Author: Mark Salcido

Senior Editor, Writer   Lifelong film fanatic, Mark Salcido was discovered frozen in carbonite by C.H.U.Ds. He was released to the surface level to spread his rants and opinions on anything of film and digital. Batman calls him for advice.

If you haven’t been on the latest upkeep on what everyone is talking about, the horror film hit ‘Get Out’ had reached the rare level of 100% on Rotten Tomato. Things were looking great for the freshman film from first time director Jordan Peele when well known critic and all around asshole Armond White had something to say about that. The former credible critic decided to put his incoherent two cents in on the film and drop the well deserved score for ‘Get Out’ down to 99%. In White’s review for the conservative National Review, White labeled ‘Get Out’ as…

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With the lost of Bill Paxton still shocking many of fans, people are trying to find ways to cope with the actor’s death. With his many iconic rolls that people like to bring up as they mourn, ranging from Near Dark to The Terminator to Aliens, some also loved Paxton’s roll as storm chaser Bill “The Extreme” Harding in the 1996’s film ‘Twister’. So what do real storm chasers do to pay their tribute to the actor? Well they combine their efforts to draw a massive “BP”. https://twitter.com/severestudios/status/835936801021911044 Gizmodo reports that dozens of storm enthusiasts groups decided to us their…

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We are still in the early months of 2017 and that means the Oscars are just around the corner. With that being said, Screen Geek likes to take a small break from the latest superhero, sci-fi, horror, action, and other pop culture film news to take a look at the nominees. 2016 had a great run of films that really provoked discussion between film goers and critics, so much so that I decided to give some sound predictions on who should win and what films could take home that well deserved famous golden statue (insert golden-something joke). So as not…

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Mainstream horror is in a funk. Let’s just admit it. There are other options in the horror market that doesn’t rely on the tired trope of jump scares or shock value, but those are mostly in the indie/underground area that you only hear about through word of mouth. Jordan Peele is a well known comedy writer and actor that had his television presence felt on Fox’s ‘Mad TV’. From there, he and his best friend, Keegan-Michael Key, created the widely successful show ‘Key and Peele’. After that show ended, a lot of people wondered what would be Peele’s next move.…

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Jurassic World was a hit when released but no one expected to be the monster hit that it turned out to be. Almost no news has come out about the plot of the sequel only that Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, and B.D Wong would be returning. Well fanatics of the Jurassic Park variety, we have news for you. Not too long ago, the people of the fan site Jurassic Outpost found out that Universal recently purchased two new domain names that may be related to Jurassic World 2. The domain names go by IslaNublarRescueMission.com and AllCreaturesHaveRights.com (also .org) which…

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For going on 90 years, the zombie genre has been a fixture in the world of cinema. Zombie films have changed over time but generally fall in the realm of horror. It has had no problems crossing into science fiction, thriller, romance, or even comedy as the genre evolved. You might cringe at the idea of slapstick humor when it comes to a zombie flick, but there have been many exceptions to the idea that those two wouldn’t mix. There are others that could be seen as a complete abomination. Let’s take a trip down zombie memory lane and analyze…

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It’s been a roller coaster ride for The Batman and WB Studios. With numerous reports stating that the long awaited Wonder Woman film is essentially a trainwreck, Ben Affleck deciding to not to direct the film, and a story of page one rewrite for the script – not much good has been reported for The DCEU as of late. News of Matt Reeves taking the helm as director seemed some saving grace for the troubled production but now, there’s another head-scratcher coming from Warner Bros. It appears that Matt Reeves only verbally committed to ‘The Batman’ and Ridley Scott is in…

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Get this man a gun. What do you give a man who some would call the Baba Yaga and who has the ability to kill three men with just a pencil? Well, you give him a sequel and a reason to come out of retirement to make head-shots look easy, that’s what. So, was this second installment in the John Wick trilogy (yeah, that’s right… there’s already a third movie slated) worth the wait? Grab your Kel-Tec KSG shotgun, put on your 3 piece suit, and find out if this movie is worth your hard earned gold coins. John Wick…

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The Screen Geek Streaming department took a small break but we’re back and better than ever. We’ve got a large list for you to decide on what to watch and it has a little bit of everything. Give this bad boy a read to help you decide on which poison will be your viewing pleasure. Enjoy. Spectral (2016) Science Fiction Recently released on Netflix, this interesting little war movie/sci-fi movie mashup shares a great deal of DNA with the likes of Battle Los Angeles and Independence Day, only, operating on a considerably smaller budget. Oh, and it’s not invading aliens…

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2016 couldn’t end fast enough with all the bad news in politics, celebrity deaths, and just world events in general. As 2017 is shaping up to be another year filled with comic book films like, Logan, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Wonder Woman, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Thor: Ragnarok, and Justice League (breath that all in), it’s a good idea to be reminded of the comic book films released this year. With that being said, let’s take a look and rank these films from worst to best and see what you think. We’ll start with the worst and make our way…

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