Sherin Nicole
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Sherin Nicole might be a covert agent. Word on the street says the CIA offered her a scholarship to college (but that's classified). By day, she's an agent provocateur as chief creative officer at idobi Network. By night, she produces content for geeks and nerds alike on Geek Girl Riot.
Movies reviews only
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John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023) |
Director Chad Stahelski continues to deliver what I want from these movies: A ballistic ballet; playing out within an ever-expanding world of folklore and stylized mayhem. Give me more. - Geek Girl Riot
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| Posted Mar 15, 2023
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Rodeo (2022) |
Ultimately, our high hopes for Julia, played with verve by newcomer Julie Ledru, keep us tethered to the action, while we urge her to swerve. - AWFJ.org
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| Posted Mar 12, 2023
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Chang Can Dunk (2023) |
As a basketball movie, as a family movie, as a teen movie, Chang Can Dunk is built different. It reflects who a real kid who dreams, struggles, and re-envisions themselves might be. - Geek Girl Riot
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| Posted Mar 10, 2023
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Luther: The Fallen Sun (2023) |
While Luther: Fallen Sun isn’t the best of the franchise, the schism of chaos running between Idris Elba, Cynthia Erivo, and Andy Serkis is as entertainingly disturbing as it is streamable. - Geek Girl Riot
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| Posted Mar 09, 2023
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Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre (2023) |
Not even its dousing in Statham/Plaza sauce could spice this movie up, but the Hugh Grant x Josh Hartnett spin-off it hints at would be appreciated. - Geek Girl Riot
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| Posted Mar 01, 2023
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Palm Trees and Power Lines (2022) |
It makes you want to shriek, but the primary tension in Palm Trees and Power Lines is locked into its themes, the baited hook, and its final scene...an ending as ominous as a razor blade across the carotid. - AWFJ.org
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| Posted Feb 25, 2023
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Juniper (2021) |
A meditative love story between grandmother and grandson, taking them from toxic to tender. If only the aftertaste of toxicity lingered less. - AWFJ.org
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| Posted Feb 24, 2023
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Magic Mike's Last Dance (2023) |
Magic Mike's Last Dance has quiet moments of strong writing that may go unnoticed because in the end, it doesn’t quite satisfy. - Geek Girl Riot
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| Posted Feb 16, 2023
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Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania (2023) |
Enthusiastic but unnecessary
(with standout performances by Jonathan Majors and Michelle Pfeiffer). - Geek Girl Riot
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| Posted Feb 16, 2023
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That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Scarlet Bond (2022) |
The smartness of the anime transforms into high-octane action and keeps getting bigger, with gaming-style fights. - Geek Girl Riot
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| Posted Jan 26, 2023
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Saint Omer (2022) |
In a somber and enigmatic narrative, Saint Omer dissects two women on opposite sides of motherhood. Set primarily in a courtroom, the film is incisive and yet honey-toned in pacing and aesthetics. The effect is a bittersweet lure for audiences... - AWFJ.org
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| Posted Jan 11, 2023
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Women Talking (2022) |
Sarah Polley’s taut writing and her impactfully claustrophobic directing render a conundrum with a timebomb inside it. And we feel the tick, tick, tick, tick… - AWFJ.org
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| Posted Dec 19, 2022
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Corsage (2022) |
This is the true draw of Corsage; we watch for how the facades will crack. Then we keep watching to see how the pieces will fall and who will be cut by the sharper edges. - AWFJ.org
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| Posted Dec 16, 2022
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Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) |
Avatar: The Way of Water is unfaltering in its high-octane action but it is infused with a steady emotional pulse. That is what keeps it centered; every character arc and plotline pays off. - idobi.com
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| Posted Dec 13, 2022
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Darby and the Dead (2022) |
If you’re expecting ANOTHER TEEN MOVIE then Darby is happy to defy your expectations. - idobi.com
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| Posted Dec 02, 2022
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Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022) |
del Toro, del Toro, del Toro, this is what I’ve been missing, a take on a classic that refuels it with wonder. This Pinocchio invites us to explore the meaning of and our love for this property with excitement for the first time or all over again. - Geek Girl Riot
