Category: Reviews

DisneyWishReview
Reviews
Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Wish

Directed by Chris Buck and Fawn Veerasunthorn, Wish takes place in the Kingdom of Rosas and follows a 17-year-old girl named Asha (Ariana DeBose) who senses a darkness that no one else does about the kingdom’s ruler, King Magnifico (Chris Pine). This eventually leads to her making a passionate plea to the stars in a

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ScottPilgrimTakesOffReview
Reviews
Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Scott Pilgrim Takes Off

Helmed by Bryan Lee O’Malley and BenDavid Grabinski and produced by Edgar Wright, Scott Pilgrim Takes Off follows Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera) as he meets the girl of his dreams, Ramona Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), but learns he must defeat her seven evil exes in order to date her. But then things get even more

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NextGoalWinsReview
Reviews
Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Next Goal Wins

Directed by Taika Waititi and based on a true story, Next Goal Wins follows Dutch American football coach Thomas Rongen (Michael Fassbender) who faces the option of being fired or accepting an almost impossible task: to convert the American Samoa national team, considered one of the weakest football teams in the world, into an elite

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lokiSeason2Review
Reviews
Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Loki Season 2

Helmed by Eric Martin, Loki Season 2 follows the aftermath of the shocking season finale where Loki (Tom Hiddleston) finds himself in a battle against the clock for the heart of the Time Variance Authority, dealing with the looming threat of Kang (Jonathan Majors) and his variants. Along with Mobius (Owen Wilson), Hunter B-15 (Wunmi

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marvelsReview
Reviews
Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – The Marvels

Directed by Nia DaCosta, The Marvels follows Carol Danvers aka Captain Marvel (Brie Larson) who has reclaimed her identity from the tyrannical Kree and taken revenge on the Supreme Intelligence. But unintended consequences as a result of her actions see Carol shouldering the burden of a destabilized universe. When her duties send her to an

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Books
Kathryn Adams

Review: Parker Girls TP Vol 2: Deadlight

Terry Moore wraps up the Parker Girls miniseries with Deadlight as Katchoo and her terrifying sister Tambi try to stop the billionaire Zachary May from gaining global power, and also bring him to justice for murdering his wife (and fellow Parker Girl) Piper. Volume 1 ended on one hell of a cliffhanger. Tambi’s associates Cherry

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GenVReview
Reviews
Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Gen V Season 1

Helmed by Eric Kripke, Craig Rosenberg, and Evan Goldberg, Gen V takes place in the violent universe of The Boys and is set at America’s only college exclusively for superheroes, run by Vought International. It follows competitive Supes as they put their physical, sexual, and moral boundaries to the test as they compete for the

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Five nights at Freddys review
Gaming
Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Five Nights at Freddy’s

Directed by Emma Tammi and based on the popular video game series of the same name by Scott Cawthon, Five Nights at Freddy’s follows Mike Schmidt (Josh Hutcherson), a troubled security guard, who accepts a night-time job at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza, a once-successful but now abandoned family entertainment center. He discovers its four animatronic mascots

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Books
Kathryn Adams

2023 Hugo Awards – The Finalists and Winners

Congratulations to this year’s Hugo Award winners! Here’s an updated list with links to all the Pixelated Geek reviews. 2023 Hugo Award Finalists Best Novel The Daughter of Doctor Moreau, by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Del Rey) PG ReviewThe Kaiju Preservation Society, by John Scalzi (Tor Books) PG ReviewLegends & Lattes, by Travis Baldree (Tor Books) PG

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