We are only a few days away from Avengers: Endgame, the 22nd movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. This is the culmination of an epic, universe-spanning story about the nature of power that began in 2008 with the release of Iron Man. The Avengers are now a cultural touchstone and promise to end this story… Continue reading Marvel Cinematic Universe Super Short Recap
Welcome to the first episode of TGE Watches in 2019! New year, new format with the same people that you know and love already. Join us as we discuss what they've been watching recently. We hit Netflix's new Carmen Sandiego cartoon, Christmas season sleeper hit Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, the second (and final) season of Marvel's The Punisher, the highly anticipated second… Continue reading TGE Ep 66 – Watches: February 2019
Hey, Geeks. Welcome to Your Favorite Thing Sucks, where I get to talk about all the worst parts of your favorite things. The Nightmare Before Christmas has steadily moved its way out of Halloween/Christmas “cult classic” status and into an annual Halloween/Christmas tradition for millions of people. But when you really look at the film… Continue reading Your Favorite Thing Sucks: The Nightmare Before Christmas
It's that time of year where many people find themselves shopping outside their comfort zones in order to get the perfect (or at least acceptable) gift for that one nerdy friend. Whether it's a coworker you got assigned for Secret Santa, a grandchild who won't stop talking about... something (you're not sure what), or one of… Continue reading Shopping for That One Nerdy Friend
Most of the staff of TGE gathered a few days ago to chat about our favorites from the year.... We discussed our favorite movies, TV shows, books, games, and wild cards — quite a few wild cards! A sneak preview of a few of the things we discussed: GeekGirlCon 2018 Star Trek Discovery Black Panther The… Continue reading TGE Ep 64 – The Best of 2018
Hooo, boy! Last night, Marvel Studios treated us to a brand new trailer for the 20th film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe: Captain Marvel. We’ve talked about Captain Marvel before on this site, and this extended trailer continues to promise a spacefaring epic about an amnesiac fighter pilot from Earth. Let’s take a dive into the… Continue reading Captain Marvel: New Trailer Breakdown
Hey, Geeks. Welcome to Your Favorite Thing Sucks, where I get to talk about all the worst parts of your favorite things. It's Halloween, and I bet at least 70% of you reading this have already watched Hocus Pocus at least once this season, and that it's one of those things you do every year. While everyone else… Continue reading Your Favorite Thing Sucks: Hocus Pocus
Apparently, the third week of September was teasers and trailers week on the Internet, and we're here to break it down for you! In this special edition minisode, our panel goes over the news drop of the Avatar: The Last Airbender live-action series from Netflix, and discuss the trailers for Marvel's Avengers: Black Panther's Quest, The… Continue reading TGE Ep 63 – Watches: Trailer-palooza!!!
Hello and welcome to another edition of The Geek Embassy Watches! This month Dante, Evan, and Tahani take you on a journey to the quantum realm and back with Ant-Man & The Wasp. This is the first Marvel Cinematic Universe movie since Infinity War; how does it measure up, and does it get us excited for the… Continue reading TGE Ep 61 – Watches: Ant-Man & The Wasp
Hello dear readers, and welcome to our Marvel Cinematic Universe Power Rankings! Marvel Studios gifted us with a treat this year of 3 MCU movies (sorry Deadpool fans, but not sorry) between February and July. Two of those movies made a strong case for the contentious #1 spot, and it was the most difficult ranking… Continue reading Marvel Cinematic Universe Power Rankings