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| Posted Nov 23, 2022
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Strange World (2022) |
My new favorite story-time, Strange World is a magnetic SF action-adventure and a parable for our world (with jokes and familial ties that make your chest feel feelings). - Geek Girl Riot
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| Posted Nov 23, 2022
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Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022) |
A sizzling spectacular of a whodunit with a labyrinth of twists that makes you lean in to decipher not who or why but how messed up these people are, and all the clues were there all along. - Geek Girl Riot
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| Posted Nov 23, 2022
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The Fabelmans (2022) |
This harmony of story, visuals, and sentiment makes The Fabelmans a weaver of spells; it’s just so lovely and funny and frustrating in its candor; so relatable in its openness. - idobi.com
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| Posted Nov 22, 2022
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Being Thunder (2021) |
Being Thunder reaches into the heart of being and of embracing...despite those who seek to shutter [the] light, Sherenté never allows it to fall below the horizon. - AWFJ.org
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| Posted Nov 22, 2022
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The Wonder (2022) |
A compelling film with the palette of a painting and the political machinations of The Church from long ago (and of today). By the end, we’re not sure what we want most...but we know the men who wield religion as a scepter cannot be allowed to win. - AWFJ.org
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| Posted Nov 22, 2022
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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) |
Wakanda Forever is warm, exciting, and a heartfelt tribute but I might’ve liked it more if it had done less. - idobi.com
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| Posted Nov 10, 2022
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One Piece Film Red (2022) |
One Piece Film Red digs into the character’s psyches, their trauma, their pain and takes them on new journeys. And you know the backstories are always going to be critical and insane. - Geek Girl Riot
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| Posted Nov 03, 2022
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Enola Holmes 2 (2022) |
The women in this tale are as well voiced as opera divas, as unbowed as suffragettes, and as brilliant as any mastermind. - idobi.com
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| Posted Nov 01, 2022
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Call Jane (2022) |
Call Jane has the look of the 50s but is winkingly self-aware it is more a mirror than a memory. Performances by Sigourney Weaver, Wunmi Mosaku, and Banks add sparkle to the film, but it is the mirror for our current times that shines the harshest light. - AWFJ.org
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| Posted Nov 01, 2022
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Wendell & Wild (2022) |
There’s a lot of lore I’d like to see explored more, but Wendell & Wild is possessed with fun. - Geek Girl Riot
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| Posted Oct 27, 2022
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See How They Run (2022) |
See How They Run tells you everything it’s going to do and delivers, but the story takes on its own life while proving Rockwell and Ronan are an undeniably great duo. - Geek Girl Riot
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| Posted Sep 22, 2022
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Don't Worry Darling (2022) |
Don’t Worry Darling lacks the ability to capture you because you’ve already guessed what’s happening. It is a thriller without any real thrills. - Geek Girl Riot
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| Posted Sep 21, 2022
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The Woman King (2022) |
See it as many times as your budget will allow, The Woman King gives us new heroes to cheer for and enough action to fuel new dreams. - idobi.com
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| Posted Sep 15, 2022
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Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. (2022) |
In a thriller cleverly hidden within the satin robes of satire, writer/director Adamma Ebo questions morality, marriage, and the power of a message. - AWFJ.org
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| Posted Aug 27, 2022
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Emily the Criminal (2022) |
Aubrey Plaza bears the weight of inescapable debt and crushed hopes in Emily the Criminal, and she flexes on it. - AWFJ.org
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| Posted Aug 18, 2022
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The Legend of Molly Johnson (2021) |
The weighty and sparingly shot, Legend of Molly Johnson is not so much an ode but a lamentation, part thriller, part commentary, and harsh to its bones... This one is going to hurt but don’t flinch because no part of it should be missed. - AWFJ.org
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| Posted Aug 18, 2022
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Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero (2022) |
The good jokes, absurdity, and great fight sequences Dragon Ball does so well, with strong character development and interactions, set within a video game style you feel like you’re playing along with. DBS: Super Hero is a very satisfying movie. - Geek Girl Riot
