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Disney and Pixar’s ‘Luca’ Looks Like a Delightful Fishes Out of Water Tale
Sea monster Luca, encouraged by his friend Alberto, decides to explore the nearby human town despite being warned not to.
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10 Things Parents Should Know About ‘The Mitchells vs. The Machines’
New to Netflix, ‘The Mitchells Vs. The Machines’ is the next animated movie you and your family are craving.
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RiffTrax Ticket Giveaway! Win Tix to the ‘Time Chasers’ RiffTrax This Thursday!
Enter to win a pair of tickets to this Thursday’s RiffTrax, live in select theaters nationwide!
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10 Things Parents Should Know About The Lightning Thief
Over the past few weeks I have been reading the Percy Jackson books to my son. We started with The Lightning Thief, the first book in the series. He quickly became a fan. (Okay, I like reading them to him as much as he likes hearing them.) They are a worthy reading choice for those […] Continue reading
Five Great Geeky Chick Flicks for Valentine’s Day
In a year when the top chick flicks involve vampires, it’s hard to say what makes a geeky chick flicks stand out from the rest of the genre. But it’s safe to say geek women are drawn to films with intelligent dialogue, an interesting premise, a strong female lead and a leading man who’s quirky […] Continue reading
Top Black Characters in Science Fiction
The future. Whether 20 years or 200 years from now, the sci-fi genre is all about new possibilities and new ideas. Change. Often, sci-fi TV shows, movies and books give us the perfect opportunity to envision a time when skin color has stopped being a factor in human-to-human relationships. You know, the novel concept of […] Continue reading
Smoking in Avatar Ruffles Feathers and Highlights Hypocrisy
Smoking in movies has always been a hot topic and reason for controversy. Now with the very popular Avatar coming under fire for depicting smoking, one has to wonder – is smoking in movies really a threat to our way of life? Continue reading
Age Appropriate Geek: What Age Should My Boys First Watch Star Wars? (GeekDad Wayback Machine)
My boys are 7 and 5 years old. They love to draw. Their latest drawing craze has to draw Star Wars scenarios. They draw stick figures with Darth Vader helmets, recreate a decent picture of R2-D2 and everyone is holding a light saber (yep, even R2-D2).
You see, my boys have not seen any Star Wars, […] Continue reading
10 Things Parents Should Know About The Princess and the Frog
Disney’s The Princess and the Frog has been out for a few weeks, but we at GeekDad have not said much about it since its release. So here are 10 things parents should know about the movie.
Will my kid like it?
Yes. When I looked around the audience, all of the kids of the were paying […] Continue reading
Not Such a Wonderful Life: Watching a Holiday Classic with The Next Generation
Sometime between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day each year, I pop in a copy of Frank Capra’s holiday classic, It’s a Wonderful Life, and swim in the sentimentality of community. This season, my 9-year-old son jumped into the pool with me. Continue reading