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Send us Fan MailTwo viewings in, and You Can See Everything still isn't done being processed. Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim's A24 documentary follows Elizabeth Holmes in the 34 days before she reports to prison, and this 1er™ is about what happens when a documentary works like a magic trick."I went into the theater with one sense of what the movie was, and I came out of the theater less sure."The episode starts spoiler-free, covering the stripped-down three-camera shoot, the natural light, and the small domestic moments that end up saying everything, before a countdown takes it into full spoiler territory. If you haven't seen it yet, hit pause and catch it in theaters first. Along the way: the chaos it's about to cause for awards voters, and why first and second viewings land so differently. Amy weighs in too, with three stars: original, confusing, and mixed feelings."I have not seen so much conversation in a movie theater, or in the lobby afterwards, as I have with this movie."Listen now and join the discourse.First viewing: ⭐⭐⭐⭐½ ❤️ https://boxd.it/gRvkRrSecond viewing: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ❤️ https://boxd.it/h7S1l7Track your own awards-season rankings with Award Ceremony Tracker: https://awardsceremonytracker.comFor more film reviews, head to https://geekonfilm.comSupport the show

Send us Fan MailKlara and the Sun is a fantastic, moving surprise: a deceptively simple story that opens up into something far more complex, and one of the most heartfelt films of the year. Taika Waititi, Kazuo Ishiguro's source material, and Jenna Ortega come together exactly the way you'd hope, and the result is charming, empathetic, and quietly powerful, with a thread of faith running through it that pulls you in rather than pushing you away."This movie feels like a perfect marriage of director, material, and leading actress.""It's fueled by an unbelievable superpower known as Jenna Ortega. She's absolutely empathy incarnate."Press play for the full 1er™ on why Klara and the Sun deserves your opening weekend, and why it might be the film that wins back anyone who's grown tired of Waititi.Rating: ⭐⭐⭐½ ❤️Letterboxd Review: https://boxd.it/gSxjWtFor more film reviews, head to https://geekonfilm.comSupport the show

Send us Fan MailDigger has been one of the most divisive films of the year, so Robbie waited until he'd seen it twice, once on a CineXL screen and once in IMAX, before weighing in. The first half is spoiler-free: why Alejandro G. Iñárritu and Tom Cruise make one of the most ambitious pairings ever put on screen, why Riz Ahmed anchors both the drama and the comedy, and why the "all noise, nothing to say" complaint misses the point.Then Robbie counts down into spoiler territory, so if you haven't seen it yet, that's your cue to hit pause. The verdict is ambitious, audacious, chaotic and frustrating by design. It's Cruise's best work since Magnolia, and the window to see it in theaters is closing fast.Plus: a first look at Award Ceremony Tracker, Robbie's new app for ranking your Letterboxd films by awards category. awardsceremonytracker.comRating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐½Letterboxd Review: boxd.it/gH4c4d#geekonfilmSupport the show

Send us Fan MailRobbie's back with his full take on Zach Cregger's Resident Evil after catching it at a packed early screening in Phoenix — and letting it sit for a week. Spoiler: it stuck with him. He digs into why Austin Abrams' Bryan is the perfect lovable-loser vessel for a video game movie, the practical-effects-meets-CG trick behind the monster designs, and why sitting in a room full of primed, ready-to-go fans turned a very good movie into an electric one.Also covered: the Paul Walter Hauser cameo that got the biggest laugh in the theater, a Blank Check-worthy mumbling-and-muttering performance, and why this one made $60 million opening weekend but still isn't a unanimous win with the hardcore game crowd.Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐½Letterboxd Review: boxd.it/glKRLt#geekonfilmSupport the show

Send us Fan MailDestin Daniel Cretton's Spider-Man: Brand New Day picks up years after the spell that made everyone forget Peter Parker — and Tom Holland spends most of it alone, until he meets someone even more powerful than him who's just discovering what she can do. Robbie digs into that mentee-to-mentor flip, Jon Bernthal's gruffer, more R-coded take on the Punisher, Sadie Sink's escalating Jean Grey, and why Mark Ruffalo's Savage Hulk feels like a lot of convenient continuity.Amy saw this one also and her take was: ⭐⭐⭐½, a good continuation of the story. Robbie lands in the same place — three and a half stars with a heart. A genuinely fun popcorn movie that's probably going to out-earn everything else this year, even if it stops short of great.Rating: ⭐⭐⭐½ Letterboxd Review: https://boxd.it/fFSK6rFull show notes & video: https://geekonfilm.com/podcasts/spider-man-brand-new-dayCatch Robbie's Instant Reaction on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@geekonfilm/video/7671036449524878606And on YouTube Shorts: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/MHJoYVd83fIFollow Geek on Film wherever you listen, and find Robbie at @robbiethegeek across TikTok, Instagram, X, and Bluesky.#SpiderMan #BrandNewDay #GeekOnFilmSupport the show

Send us Fan MailThe first commercial film ever shot entirely on IMAX, and it earns every frame of that scale. Matt Damon carries this movie on his back, leading a stacked ensemble through Nolan's near-perfect vision of Homer's epic — Robert Pattinson quietly gives the best performance in the film as the suitor Antinous, John Leguizamo is devastating as the loyal, half-blind Eumaeus, and Elliot Page's Sinon, Himesh Patel's Eurylochus, Samantha Morton's Circe, and Charlize Theron's Calypso all land. Nolan tells the Sack of Troy three separate times across the film, each retelling peeling back more of the cost of how they actually won.Robbie caught the 7:45am 70mm screening at Harkins Arizona Mills with his wife Amy. One of the most well-paced and intense films he's seen, period.Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐½Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/fk9SKFMore at geekonfilm.com#TheOdyssey #ChristopherNolan #MattDamon #IMAX #geekonfilmSupport the show

Send us Fan MailBrooklyn-born film obsessive Robbie Holmes delivers his 1er™ review of Disclosure Day — Steven Spielberg's sci-fithriller written by David Koepp, starring Emily Blunt, ColmanDomingo, Josh O'Connor, and Colin Firth.Spielberg has done it again. This is the best film Robbie hasseen this year — a wide-eyed, optimistic, and deeply emotionalfirst contact story that only Spielberg could make at this pointin his career. Emily Blunt is the heart of it. Colman Domingo,Josh O'Connor, and Colin Firth all bring something real andnecessary to the screen.Four and a half stars and a heart.📝 Letterboxd Review: boxd.it/eKWoyj▶️ Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/kehjFGSEbfI🌐 Full episode page: geekonfilm.com/podcasts/disclosure-daySupport the show

Send us Fan MailBrooklyn-born film obsessive Robbie Holmes delivers his 1er™ on Obsession — Curry Barker's micro-budget phenomenon that cost $750,000 to make and has already crossed $200 million worldwide.Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Letterboxd Review: https://boxd.it/eB1c97 🎙️ Full episode: https://geekonfilm.com/podcasts/obsessionGeek on Film Website | YouTube | Instagram | Bluesky | Twitter/X | Facebook | TikTok | StoreRobbie Holmes Instagram | Bluesky | LetterboxdSupport the show

Send us Fan MailRobbie reviews Kane Parsons' BackroomsRating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Letterboxd Review: ⁠https://boxd.it/ezTjGHAdditional Links Geek on Film - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Store⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | YoutubeRobbie (The Geek) Holmes - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support the show

Send us Fan MailRobbie reviews Star Wars: The Mandalorian & Grogu Rating: ⭐️1/2Letterboxd Review: https://boxd.it/ewMoQLAdditional Links Geek on Film - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Store⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Robbie (The Geek) Holmes - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support the show