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Getting Geeky

Getting Geeky

By Maggie Berner

A podcast all about movies. Can be found on Instagram (@getting_geeky) and Twitter (@getting_geek)
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Spellbound Documentary Review

Getting GeekyFeb 19, 2021

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Music and Voice - A Review of The Piano

Music and Voice - A Review of The Piano

The Piano (1993) explores the intricacies of family, relationships, and disabilities that can build on themselves or tear each other apart. 

Apr 22, 202116:47
Cry-Baby, Family, and Fights - A Review

Cry-Baby, Family, and Fights - A Review

Cry-Baby (1990) directed by John Water, captures the stereotypical 1950s teen movie feel along with the classic war between the "Squares" and the "Drapes" in the most ridiculous way possible. 

Apr 15, 202114:43
Truth and Expectation - An Almost Famous Review

Truth and Expectation - An Almost Famous Review

Almost Famous (2000) directed by Cameron Crowe tells the somewhat true story of a teenage journalist who follows a band that definitely doesn't trust journalists. 

Apr 08, 202114:33
Tank Girl and Powerful Women - A Review

Tank Girl and Powerful Women - A Review

Tank Girl (1995) directed by Rachel Talalay gives some interesting commentary into a post-apocalyptic future where two women, a child, and a group of super soldiers have to face the men in power to restore water to the environment.   

Apr 01, 202116:27
Scary Bad Monsters - Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus Review

Scary Bad Monsters - Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus Review

Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus (2009) is the first in a series of Mega Shark vs. that follows a team of oceanographers and paleontologists as they uncover monsters that should have gone extinct centuries ago. This movie, completely with its low ratings, can be shockingly serious at times, no matter how ridiculous the story sounds. 

Mar 25, 202114:55
Out of Order: A Review of Pulp Fiction

Out of Order: A Review of Pulp Fiction

Pulp Fiction (1994) directed by Quentin Tarantino is a brilliant use of non linear storytelling through unlikely relationships

Mar 18, 202117:45
Cinema Paradiso: Italian Movie Review

Cinema Paradiso: Italian Movie Review

Cinema Paradiso, directed by Giuseppe Tornatore, is based on the true story of the director and his mentor who taught him about movie projectors.  

Mar 12, 202114:50
POD: Podcast and Pick of Destiny

POD: Podcast and Pick of Destiny

The Tenacious D and the Pick of Destiny (2006) is a wild ride of conflict, friendship, and the twisted influence of the devil in rock n' roll. 

Mar 05, 202116:58
The Big Lebowski is Massively Confusing

The Big Lebowski is Massively Confusing

The Big Lebowski (1998) is an incredibly strange movie with twists, turns, and resolves you would never expect. Listen to one college kid's reaction after she watches it for the first time. 

Feb 26, 202115:20
Spellbound Documentary Review

Spellbound Documentary Review

From the documentary Spellbound (2002) directed by Jeff Blitz. 

Feb 19, 202115:07