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| Posted Aug 17, 2022
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INU-OH (2021) |
Inu-Oh is an inventive and beautiful animated rock opera set in an alternate feudal Japan. You get drawn into the folklore and big performances that are like a Bowie show if Es Devlin designed the set. It’s incredible - idobi.com
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| Posted Aug 10, 2022
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Luck (2022) |
I like Luck. It’s soft and fluffy and cozy with a wink of attitude and a sassy sense of humor. Yet it also speaks to the importance of balance, perseverance, and ingenuity; as all good fairytales must. - idobi.com
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| Posted Aug 03, 2022
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Bullet Train (2022) |
This train tries to throw back to early Guy Ritchie with a Tarantino twist but chugs into Smokin’ Aces territory with a big goofy grin and a not-quite-sharp but bloody knife fueling it. - idobi.com
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| Posted Aug 02, 2022
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Nope (2022) |
..the spectacle works well as a magnifier for what is (as always) an intimate story told fantastically. I like the cut of Jordan Peele’s jib. - idobi.com
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| Posted Jul 20, 2022
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The Gray Man (2022) |
I wandered into The Gray Man like a child toddles into a candy store with no adult supervision; it wasn’t healthy, things got a little sticky and very loud, but I had a good time. There’s just so much to see. - idobi.com
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| Posted Jul 14, 2022
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Don't Make Me Go (2022) |
Don’t Make Me Go is tenderly made, even in moments of laughter, by director Hannah Marks...there are moments when the landscapes seem to synchronize and breathe with the characters. - idobi.com
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| Posted Jul 13, 2022
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Persuasion (2022) |
2022’s Persuasion is flirtatious, flippant, and somewhat frivolous; as sweet in this small dose as bonbons for supper. - idobi.com
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| Posted Jul 13, 2022
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Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) |
Thor: Love and Thunder is as flawed in its logic as the myths it’s based on but, like them, it nevertheless makes a good bedtime story. - idobi.com
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| Posted Jul 07, 2022
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The Sea Beast (2022) |
I wasn’t prepared for The Sea Beast. This is epic storytelling with an astute understanding of humankind and how history is shaped––somehow diving into the political tactics of othering and propaganda while celebrating found family. - idobi.com
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| Posted Jul 07, 2022
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Mr. Malcolm's List (2022) |
If you’re ready to watch more romance novels, this List will keep you ‘turning the pages’ for cozy chemistry and witty times in the Regency era.
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| Posted Jun 30, 2022
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Good Luck to You, Leo Grande (2022) |
...if you can find better than Emma Thompson and Daryl McCormack you’d just be showing off. Wouldn’t you? The characters they portray are beautifully broken and their onscreen duet is magnetic in its dissonance. - AWFJ.org
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| Posted Jun 18, 2022
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Official Competition (2021) |
Cruz slyly pits a pair of egomaniacal actors against each other...in this satirical bonfire of hubris. - AWFJ.org
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| Posted Jun 17, 2022
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Hustle (2022) |
Hustle is solid storytelling in a character piece that flexes on its love for the game. - Geek Girl Riot
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| Posted Jun 09, 2022
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Top Gun: Maverick (2022) |
This is how you make a heroic movie. - idobi.com
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| Posted May 26, 2022
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Sneakerella (2022) |
The songs are instantly sing-along-able, the story is candy-coated and, beyond your typical prince, the entire cast is “Charming.” - idobi.com
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| Posted May 12, 2022
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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) |
Raimi imbues his vision with a certain kind of visual hypnotism that keeps you swaying with wide eyes as you watch how bad things can truly get when the Darkhold is involved and our desires outweigh our humanity. - idobi.com
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| Posted May 03, 2022
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Crush (2022) |
Maybe its because I love "love" but Crush is delightful....a super sweet, heartfelt, and quirky romance, featuring a trio of girls who anyone would be lucky to share their first kiss with. - idobi.com
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| Posted Apr 28, 2022
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