’s episode of GeekScholars Movie News is all about looking forward! To kick things off, the crew discusses everything that’s been happening with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles live action sequel including characters, casting, and potential plot lines. From there–Mad Max: Fury Road was a critical success, but did it perform well enough to warrant sequel?

Movie News: Captain America: Civil War Cast, Preview Reviews for Vacation, Ricki and the Flash

Even while Avengers: Age of Ultron continues to dominate at the box office, Marvel is already looking ahead to 2016 when they will debut Captain America: Civil War. Recently, Marvel unveiled a massive cast list for the third Captain America film and it features old characters, new characters, and even some surprises. As such, GeekScholars Movie News begins […]

Movie Reviews: Spoiler-Free and Spoiler-Laden Avengers: Age of Ultron Discussions

The 2015 Hollywood Blockbuster season is officially in full swing as the much-anticipated Avengers: Age of Ultron hit theaters recently. Given that GeekScholars Movie News has been closely following this project since even before it was formally announced, this week’s show kicks off with a spoiler-free review and discussion of the film. For a more candid conversation, […]

Movie News: May 2015 Rotten Tomatoes and Box Office Predictions: Ultron, Mad Max, Pitch Perfect 2, Tomorrowland, and More!

The 2015 summer blockbuster season has commenced! Accordingly, this week’s GeekScholars Movie News begins with a preview of May 2015, including the hosts’ Rotten Tomatoes and Opening Box Office predictions for: The Avengers: Age of Ultron – May 1st Mad Max: Fury Road – May 15th Pitch Perfect 2 – May 15th Tomorrowland – May 22nd Aloha – May 22nd San Andreas […]

Movie Review: Big Eyes

On this episode, the GeekScholars host a spoiler-free discussion and review of Big Eyes, a the true story of a painter, Margaret Keane played by Amy Adams, whose works of art become a beloved cultural phenomenon, but her husband steals the credit for them over the course of many years. What to Watch This Weekend is a weekly […]

Movie News: The Flash Directors, Incredibles 2, Avengers 2, Fast and Furious Franchise

This week’s film headlines were brimming with rumors, so this episode of GeekScholars Movie News features a super-sized segment of ‘Never Tell Me the Odds!’ Each host weighs in with their probability of each of the following coming true: The Lego Movie directors helming The Flash Jason Todd aka Robin appearing the DC movies Avengers: Age of Ultron breaking […]

Movie News: Casey Jones and Killer Croc Cast; Live-Action Adaptations of Mulan and Winnie the Pooh

Lots of fun, interesting news on this week’s episode of GeekScholars Movie News, and hosts cover it all with an installment of ‘Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down’. Specifically, the GeekScholars weigh in with their thoughts on: Casey Jones’ casting for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles sequel Killer Croc appearing in the Batman-spin off, Suicide Squad Live-action adaptations of Mulan and Winnie Pooh A Play-doh film […]

Rotten Tomatoes and Box Office Predictions: Furious 7, Paul Blart 2, Age of Adaline

It’s April 2015! As such, the GeekScholars are ready to announce their Rotten Tomatoes and Opening Weekend Box Office Predictions for: Furious 7 (April 3), Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 (April 10), Age of Adaline (April 17). From there, Lauren moderates a fantastically geeky ‘Never Tell Me the Odds’ segment, where the hosts talk about certain developments coming to fruition including: […]