This week’s episode of GeekScholars Movie News has a lot of interesting headlines to discuss. To begin the show, the hosts play a round of ‘Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down’ where they weigh in on a variety of recent topics, including: The newly announced director of Spider-Man Casting for the live-action Beauty and the Beast adaptation Toy Story 4 plot and […]
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What to Watch This Weekend: The Hunger Games – Mockingjay Part 1
On this episode, the GeekScholars host a spoiler-free discussion and review of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1, the third film in the action-packed series adapted from the popular young adult novel franchise. In this entry, Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) comes to terms with her new role as the symbolic leader of the impending revolution against the […]
March 2015 Preview with Rotten Tomatoes and Opening Box Office Predictions
March has arrived, and thus GeekScholars Movie News is ready to reveal their Rotten Tomatoes and Opening Box Office Predictions for the month. After a very strong showing for February, this week the hosts given their scores for: Chappie Unfinished Business Cinderella Insurgent Get Hard Home The GeekScholars close things out with some updates on the […]
87th Annual Academy Awards Recap, New Aliens Film, Deadpool Casting, Settlers of Catan Movie
The 2014 film awards season concluded recently with the 87th Annual Academy Awards. Birdman, The Grand Budapest Hotel, and Whiplash all walked away big during the 3+ hour long event. To begin this week’s episode of GeekScholars Movie News, the hosts review the winners, losers, surprises, snubs, and memorable moments from the Oscars, and its host, Neil Patrick Harris.
Spider-Man Joins Marvel, Wolverine/Professor X Team-up Film, Kingsman: The Secret Service Reviewed
Lots of exciting comic-book film happenings dominate this week’s episode of GeekScholars Movie News. The hosts begin by discussing the recent announcement that Spider-Man will be joining Marvel’s Cinematic Universe, starting with an appearance in Captain America: Civil War, and then later he’ll star in his own solo film. Find out who the GeekScholars would like to cast […]
Preview Reviews: Minions, Furious 7, Ted 2, Poltergeist, Superbowl Spots
The culmination of the NFL season brought forth a bunch of new marketing for a whole host of big blockbuster films debuting in 2015. On this episode of GeekScholars Movie News, the hosts review, discuss, and debate the merits of several trailers. Hit the jump to find out which films are included on this episode.
What to Watch This Weekend: Dear White People
On this episode, the GeekScholars discuss Dear White People, a raw, honest look into race relations, expectations, and experiences within higher education, respite with a dash of comedy. What to Watch This Weekend is a brand new weekly podcast from GeekScholars Movie News. Each Friday, the GeekScholars review a highly-acclaimed film that has just become available in the past week to watch […]
Ghostbusters Reboot Cast, February 2015 Preview, Fantastic Four Preview Review
It’s a great show for franchises this week on GeekScholars Movie News. To kick things off, the hosts debate the merits of the newly announced cast for the Ghostbusters reboot, and offer some suggestions on how to continue the spirit of the series (pun intended) for a new audience. From there, the GeekScholars reveal their Rotten Tomatoes […]
What to Watch This Weekend: The Book of Life
On this episode, the GeekScholars discuss The Book of Life, a stunning animated feature from producer Guillermo Del Toro, about a young man who must embrace his Latin culture, and face his fears, in order to be with the woman he loves and honor his family.
X-Men Casting, World War Z Sequel, Nicholas Cage Bin Laden Comedy
It’s an especially fun episode of GeekScholars Movie News this week as the hosts start off the show with a segment of ‘Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down’. During this session, the crew debate if several newly announced projects, or rumored casting decisions, are good ideas or bad ideas. Topics include the recent casting of Cyclops, Jean Grey, and […]
2015 Oscar Nominations, Top Grossing Films of 2015, Rumors and Odds
This week’s episode of GeekScholars Movie News covers a LOT of ground in a short amount of time. During the show, the hosts being by weighing in on the recently announced nominees for the 87th Annual Academy Awards. Learn their thoughts on the field overall, as well which nods they were especially pleased and surprised by. […]