Tag: movies

Reading Time: 3 minutes Not included, Blitzwing’s ability to triple change. (Image: Anthony Karcz) I know, you’re already deep into your mental preparation for the crucible that will be Avengers: Endgame, readying mind (and bladder) for the torture coming at the end of the month. But before that, why don’t you step back, take a […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes There’s a new trailer out this morning for the upcoming, and highly-anticipated Toy Story 4. We were already excited that the story would be focused around Annie Pott’s Bo Peep character, and that legendary comedy duo Key and Peale were voicing hilarious carnival toys, but today’s release brings us even more […]

Reading Time: 1 minute A new full-length trailer for Avengers: Endgame has dropped, and it’s pretty incredible. I could’ve maybe used a little less of the Schindler’s List-esque grayscale with red, but it’s still something I’m sure I’ll be watching a whole lot of times today. Click through to read all of “The First Full-Length […]

Reading Time: 17 minutes I hear there’s a movie that some people are excited about. So let’s talk about Captain Marvel, AKA Carol Danvers, with “How to Collect,” a column where I research and report the best way to collect a comic, saving you the hassle and leaving you with just the good parts. Carol […]

Reading Time: 6 minutes Note: There are no spoilers in this article beyond what has already been shown or referenced in trailers, ads, and merchandise. Nothing mentioned herein will spoil a major plot point. 1. How good is it? Captain Marvel is good; not great, but good enough. It’s really a classic superhero origin story, […]

Reading Time: 4 minutes Fighting With My Family, the new biopic about professional wrestling, opens in theaters this weekend. Should you take the kids or hire a sitter? Read on to find out. 1. What is it about? This based-on-true-events movie follows the rise of professional wrestler Paige, who, at the age of 21 became […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes The sequel to the surprisingly good Happy Death Day opens this weekend. Should you take the kids? Read on. 1. What is it about? This sequel to 2017’s Happy Death Day follows basically the same Scream-meets-Groundhog Day formula as the first: college student Tree (Jessica Rothe) keeps getting killed on her birthday, but each time, she […]

Reading Time: 1 minute Christmas may have already passed, but with the current polar vortex bearing down on the US it’s not hard to believe that many of us are acting just like Dr. Suess’s fuzzy green Grinch. But don’t worry! Here’s some news that can turn your frown upside down and make your heart […]

Reading Time: 1 minute Teaser trailer for the upcoming Spider-Man movie confirms that some dead Avengers won’t be dead forever; have updated passports. Click through to read all of “‘Spider-Man Far From Home’ Trailer Totally Spoils ‘Avengers: Endgame’ (Not Really)” at GeekDad.If you value content from GeekDad, please support us via Patreon or use this […]

Reading Time: 1 minute Geek Links are cool stories that we’ve found elsewhere on the internet that we think our readers will love too. Click through to read: My kids and I saw Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse over winter break and (like just about everyone else I’ve heard from) we really enjoyed it. There’s so much […]

Reading Time: 6 minutes Today, I’ve got a short stack of big books about movies: the making of two fantastic animated films from this year, an exploration of typography in futuristic sci-fi movies, and a huge tome about the making of Planet of the Apes (which celebrated its 50th birthday this year). The Art of Incredibles […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes The latest installment in the Transformers franchise opens in theaters this weekend. Read on to see if you should take the kids. 1. What is it about? Bumblebee is a prequel to the original Transformers movie. Set in 1987, it tells the story of how the title character got on Earth and […]

Reading Time: 6 minutes 2018 has not been a great year for movies but that doesn’t mean that there are no good movies coming in 2019. Outside of the Marvel movies, which I always enjoy, there hasn’t been a lot that’s thrilled me. The lone exception would have to be The Endless, which was a […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Disney•Pixar’s Incredibles 2 arrives digitally on October 23rd and on Blu-ray on November 6th, and GeekDad has exclusive extra clip! In the clip, the crew discusses something all of us parents deal with and something that is a major focus of the movie–how do we, as parents, know when to be […]

Reading Time: 1 minute It’s a Netflix holiday moving that lands November 22nd. Who cares what the story is about. We’re all about Jack Burton as Santa! Check out the trailer:   Click through to read all of “Kurt Russell as Santa Claus? We Are Totally There for ‘The Christmas Chronicles’” at GeekDad.If you value […]